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Old 10-30-2012, 02:15 PM   #21
ashtray
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It's tough guessing the full retail prices of some things, especially when you're unfamiliar with the brand. Even a box of Frosted Flakes - regular price at Von's is $5.99, regular price at Target is $3.50. I don't know what the "manufacturer retail price" is.

As for cars, they usually give you a very bare minimum of information on the options it has. The FRS can vary $1k depending on transmission, and do they include destination fee in the price for the show?

As for trips - those could be anything. I can get airfare from CA to most states for $3-400/ticket. But that's the Internet, non-refundable price. And hotel stays - again, I price shop a bit. But who's to say how much 3 nights stay cost at Embassy Suites if going off "full retail price"?

Also, I watched 2 shows back to back recently - the end of "Let's make a Deal" and the start of "Price is Right". Both featured what looked like the same exact jacquzzi. One show it was $7k, the other it was $11k. Uh... ???

Pretty sure "Let's make a Deal" cheats: "You picked door #1, which actually contained the grand prize! But let's show you door #3 first while we switch what was behind door #1 and #2. Oh, look at that - now door #1 contains a donkey. Sorry."
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