[As time passes, the "special offer" prices fade away.]
Agreed, my point exactly.
I doubt that Loss Leaders are actually a "loss", more likely a "Less Profit Leader", but then I've never been in retail marketing, so don't know, and don't really care, all I know is that if "they" are prepared to sell at the initial price, then that is the right price as far as I'm concerned and anything higher is just screwing me, like trying to get me to buy the "Large economy" size at a greater price then two half-sized packets, but I'm on to that. I'm on to this other practice as well, but not yet worked out how to beat it.
"Sometimes" - I have a choice, but sadly not always.
Life's a constant battle. "All 'tWorld's queer 'cept thee an' me, an' I'm none so sure 'bout thee" !!