Some Online Bargains May Only Look Like One

Amazon has some unbelievable bargains on its virtual shelves.

A cat litter pan with a list price of $2,159 can be yours for a mere $28. A bag of doggy treats, normally $822, is only $8. A windshield wiper blade, which the unwary pay $1,504 for, has been knocked down 99 percent.

You say you don’t believe that a plastic cat pan could ever have been sold to anyone for a couple of thousand bucks? Or that a six-ounce bag of Zuke’s Lil’ Links pork and apple sausage bits ever cost more than dinner at a five-star restaurant?

It’s all part of the bizarre world of Internet "discounts," which let retailers and brands assert that you are getting a stupendous deal because someone somewhere else "” exactly where is never explained "” is being charged much more.

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