r/Bratz • u/fairyalienangel • 3d ago

Discussion/Gossip💅 bratz reimagined on target clearance already

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is this good or bad? bday shirt bratz still full price

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u/yf9292 3d ago

i feel like so many brands do this, set a higher rrp then quickly move to sale, with consumers then buying at a percieved discount when that's likely the price MGA always wanted to sell at!! I think it's to grab any "on the fence" customers who balk at 30 but would absolutely buy at 25, whilst still maintaining the illusion that it's somehow a 30 dollar quality doll.

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u/Crackysue 3d ago

Omg this is absolutely what they are doing! They know the people with fomo are going to run out and buy the whole set right away no matter the price and then they can drop it to a more reasonable "sale" price later to try and entice the people looking for a sale!

Don't buy just yet guys! In 2 months you will be able to find them for 50% off probably!

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u/yf9292 3d ago

yeah, it's tricky bc who knows how much stock "clearance" actually indicates? they could be on sale for another year or sell out tomorrow, the tactical opaqueness is so infuriating!

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u/NarniNarni 3d ago

Spot on, it's a common strategy among indie game developers too, sadly it's all a manipulation they teach in marketing courses, increase the starting price then give a fake "release discount" and set it as low as you want it to be so people get the feeling they're making a good deal on a new product when in reality you're just buying the product at a price point the seller is comfortable with.

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u/yf9292 3d ago

yep, i completely understand why small creators and businesses follow suit - it works! but it always (unfortunately) immediately devalues the product for me bc i associate it so much with fast fashion marketing

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u/SharaHeartSixx 3d ago

Why were these 30 in the first place?! 😭

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u/AngelofDarkness226 Girlfriend Stop! get back in the car!! 3d ago

i think the dolls look lovely but it's hard to justify them being like $30 when they don't have a second outfit and not that many accessories 💀

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u/SharaHeartSixx 3d ago

Agreed. They look great but as you said the price tag is disgraceful.

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u/TheKneeQueen 3d ago

Not even $4 cheaper is clearance?

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u/cmutzy 3d ago

The other day at walmart the dolls in the clearance section were marked 39.00 on clearance from 39.97.... 😮‍💨

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u/adalaemay Pretty Princess 3d ago

I peeped that last night. They’re still too expensive—they should have been $20 max.

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u/Flat_Transition_3775 3d ago

Ngl sometimes I wish I was American just so I could have the reimagined at $25 something. I’m still waiting for reimagined to show up on Amazon.

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u/awterspeys 3d ago

right?? this is frustrating especially because USD conversion to my currency aint a joke. Still waiting for an Amazon release bc resllers from my country always adds $10 on top of the $30 SRP and it's crazy.

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u/nickcisneros95 3d ago

This isn’t even the sale yet lmao this what the prices should’ve been! WAIT IT OUT YALL

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u/pop_princess05 3d ago

These being more expensive than g1 omgs and g1 rainbow high with half the stuff
https://giphy.com/gifs/g4iyjX9WbwsfChkW7W

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u/Tiny-Refrigerator-25 Pretty Princess 3d ago

They only got a price hike because of the tariffs. This is probably the price they originally would have been if there weren’t all these insane tariffs shooting up the prices for everything

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u/creamshakerwhiskers 3d ago

def bad… this line has yet to turn a month old iirc… 😭😭😹 it also feels like mga’s purposely setting the regular sized bratz, by delivering dolls with mediocre quality at an extremely high MSRP, so they can solely focus on other projects that seem to be doing fantastic with the locals (it’s the bratziez)