Quote - Laurie, Khai = Although I agree with all your arguments, there is one thing which you are forgetting:

The budget of the buyer does not increase so he/she has to make choices and less items are sold

Well, of all times in the global economy when it's the WORST time to send prices back to where they should be, it's probably now...lol. You don't raise prices when ppl have even LESS money to spend then they used to. However, I still say prices have been way too low the last couple years. It's inevitable that some will complain they they go up.

I think about what I used to buy when prices were higher compared to the shopping spree we've had the last 6 or 7 years. And the one glaring difference I can see is that I was a lot more picky about what I bought when things were more expensive. When they were cheap I bought stuff willy nilly and haven't ever used the half of it. What difference does that make? It means that I was a whole lot less choosy. For the same amount of money spent I have a lot more junk I never use and still about the same amount of things that I do use. So in essence, at least for me, I paid the higher price anyway ;). I don't really thing I'm alone. I watch what ppl post during a sale and I come away with the distinct feeling that some of us just live to spend on this stuff...LOL.

Laurie