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How should this be interpretated? With Poll.

dullard

dullard

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Update: since there was confusion, my wife is the store owner.

Suppose my wife's business offers two products that meet customer's needs. Product A is more expensive but is obviously a higher quality and works faster. Product B is cheaper, will still work, but it will obviously take longer.

Wife: "Why would someone choose product B once they know about product A?"
Me: "Product A is more expensive, thus some people will still want to choose product B."
Wife: Puzzled look.
Me: "The price difference is important. Even though product A obviously has more features, product B still does the job and some people will buy it if it is cheaper. Due to the quality difference it is obvious to people that product B should be cheaper. Thus some people will buy product B to save money".


Interpretation 1: I just insulted my wife, calling her a stupid business woman, and saying that product B's price "should be cheaper" than the current price of product B.

Interpretation 2: It was poorly phrased, but there is an implied meaning that product B should be cheaper (than product A).
 
I voted, but I don't understand why I voted. Why would option 1 even be an option, based on what you typed up?
 
Go to the extreme case with your wife to prove your point. Suggest that instead of buying a lower end car that you should buy a BMW or a Mercedes.
 
Originally posted by: dullard
Suppose a store offers two products that meet your needs. Product A is more expensive but is obviously a higher quality and works faster. Product B is cheaper, will still work, but it will obviously take longer.

Wife: "Why would someone choose product B once they know about product A?"
Me: "Product A is more expensive, thus some people will still want to choose product B."
Wife: Puzzled look.
Me: "The price difference is important. Even though product A obviously has more features, product B still does the job and some people will buy it if it is cheaper. Due to the quality difference it is obvious to people that product B should be cheaper. Thus some people will buy product B to save money".


Interpretation 1: I just insulted the store owner, calling her stupid, and saying that product B's price "should be cheaper" than the current price of product B.

Interpretation 2: It was poorly phrased, but there is an implied meaning that product B should be cheaper (than product A).
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what does the store owner have to do with ANY of this???
 
Originally posted by: dabuddha
I'm confused. Your wife is the store owner?
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Yep that is the problem. I didn't want to say that fact in the original post to try to avoid biasing the voters.
 
Not only is the poll confusing but your post is confusing.

Who is the store owner?
Why is this being asked?

If you are trying to make a point a car analogy should work great.
 
Originally posted by: KingPhil
WTF??? Wife is the store owner?? Confusion.....
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Originally posted by: dabuddha
I'm confused. Your wife is the store owner?
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Originally posted by: MrMaster
Who is the store owner?
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I fail to see why you need this information, but the post was updated.

The damage is done. My wife is convinced from that conversation that I think she is stupid and cannot run a business. I'm just trying to find out why I'm giving off that impression. To me, I fully intended interpretation #2. She has a great business that is run well, and it is already profitable with competition folding under her pressure.
 
Well it's supply and demand really. Obviously if the price difference was marginal, then product B likely wouldn't sell too well. If it did sell, even with a marginal price difference, then your wife/store owner is making a good profit off an inferior product. It's not that you think she's stupid, but, I don't really how how stores set their prices, meaning, do they have this big ass Excel files that show how much of a product sold weekly and at what price?
 
I believe its interpretation #3....you over anlyze too much and need to learn when to just shut the heck up and be thankful you have a wife at all
 
Originally posted by: isasir
I don't really how how stores set their prices, meaning, do they have this big ass Excel files that show how much of a product sold weekly and at what price?
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There are probably as many methods to set prices as there are stores in the world. Some simple concepts are taught in beginning economics courses which would maximize profits (which is the main goal of a business). If you sell the item at two different prices you can get enough data to find out the most likely optimal price for maximizing profits. A knowledgeable store owner would do that (this is one good reason to put something on sale for a month, as it gives you this data). However, in my experience, most small business owners go with their gut instead of formulas to maximize profit.

As my wife's business is new (opened in late Oct 2004), we all decided that she should give a higher quality product at prices that are slightly lower than the main competitors. So far this is working quite well. There isn't enough data yet to try to manipulate prices and try to use those formulas maximize profits.
 
