tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post3188830726117970309..comments2024-03-29T06:00:27.896+00:00Comments on The IPKat: Wednesday whimsiesVerónica RodrÃguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-71677955913523946342014-10-10T08:47:33.738+01:002014-10-10T08:47:33.738+01:00"Never knowingly undersold" (on the same..."Never knowingly undersold" (on the same terms). Unless the shop underselling was a well-known department store round the corner, in a particular city, that happened to be well-known for being better value for identical goods with identical guarantee (manufacturer's).<br /><br />"No, Madam, sorry, we can't match the prices of XXXXX".<br /><br />Many stores have price-matching guarantees. The main proviso is that the same item is in stock at the lower-price store. Reasonable enough, until you consider that white goods are not held in stock but are dispatched direct from the manufacturer.<br /><br />"Brand loyalty". Only the very few can justify it. I give loyalty to "Brands" that deliver and sort out issues when they arise without quibble. I've used Amazon for many years and they have dealt with issues promptly, even sorting out a problem with a third-party supplier a couple of days before Christmas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-41484766287143614492014-10-10T08:27:37.038+01:002014-10-10T08:27:37.038+01:00"He said that consumers would understand the ..."He said that consumers would understand the necessity of rising energy prices, as long as the rise is justified and they do not feel that they are being exploited"<br /><br />And this is based on brand trust? Nonsense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-21548117771346011402014-10-09T12:17:36.181+01:002014-10-09T12:17:36.181+01:00FYI - I raised the issue of the flat-lining of/sli...FYI - I raised the issue of the flat-lining of/slight decline in UK PCT applications in recent years with the panel of WIPO officials at the last WIPO seminar in London. They gave the impession of not having even thought about this issue, still less why it might be happening. Gilman Grundyhttp://www.foarp.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com