Mar 25, 2007

Justices to Review Limits on Retail PricesBy Robert BarnesWashington Post

Bargain hunters everywhere have an unwitting patron saint they’ve probably never heard of. His name is Dr. Miles. His days may be numbered.

It is because of Dr. Miles that anyone who has ever watched “The Price Is Right” knows that the manufacturer’s retail price is only suggested. It is his unintended legacy that shoppers have developed the unshakable belief that if they only look hard enough, they can find the same product somewhere else for less money.

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