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Old 10-06-15 | 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by chong67
I bought my wife a middle value Giant bike this past weekend and the LBS sign at front door say 10% off on 2015 model. But there are no 2015 model so there are no discount. In fact, it cost $25 more. When I ask the owner, he said that extra make up is for computer sizing, etc. He said manuf has strip alot of their profit margin. Is this true?
Not sure if this is true, but when I was shopping for a bike last year I was told that the price on the Giant website is not an MSRP but rather a rough average of actual selling prices. Not all brands -- just Giant.
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