Talk:Bait and switch
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[edit] Broader Definition Required
The "Bait and Switch" doesn't require that the advertised item be out of stock. The alternative model, referred to as "naildown", requires the salesman to actively work to convince the customer not to buy the advertised item (referred to as a "naildown"), but to buy a different item. The salesman is usually offered an incentive in the form of a commission on the alternate item, and can even be penalized commission for selling the naildown item. The reason for using the "naildown" is to avoid being obviously engaged in the "out of stock at opening time" bait and switch. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.215.115.31 (talk) 20:14, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] transwiki proposal
- keep and wait as this page will definetly developSpencerk 20:30, 22 April 2006 (UTC)
I have a question: What if the purveyor advertises the same product under 2 different specifications, one at a much lower price where no profit is made, and then again at a more profitable price, just to get phone calls. When a customer calls, then heavy pressure is applied by expressing long wait time for a shipment of cheaper product to come in, and the overall lack of performance that a customer will get for buying the cheaper (same) product? If the customer presses heavily, then the seller will give them the lower cost, but it is in fact the same product at either price. If anyone is able to answer, it would be appreciated.
- hi 69.68.54.228, sounds interesting, but unsure about what you're looking for (is the question "what if?"). sounds like a baait and switch, but more complicated Spencerk 18:48, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] arbitrary reference to Tennessee
Out of curosity, why give the example: "In state politics (e.g., Tennessee)" ? Are we giving readers an example of a state that has politics? :) In my opinion, since this can apply to any state, I'm going to remove it. Please correct me if I'm missing something on this. Jodamn 01:41, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Other contexts...
Can we add sections for the term "bait and switch" used in informal, colloquial contexts? No doubt where it derives from, it is also used outside the contexts of actual fraud, e.g. plot summaries for fiction. (In fact, I arrived here while surfing from I My Me! Strawberry Eggs.) --Stratadrake 02:38, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Assessed as stub class for WP Law
Purely definitional. Needs to be fleshed out with examples and citations to get up to start class. --Legis (talk - contribs) 19:33, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Bait ans Switch?
Would bait and switch apply when making a decision for the purchase of a certain mobile home, and then when the process has begun, a product of lesser value is substituted, by the sales person, on the basis of keeping the cost down, unbeknownst to the buyer? Thank you! Jamiesgirl13 (talk)Jamiesgirl13 —Preceding comment was added at 23:05, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Similar problems in UK
I've begun to realise I'm the victim of something very similar: the letting agents I'm involved with are missing out one of the customary elements that I would consider essential. So I've been led to expect a standard service, what I'm actually getting is far less than that.
Another example is an Argos fridge: I ordered one of them with a built in freezer - what actually got delivered was first of all a defective fridge, then on the second attempt a fridge with only an ice-maker rather than a freezer compartment, so that I cannot store any frozen food as it does not stay frozen. 80.0.108.238 (talk) 11:51, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
