dobby10
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join:2000-12-13
Whippany, NJ
clubs: | Finally!
I've fought with Cingular/ATT since some of them first showed up and I even wrote to the FCC regarding it. The cost of doing business should be built into their price. Not added on later! |
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pnh102
Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty
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join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD
 ·Comcast
| said by dobby10  :The cost of doing business should be built into their price. Not added on later! It doesn't even have to go that far. All that any such bill needs to mandate is that the advertised price is the price that you actually pay. Companies could be free to break down the fees out of those prices any way they choose, but the final price should have to match the advertised price.
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gateguy
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join:2001-02-12
Reisterstown, MD
 ·Verizon FIOS
·Comcast
| said by pnh102 :It doesn't even have to go that far. All that any such bill needs to mandate is that the advertised price is the price that you actually pay. Companies could be free to break down the fees out of those prices any way they choose, but the final price should have to match the advertised price. I agree that the advertised price should include ALL of the 'unfees'.
But when was the last time you have seen something advertised that included the sales taxes?
Most things, that I have seen advertised, do not include taxes.
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pnh102
Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty
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join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD
·Comcast
| said by gateguy :But when was the last time you have seen something advertised that included the sales taxes? True. I can accept that sales taxes are not included in the price.
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Kearnstd
Elf Wizard
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join:2002-01-22
Mullica Hill, NJ
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out the door prices should definitely be listed outright on the price plan charts from the wireless or any service provider for that matter.
ETFs should also only be allowed on first run contracts, the way i have always seen them is ETFs are how the company covers the cost of that deeply discounted or free phone you got for signing up. so when you renew the contract the ETF has no real purpose.
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MysticGogeta
The Robot Devil
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League City, TX
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Gas does why not every thing? I sure would be pissed after pumping out 30 dollars for it to go up 3-4 dollars from tax. Atleast you know what your getting into early. |
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Jason Levine
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join:2001-07-13
USA | reply to gateguy
A local pizza place near where I work advertises all of their prices including tax. It makes it so much easier to figure out how much your order will be when you don't need to multiply by 8.25%. |
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phantom6294
join:2002-02-27
Abingdon, MD
·Comcast
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said by MysticGogeta :Gas does why not every thing? I sure would be pissed after pumping out 30 dollars for it to go up 3-4 dollars from tax. Atleast you know what your getting into early. Simple answer... gas stations don't normally advertise their prices beyond the sign at the actual station. Each state has slightly different tax rates so for a nation-wide provider to have to create pricing brochures, commercials, etc, etc, etc, for every single state is just going to cost them, or really, the consumer, more money.
There are certainly plenty of other consumer goods that are advertised with prices that don't include taxes; in many cases, the companies would have to create County/City specific commercials, etc since taxes can vary county by county, city by city. Imagine the nightmare of keeping all that straight. I can just imagine the irrate customer who would claim "I saw your ad, it said $14.37, but you're charging me $14.74, I'm suing for false advertising!!!!" |
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sharksfan3
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join:2004-02-16
Poughkeepsie, NY
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·RoadRunner Cable
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said by Kearnstd :ETFs should also only be allowed on first run contracts, the way i have always seen them is ETFs are how the company covers the cost of that deeply discounted or free phone you got for signing up. so when you renew the contract the ETF has no real purpose. So the carrier then eats the cost of the new deeply discounted phone that intices you to renew for another 12-24 months should you decied to leave 45 days later? |
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