A good point. Harbour Lights are one of the few products I can think of where the MSRP is adhered to so stiffly, and with such a stringent corporate policy.

Meanwhile...I'm guessing that once the piece is sold to the dealer, Lighthouse Marketing has gotten their fair share of the financial deal out of the piece and effectively washed their hands of it. The resulting profit should be up to the discretion of the dealer to discount as they desire, so as to produce greater overall profit for the dealer.

If I was selling HLs, I'd much rather sell five pieces at 25% off, than be a stickler and sell one at full retail.

Meanwhile, while corporate sticks to this policy...all they're doing is creating a high-priced product in a recession with no competition to spur lower prices to entice buyers to buy the pieces at higher volume. That means fewer pieces sold...less profit for HL...and eventually...well...

Goodbye.