Because each Republican suburb thinks that it's "the exception" due to "extenuating circumstances":Originally posted by steel
"We have Republican values and don't believe in interfering in people's lives, and that's how the suburbs should be. Due to extenuating circumstances in our town, however, we must make an exception."
What is the whole point behind stores and manufacturers offering rebates?Why not just sell the damned thing for $300 to begin with?Here, if you buy this computer for $400 we'll give a $100 rebate.
People will miss that it once meant something to be Southern or Midwestern. It doesn't mean much now, except for the climate. The question, “Where are you from?” doesn't lead to anything odd or interesting. They live somewhere near a Gap store, and what else do you need to know? - Garrison Keillor
That's actually an excellent question -- it's a topic that's studied in university marketing classes.
(1) There's a certain percentage of people who will somehow mess up and: lose the rebate form; not write in for the rebate; fill it out incorrectly; address/stamp it incorrectly; lose the check; not cash the check within the one-year(?) period; etc.
(2) Between the time of the rebate offer and the time the rebatee cashes the check, the manufacturer earns interest on the money.
(3) The manufacturer's name may be mentioned (more) in the ad if there's a rebate; ergo, "name recognition."
(4) a. Most prospective purchasers think that a product is more valuable if it costs more.
b. They love the idea of "getting a bargain" on an expensive, (and therefore more valuable, in their eyes), product.
(5) In some product lines, rebates are so prevalent that a manufacturer who does not offer one is regarded by prospective purchasers as a cheapskate.
(6) C'mon, MBA wannabes, help me out here!
Adding to Seana list -
They what to give that product a push because other methods have not moved it.
Oddball
Why don't you knock it off with them negative waves?
Why don't you dig how beautiful it is out here?
Why don't you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?
From Kelly's Heroes (1970)
Are you sure you're not hurt ?
No. Just some parts wake up faster than others.
Broke parts take a little longer, though.
From Electric Horseman (1979)
Yes! And how could we have forgotten the stock price of the manufacturer? Rebates may keep the company's stock price more even:
If manufacturer thinks that revenues will be relatively low this quarter and much higher next quarter, (new product intro?), offer a rebate the second half of this quarter. Chalk up the revenue surge to this quarter's profits, then delay paying out the rebate until the first day of next quarter.
Now what if next quarter's revenues were not as high as expected? (New product was a bust?) Well then, just offer another product rebate and expense it out the following quarter.
(And so on, and so on...?)
Can anyone tell me why the APA Bookstore site does NOT allow you to search by title or author? Or am I just too overejumekated to figure it out?
Looking for:
Qualitative Analysis for Planning & Policy, Gaber
Urban Land Use Planning, Berke
"He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and so all went well. Is that not what it means to know me?" Jeremiah 22:16
I'd wondered that, too! I emailed the contact about it, and so far, no reply.
I guess it's just another way of them being non-user friendly.
"He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and so all went well. Is that not what it means to know me?" Jeremiah 22:16
In this case, they're shooting themselves in the foot, no?
It seems like that is nothing new.
"He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and so all went well. Is that not what it means to know me?" Jeremiah 22:16
What exactly is that round instrument with the headband you see on every single stereotypical image of a doctor pre-1960?
How can people with no discernable intelligence rise to levels of power and prominence?
Shouldn't this post be in the Ssarah Palin thread?
Ummmmmm..........yes.
I really need to stop PWI.
It's a head reflector. Basically it reflects light from a mirror on the wall to dark places such as a throat. It has a hole in the center of it and so it can be lowered in front of the doctors eye to illuminate what he/she was looking at. It was used in the days before flashlights.
"He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and so all went well. Is that not what it means to know me?" Jeremiah 22:16
If men suddenly disappeared from the face of the earth would women just as suddenly stop wearing high heel shoes and bras?
People will miss that it once meant something to be Southern or Midwestern. It doesn't mean much now, except for the climate. The question, “Where are you from?” doesn't lead to anything odd or interesting. They live somewhere near a Gap store, and what else do you need to know? - Garrison Keillor
Many say women dress the way they do to impress or intimidate other women so I doubt it and trust me when you have um larger bits the bra is your hated best friend
"They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." Ben Franklin
Remember this motto to live by: "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, martini in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming 'WOO- HOO what a ride!'"
I don't ever wear heels. They aren't comfortable and I don't need the height enhancement.
Agreed 200%Many say women dress the way they do to impress or intimidate other women so I doubt it and trust me when you have um larger bits the bra is your hated best friend
"He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and so all went well. Is that not what it means to know me?" Jeremiah 22:16
I haven't worn a bra except to work and for some social occasions since... well, since college. Right now, I'm wearing a t-shirt and no bra. Nobody's ever complained, except my mother...
I've only worn high heels a few times in the last, oh, 7 years. Because I didn't have to, in my last job, except for a few meetings. You'd think I'd want to, being less than 5 feet tall... nope.
And they looked good.
OK, so I'm a pig.
A nuisance may be merely a right thing in the wrong place — like a pig in the parlor instead of the barnyard.
Were you talking about your wonderfully clean and bright White Tiled Floor ?And they looked good.
Oddball
Why don't you knock it off with them negative waves?
Why don't you dig how beautiful it is out here?
Why don't you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?
From Kelly's Heroes (1970)
Are you sure you're not hurt ?
No. Just some parts wake up faster than others.
Broke parts take a little longer, though.
From Electric Horseman (1979)
We've come to expect nothing lessAnd they looked good.
OK, so I'm a pig.
"He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and so all went well. Is that not what it means to know me?" Jeremiah 22:16
What about "dumb" questions other people ask you?
One of the funniest "dumb" questions I've ever heard was when a white girl at work asked me, "why do black people get tattoos? It's not like you can SEE them."
I thought it was hilarious, but some of my black friends seemed a bit *ahem* offended by it.
The dumbest question I've ever been asked was when I went from Fl to college in Massachusetts in 1975 and more than one moron asked me if we had malls in Fl. As in "Where do you go to buy your clothes? Do you have to go to NYC?". Not that I had any designer clothes or anything; they just didn't think the south had department stores.
I just had a girl facebook me she thought i was an uncle.
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