Thread: Is this legal?
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Old 09-08-2003, 07:17 AM  
DamageX
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Originally posted by 12clicks
I own a store where I charge people different prices for the same thing. If they're rich, I charge them more. If they're poor, I charge them less. I won't get in trouble for discrimination, will I?
As people have said in posts above, this is price discrimination and it's not illegal.

The easiest way to get away with something like this is to do it the way the airlines do it, offer some "better" food to the business clientelle and regular food to your economy clientelle. They don't need to know that you're charging them $100 extra for an extra $5 spent on your end.

Or to put this in simpler words, add some (cheap to you) premium features to your product/service and charge them double prices. Just make sure that the extra they get also adds to the status that comes along with buying your premium service/product.
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