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Economy is in crisis, but prices are going up

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paulney

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First DishNetwork mailed me a notice, that in 'order to serve me better' they are raising prices on almost all of their packages. Then my long distance provider sent me a similar letter. Thirdly, the gym my wife goes to raised monthly dues. WTF, the gym was built three years ago, they keep enrolling people, and not adding anything new, but the price still goes up.

In other news, my salary was cut back 10% last December.

Good thing, we have our own business going, otherwise I would have gone mad long before.
 
I just got a letter from XM stating that they are now going to charge $2 something a month if I want internet streaming. This has been a free touted feature for at least 4 or 5 years and they keep reminding me every time I call to cancel.
 
I keep threatning OnStar that I'll cancel...they keep giving me free phone minutes or free Directions & Connections....
 
I think people are canceling non essentials and companies are trying to keep their margins up. Same overhead spread over less people.
 
Originally posted by: sash1
my rent is going up too! woo!
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that shouldn't be a surprise. As people are foreclosed on, they move to apartments. Apartments are going to jack up prices.

BTW, offset your Dish price increase by stocking up on Chef Boy-R-Dee. It's 80 cents a can at Kroger this weekend. 😀
 
Originally posted by: CPA
that shouldn't be a surprise. As people are foreclosed on, they move to apartments. Apartments are going to jack up prices.
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Exactly. With people moving out of homes and into apartments, rent will likely skyrocket. But a fixed rate mortgage will never increase. Houses are pricey the first 5 years, but then as inflation goes up you quickly realize that you are paying next to nothing for a home.

 
Originally posted by: CPA
Originally posted by: sash1
my rent is going up too! woo!
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that shouldn't be a surprise. As people are foreclosed on, they move to apartments. Apartments are going to jack up prices.

BTW, offset your Dish price increase by stocking up on Chef Boy-R-Dee. It's 80 cents a can at Kroger this weekend. 😀
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Ramen noodles can commonly be had for 10 cents apiece
 
I wish DISH would send me that letter so I can get out from under the rest of my contract.


PS. I personally love it when a company tries to put a PR spin on something that there is no actual way to put a positive spin on.

"To serve you better, you need to send us more money. You won't get anymore channels or features on your set top boxes, but, we promise, we will serve you better."

😉

Just once, I want to find an honest company, I would give them my business for their pure honesty.

"Yeah, the economy sucks so we are losing customers, to maintain profits, we need to raise rates on our remaining customers. Sorry, we know it sucks, but that's just the way the world is today. Please enjoy three complimentary days of the Playboy Channel on us."
 
Originally posted by: dullard
Originally posted by: CPA
that shouldn't be a surprise. As people are foreclosed on, they move to apartments. Apartments are going to jack up prices.
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Exactly. With people moving out of homes and into apartments, rent will likely skyrocket. But a fixed rate mortgage will never increase. Houses are pricey the first 5 years, but then as inflation goes up you quickly realize that you are paying next to nothing for a home.
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It's more complicated that that. See this detailed buy vs. rent calculator from the NYT:

link
 
Originally posted by: venkman
I wish DISH would send me that letter so I can get out from under the rest of my contract.


PS. I personally love it when a company tries to put a PR spin on something that there is no actual way to put a positive spin on.

"To serve you better, you need to send us more money. You won't get anymore channels or features on your set top boxes, but, we promise, we will serve you better."

😉

Just once, I want to find an honest company, I would give them my business for their pure honesty.

"Yeah, the economy sucks so we are losing customers, to maintain profits, we need to raise rates on our remaining customers. Sorry, we know it sucks, but that's just the way the world is today. Please enjoy three complimentary days of the Playboy Channel on us."
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I wonder if you can get out on the fact of price change. I think they put it in their contracts: prices are subject to change without prior notification.
 
yeah. i went to go shopping for clothes and nothing was on sale either. if they really wanted to sell shit, they should make it worth my time to shop around. and also i went to circuit city with their liquidation, which was also a joke. PS3 blu ray remote for $20... wow, that's regular price!!!!!!!
 
Originally posted by: Special K
It's more complicated that that. See this detailed buy vs. rent calculator from the NYT:

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I've seen and used that calculator in the past. I've even posted about it here. I still stand by my statement above. Ignoring the fact that the quality of life is completely different between the two, you can go ahead and use it. Put in things that are true right now: low rates of return on investments, low mortgage interest rates, and rents going up fast. See what it says. For most people, housing is eventually better. But even if renting is always better, my comment is still true: houses are pricey the first few years and after inflation you realize that you aren't paying much at all down the line.

 
It's what we call a inflationary gap. It arises when market participants want to spend more income than can be produced at full employment. The resulting scramble for the shortage of goods may start a bidding war that pushes price levels even higher.
 
Originally posted by: Regs
It's what we call a inflationary gap. It arises when market participants want to spend more income than can be produced at full employment. The resulting scramble for the shortage of goods may start a bidding war that pushes price levels even higher.
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A bidding war that pushes price levels higher?
 
Originally posted by: paulney
Originally posted by: Regs
It's what we call a inflationary gap. It arises when market participants want to spend more income than can be produced at full employment. The resulting scramble for the shortage of goods may start a bidding war that pushes price levels even higher.
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A bidding war that pushes price levels higher?
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Diamonds arent cheap.
 
Originally posted by: Regs

A bidding war that pushes price levels higher?
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Diamonds arent cheap.[/quote]
[/quote]

Diamonds aren't cheap because there's an artificial inflation of their value and artificial deficit of them on the market thanks to DeBoers.
 
Originally posted by: paulney
First DishNetwork mailed me a notice, that in 'order to serve me better' they are raising prices on almost all of their packages. Then my long distance provider sent me a similar letter. Thirdly, the gym my wife goes to raised monthly dues. WTF, the gym was built three years ago, they keep enrolling people, and not adding anything new, but the price still goes up.

In other news, my salary was cut back 10% last December.

Good thing, we have our own business going, otherwise I would have gone mad long before.
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so when are you going to raise prices on your customers? Get with the program!!
 
Originally posted by: paulney
Originally posted by: Regs

A bidding war that pushes price levels higher?
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Diamonds arent cheap.
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[/quote]

Diamonds aren't cheap because there's an artificial inflation of their value and artificial deficit of them on the market thanks to DeBoers.[/quote]

Yeah. To be honest though, the tech for artificially producing diamonds will soon catch up with them. Good riddance to DeBeers.
 
Originally posted by: zinfamous

so when are you going to raise prices on your customers? Get with the program!!
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That doesn't quite work unless you and the only other company in the region provide the services, and you both agree to rape your customers in the ass.
 
Originally posted by: MovingTarget
Originally posted by: paulney
Originally posted by: Regs

A bidding war that pushes price levels higher?
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Diamonds arent cheap.
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Diamonds aren't cheap because there's an artificial inflation of their value and artificial deficit of them on the market thanks to DeBoers.[/quote]

Yeah. To be honest though, the tech for artificially producing diamonds will soon catch up with them. Good riddance to DeBeers.[/quote]

until they buy the patent.
 
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