[dc2las]

Originally Posted by stonecold_1981

This is the most ridiculous argument I've heard. For sake of clarity lets play out your example.
Assume oil change + tire realignment costs $40.
Oil change individually may cost 30 and tire realignment 20. So if you buy individually the cost will be higher than the bundled product. But under NO circumstances will the auto shop charge MORE than 40 bucks for a portion of the bundle when the bundle itself costs 40.

Completely irrelevant to the argument. If both the auto shop and the airline were clear with their pricing (and the government fines airlines for not being clear with their pricing), it doesn't matter what the bundled and unbundled prices are. All that matters is you agreed to one price and the other of the service you decide you want is different. You're getting upset because the price of the "lesser" good (or the one way flight) is higher than the price of the "bundled" good, but no one ever misrepresented that fact.

Also, for the sake of clarity, let's play out my example:

Oil change = $30
Tire realignment = $20
Air Filter Replacement = $10

Bundle for all three = $40

If I don't get all three and no two product bundle exists, then oil change + tire realignment = $50 and $50 > $40. It happens all the time.