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Unusually Annoying Marketing

posted by Zed on August 14 2002 08:47

I have a Palm m500. I have a minor case of lust for the Palm m515. 16M of RAM and in color! But like Charlie says, there's no actual reason to upgrade (though I find his downgrading to be incredible — I do like the reduced weight and thickness of the 500 series.) I figure the m500'll probably last me until there's an affordable palmtop that's wirelessly net-ready and doubles as an MP3 player.

But that doesn't stop me from occasionally checking prices on the m515. This morning, Amazon was claiming an 'an unusually low price'. So low they just can't show it to you before you add it to your cart — an awkward updating of the time-honored sales technique of physically placing the merchandise in the mark's hands.

Their usual price? $399.99. Their 'unusually low price'? $399.94. (Meanwhile, Pricegrabber shows a few places selling it for under $300.)

Fuck you too, Amazon.

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