Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 24th August 2012

Dilbert//8532, first published fourteen years ago on Friday 24th August 2012

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average person offer low prices prices products on sale raising prices smart enough

Official transcript

CEO: We're going to stop pretending our products are always on sale and instead offer low prices all the time. The average person is smart enough to know that our so-called sales prices are our normal prices anyway. Dilbert: Have you ever talked to an average person? Boss: Tell me again why we're raising all of our prices?

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WE'RE GOING TO STOP PRETENDING OUR PRODUCTS ARE ALWAYS ON SALE AND INSTEAD OFFER LOW PRICES ALL THE TIME.

THE AVERAGE PERSON IS SMART ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT OUR SO- CALLED SALE PRICES ARE OUR NORMAL PRICES ANYWAY.

HAVE YOU EVER TALKED TO AN AVERAGE PERSON?

TELL ME AGAIN WHY WERE RAISING ALL OF OUR PRICES?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Price is Right...or is it?"

Summary:

This 'Dilbert' comic strip revolves around a conversation between a group of employees and their boss about pricing strategies. The employees are concerned that the company's products are priced too low, which may lead to a loss of revenue. The boss, however, is adamant that the prices are "normal" and that the employees are just being paranoid.

The employees try to reason with the boss, pointing out that the prices are so low that they are essentially giving away the products. They suggest that the company should raise its prices to make a profit, but the boss is resistant to this idea.

The comic strip pokes fun at the common phenomenon of companies pricing their products too low, often in an attempt to compete with rivals. It highlights the importance of finding a balance between pricing and profitability, and the need for companies to be mindful of their pricing strategies to avoid losing money.

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