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[quote Cruizer]I must be missing something here. What I am reading is that you were originally offered an "up sell" (pay more, get a better cabin). However, you were told if you called back one week later there would be a sale going on. So you called back one week later and found out that while there was a sale, there had also been a price increase. The net result being that you were being offered the same deal as before. Do I have this right?

If I do have this right, the only problem I see is that during the original call you were lead to believe that by calling back in one week you could get a better deal. You called back in one week and instead of a better deal, you got the same deal repackaged. If this is correct, I don't see the "bait and switch" tactic that everyone else seems to see. What am I missing?

This marketing ploy is used all the time, most notably at your local grocery store. You walk in the store , they hand you a flier with all those "buy one, get one free" offers. On closer inspection, one finds that the price of the first item has doubled since last week, so you are paying exactly the same price, only they got you to buy two instead of one. Most are aware of the strategy, but for some, the lure of getting something free is too much. When something is offered during a "sale", 'ya gotta do your homework to determine if you are really getting a good deal, or, as you have said, the same deal, just repackaged.

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<blockquote data-quote="Cruzman" data-source="post: 1234897">[quote Cruizer]I must be missing something here.&nbsp; What I am reading is that you were originally offered an &quot;up sell&quot; (pay more, get a better cabin).&nbsp; However, you were told if you called back one week later there would be a sale going on.&nbsp; So you called back one week later and found out that while there was a sale, there had also been a price increase.&nbsp; The net result being that you were being offered the same deal as before.&nbsp; Do I have this right?If I do have this right, the only problem I see is that during the original call you were lead to believe that by calling back in one week you could get a better deal.&nbsp; You called back in one week and instead of a better deal, you got the same deal repackaged.&nbsp; If this is correct, I don't see the &quot;bait and switch&quot; tactic that everyone else seems to see.&nbsp; What am I missing?</blockquote>This marketing ploy is used all the time, most notably at your local grocery store.&nbsp; You walk in the store , they hand you a flier with all those &quot;buy one, get one free&quot; offers.&nbsp; On closer inspection, one finds that the price of the first item has doubled since last week, so you are paying exactly the same price, only they got you to buy two instead of one.&nbsp; Most are aware of the strategy, but for some, the lure of getting something free is too much.&nbsp; When something is offered&nbsp;&nbsp; during a &quot;sale&quot;, 'ya gotta do your homework to determine if you are really getting a good deal, or, as you have said, the same deal, just repackaged.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE="Cruzman, post: 1234897"] [quote Cruizer]I must be missing something here. What I am reading is that you were originally offered an "up sell" (pay more, get a better cabin). However, you were told if you called back one week later there would be a sale going on. So you called back one week later and found out that while there was a sale, there had also been a price increase. The net result being that you were being offered the same deal as before. Do I have this right? If I do have this right, the only problem I see is that during the original call you were lead to believe that by calling back in one week you could get a better deal. You called back in one week and instead of a better deal, you got the same deal repackaged. If this is correct, I don't see the "bait and switch" tactic that everyone else seems to see. What am I missing?[/quote] This marketing ploy is used all the time, most notably at your local grocery store. You walk in the store , they hand you a flier with all those "buy one, get one free" offers. On closer inspection, one finds that the price of the first item has doubled since last week, so you are paying exactly the same price, only they got you to buy two instead of one. Most are aware of the strategy, but for some, the lure of getting something free is too much. When something is offered during a "sale", 'ya gotta do your homework to determine if you are really getting a good deal, or, as you have said, the same deal, just repackaged. [/QUOTE]