Welcome to America - we have the best government money can buy.100 Percent wrote:Thanks TalonNYC for at least understanding the topic...I was beginning to lose my faith in humanity.
And yes...price fixing is what is going on...it is shameful if not illegal...and the only person it seems to hurt is the consumer.
My gripe with CPAPcom is the fact that they advertize a 100% price guarantee, yet they do not stand by that statement. They should (and have decided to according to the comment from their marketing director above) revise their guarantee to include clear language about limitations of that guarantee. As a consumer, if I can't trust the validity of an online retailers 'guarantee' then how am I supposed to trust them with my money?
Honestly CPAPcom has lost an opportunity to gain a customer, and they are hiding behind and scapegoating the manufacturer. The manufacturer forces their hand in what they can charge, but the manufacturer did not write their price match guarantee. They should have eaten the $30 bucks as a loss and gained a customer for life...instead they chose to be short sighted and lose a customer.
A particularly NOISY customer.
And...one who has been using a BROKEN MASK for a few days now and is not as friendly as one who is getting his proper sleep.
In all seriousness, this sounds like a perfect case to take before the new Consumer Protection Agency the Republicrats were so steamed over last year. Maybe you could get them to do something about Apple, SAP, and Oracle while you're at it.