Re: Manipulative Marketing Under Attack

Yea, I have to wonder about how much that feature has hurt in store sales. Just like I wonder if the labor savings from "pay at the pump" covers the lost sales from people coming inside the gas station to pay.

I was amused last year when gas was $4 a gallon and people were complaining about the cost, yet they continued to sit in lines at drive up windows. The price was only high enough for them to complain, not high enough for them to alter their behavior.

Now you know why the printer at the pump is ALWAYS out of paper. Forces you to go into the store, even if you're just there to buy gas. -Dave

Going INSIDE Walgreen's is faster than sitting at the drive-up... with your engine running.

I hate drive-ups.

Kris

Good point. And as long as people keep buying, business will keep doing it. Take the CVS (or any, "pharmacy," for that matter) - obviously, the tactic of parading patrons past the other crap they are pushing to get to the pills works, or they would have come up with some other plan for their stores....

-- "A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain." -- Mark Twain

Hah! Actually that (or the paper towel dispenser for checking oil being empty or a speaker booming advertisements at me that I have to hit a mute button to stop or the pump nozzle latch being missing) consistently happening causes me to find another gas station.

"necromancer" wrote in message news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com...

Dudes, this entire post was obviously a joke, I would have thought the comment about the customer having a "hard time" getting his Viagra prescription filled would have given it away.

Sheesh, gullible people here....

Ted

I doubt very many people in the auto groups are fooled at all. I think they know when they see poster's name what the post is.

Just because the guy is trying to be funny doesn't mean there's nothing in the post to talk about.

Joe Camel and "Heinrich Tungensheek" were giveaways too.

Which doesn't mean it isn't a serious topic, that can validly draw serious responses.

Marketing is *product desire enhancement*.

Erections lasting more than four hours require immediate medical attention.

Heh heh

Some people just don't understand....