Retail price vs current price
A reference price and a price history answer different questions.
What Retail price tells you
Retail price is the full price a brand charges for a product, as sold by the brand or a full-price store. Saving Scents uses the highest price a full-price store showed for the product in the last 30 days. It shows Retail price only when one is available and does not use a discount store’s own retail label.
A figure such as 25% off retail compares the Lowest price with that reference. For example, $75.00 is 25% below a Retail price of $100.00. Those are illustrative amounts. The percentage does not tell you what the bottle cost yesterday, how often it reaches $75.00, or what it will cost next week.
What current price tells you
A Price observation records what one Store listing showed at one Check. The Lowest price is the lowest recorded price across the Store listings covered for the same concentration, size and Condition. It does not mean the lowest price at every store everywhere.
That recorded price excludes shipping, tax and prices requiring a code, membership or minimum order. The final total at the store may be different. Check the date too: Last seen tells you when the price was observed. A past price is not a promise that a bottle remains available at that amount.
Why a large percentage can still mean Wait
The Verdict compares the current Lowest price with its recorded history, not with Retail price. A bottle can sit far below Retail price yet cost more than it usually has recently. Conversely, a small percentage below Retail price can accompany a price near the bottom of its recorded range.
Read the history and Verdict together. Collecting data means there are fewer than 14 recorded daily prices. Buy now, Fair and Wait describe the comparison once enough history is available. None predicts a future price or guarantees savings.
Keep your own price in mind
A Target is the price you want to pay for a Watched product. A fresh Lowest price at or below it counts as reached. Choose an amount that fits your budget, and confirm the final total at the store before buying.
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