As you may have noticed, the quantity and quality of posts has suffered since my writers have gone on strike. But like The A Daily Show, we’re back. Fittingly, when Jon Stewart returned to the studio last week, he had some things to say about pricing. The writers’ strike is mainly around residual payments on [...]
According to PNC, the price of the “12 Days of Christmas” (Christmas Price Index, or CPI) rose 3.1%, driven by the rising price of gold and the minimum wage hike, which increased the cost of maids-a-milking. The total cost of the 12 Days of Christmas hit an all-time high of $19,507.19. If you buy all [...]
Scotland recently paid £125,000 (over $250,000) to advertising firm The Leith Agency to come up with a new slogan to welcome visitors to Scotland. The old phrase “Scotland, the Best Small Country in the World” typified the “Scottish cringe” according to First Minister Alex Salmond. So what’s the new phrase? “Welcome to Scotland.” In fairness [...]
Today’s comic is great; it makes fun of pricing and consulting in the same strip.
As a business traveler, I am aware of the $9.95 for 24 hours of internet access that many hotels levy (although I try to stay in hotels with bundled access). Also, I know London is expensive. But that still didn’t prepare me for the £100/day that the Savoy charges for a day of access. At [...]
Some pricing humor to start your week. (Thanks to Sam Shapiro at Channel Pricing Associates.)
Some light news for a Friday afternoon: TV show host Bob Barker will retire from “The Price is Right” after 35 years.
Jason Calconis has a funny post about a hotel charging $2.80 for a cup of coffee. I’m not sure how much you get to complain about coffee when you have a $400 hotel room, but the point is legit. People hate to feel gouged. The real gems are in the comments, however. Many readers point [...]
If people will pay $4 for coffee, why not $5 for toilet paper? (Actually, I can think of plenty of sensible reasons why not, but what fun would that be?) I think they should introduce another line with silver and gold colors at $8 and $15 per roll. There’s probably a whole world of high-end [...]
