It’s a price increase however you slice it. I prefer the vendor be forthright about it by charging more for the same amount.
-——It’s a price increase however you slice it. I prefer the vendor be forthright about it by charging more for the same amount.-——
True, but there is this concept called competition.....!
Any given type of item can be supplied by several different manufacturers.... Nobody wants to be the most expensive to buy....
Brand loyalty does come into play, but cost is now the primary motivator when consumers make a buying decision...because my customers (retailers) take the hit on profits before they pass on the increase... It also means a sales decline when customers face the sticker shock...
Believe me, a price increase is just about the last thing I want to hear from a manufacture....