So what else is new?
I was looking for new recliner and went to La-Z-Boy, which was having a 2 for 1 sale. The salesman told me if I only wanted 1, well, he could get it for me for half price.
When he walked away for a bit, I looked at the tag - and noticed there seemed to be a LOT of paper in the little pouch. Well, they had the stuff from the previous week's sale in it, and the MSRP was $500 less then - they'd jacked up the price a full $500 for their 2 for 1 sale!
When I was little, my Mom told me that furniture and appliance stores jacked up prices routinely right before a sale, and got some bad publicity because of it. I guess with a new generation of consumers, they're pulling that same cr@p again - even on line.