Originally posted by: Drakkon
be thankful you have a wife at all
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Well if you missed my other posts in the last 2 months, I'm losing my wife for reasons unknown. I'm over analyzing trying to figure out what the fuc& I'm doing to make her want to leave me. This is all in the slim chance that I can learn and change.

 
Just tell her you're not saying she's an idiot when it comes to the business. IMO, your phrasing was not at all confusing.
Its obvious that not everyone can afford or will buy A just because it is top-notch.
A good example is printers. Lets say product A is a really high res printer and product B is a generic brand printer with low res print capability.
What if the consumer only needs a printer for the sake of printing? Then product B would be the best choice. However, the people looking for a more versatile printer will probably shell out more for product A. Its that simple.
 
Originally posted by: dullard
Originally posted by: Drakkon
be thankful you have a wife at all
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Well if you missed my other posts in the last 2 months, I'm losing my wife for reasons unknown. I'm over analyzing trying to figure out what the fuc& I'm doing to make her want to leave me. This is all in the slim chance that I can learn and change.
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I remember that thread. I think when the damage in a relationship has happened (whatever it was in this case), a lot of what you say automatically is interpreted negatively by the other person, even if there isn't anything wrong with the comment.

Have you apologized to her, saying something like, "I didn't say this to offend you. Perhaps I didn't word it the best way. I think you're doing a great job as a store owner, but as your husband, I'd want to support your business and offer my advice and suggestions, since we are a team. The final decision rests on you, however, but as a consumer, I feel this way about two products and felt this one should be cheaper."

Now mind you, she might have kept the difference minimal because it results in more people buying the better, more expensive product, in which case, that's a smart business move. Perhaps this is where she's coming from, and you can even acknowledge this. If it's a product people generally come to buy right away, it's doubtful they'll shop around at other stores to get a cheaper inferior product at a better rate, esp. since the better product is competitively priced.
 
Originally posted by: isasir
Have you apologized to her, saying something like, "I didn't say this to offend you. Perhaps I didn't word it the best way. I think you're doing a great job as a store owner, but as your husband, I'd want to support your business and offer my advice and suggestions, since we are a team. The final decision rests on you, however, but as a consumer, I feel this way about two products and felt this one should be cheaper."
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Of course that was the first thing I did. We were having a nice conversation, and the quotes above were just part of the conversation. Then an hour later, she tells me that she is angry at how I called her stupid. Eventually I figured out that she took interpretation #1 even though I fully intended #2 and never would have imagined #1. I immediatly said something similar to what you said.
Now mind you, she might have kept the difference minimal because it results in more people buying the better, more expensive product, in which case, that's a smart business move. Perhaps this is where she's coming from, and you can even acknowledge this. If it's a product people generally come to buy right away, it's doubtful they'll shop around at other stores to get a cheaper inferior product at a better rate, esp. since the better product is competitively priced.
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The price of A is $40 and B is $15. Thus there is a significant price difference. I know that she feels $15 is far too expensive (her business partner wanted a much higher price for B and $15 was just a midpoint between their views). Thus I think she is hypersensitive at the moment. I stay completely out of decisions like prices and only offer my opinions if asked.
 
Where is the option "I think what you said is fine and if that at all insulted your wife, then she needs to grow thicker skin."?
 
it depends on whether or not you placed emphasis on the word "obvious" and whether you said it in a "duh" tone.
 
totally depends on the product for me.
if it's a cd burner, i'm okay with it taking longer to burn, i can watch tv or eat something.
something more critical like a space heater when you live in alaska, you prob wouldnt want to wait for it to warm up.
 
if the quoted part is accurate, then your wife needs to listen to her own words. You were responding to her question, therefore your repsonse doesn't have any ambiguity about what you meant.

If you said product B should be cheaper in a different context, then her misinterpretation might make sense, but even that interpretation doesn't warrant any anger.

conclusion- your wife is nuts. But so are most people, if you hit the right buttons.

 
Originally posted by: Ramma2
Your wife over reacted. Tell her that Ramma2 from the internet said so.
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I caught it just in time before you edited. I know one thing about women, and only one thing. If I mention to her that I came here in a mild rant, then she would be furious. There is no good that will come out of that.

 
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