price discrimination

[bch25]

What is the name of your state? Utah.

When is price discrimination illegal? I am working with a company where we have a normal price for our service/product, but when a group of clients (members of the same organization, say) wouldn't be able to make sufficient purchases at our regular price, we might negotiate a different price so that we can still provide the product/service and they can receive it.

 

[krispenstpeter]

That scenario as you describe it, is perfectly legal. You are under no obligation to give everyone the same price.

The only restriction is that you cannot join with others who provide the same service to 'fix' pricing.

 

[phwl]

Well, it would become discrimination if you verbally tell a consumer that you are increasing or decreasing their purchase price for a specific reason, say because you don't like their particular gender or because you don't like blondes, or any other specific reason. But then it becomes discrimination not only for price, but for the specific discriminatory reason as well.

 

[divgradcurl]

Well, it would become discrimination if you verbally tell a consumer that you are increasing or decreasing their purchase price for a specific reason, say because you don't like their particular gender or because you don't like blondes, or any other specific reason.

Well, actually hair color isn't a protected class, so you would be okay to dsicriminate based on hair color. Gender, though, along with race, national origin, etc., now THAT would get you into trouble!