RANK 1 • Coupon Clippings: A wonderful bunch of coupons shows up in your mail! … wait. These are terrible. All the savings are so minuscule as to barely be worth the coupons' material. There's one or two that aren't; but when you go to redeem them, you'll be stared at like you came from another planet.
RANK 2 • Child Paraphernalia: Some enterprising salespeople have decided to take advantage of the aged-down Dreamfolk by selling 'specialized' child-rearing gear to the inevitably hapless caretakers (Dreamfolk aren't known for their parenting skills). Some of this gear is possibly useful; most of it looks useful but is actually junk. Plus, you may not want to permanently own a child leash.
RANK 3 • BOGO!: This deal is wild! Buy one, get one free, all through the rest of the month. The trouble is, what are you going to do with such a niche kitchen gadget? Give one to a friend? Save it as a backup? Or maybe a doorstop? Of course, buying none at all is still cheaper; but it's still a very good deal, given the price.
RANK 4 • Finders Keepers: After the return from the shunt, the markets are always awash with new and interesting things that the merchants shouldn't strictly have. This, now: this piece of machinery you recognize, and it is priced obscenely low. This merchant doesn't know what she has; either that, or it's broken. You could get it for a steal, probably. Or you could take the high road, curry favor, and let her know she's underpricing.
RANK 5 • Cleaning House: With the hot weather signalling the closest thing to a change in seasons Aifaran knows, a number of clothing shops are trying to offload all of their old merchandise and is doing it at a steep discount - it's designer duds at thrift store prices. The shops get some great attention and you get a nice addition to your wardrobe!
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RANK 1
• Coupon Clippings: A wonderful bunch of coupons shows up in your mail! … wait. These are terrible. All the savings are so minuscule as to barely be worth the coupons' material. There's one or two that aren't; but when you go to redeem them, you'll be stared at like you came from another planet.
RANK 2
• Child Paraphernalia: Some enterprising salespeople have decided to take advantage of the aged-down Dreamfolk by selling 'specialized' child-rearing gear to the inevitably hapless caretakers (Dreamfolk aren't known for their parenting skills). Some of this gear is possibly useful; most of it looks useful but is actually junk. Plus, you may not want to permanently own a child leash.
RANK 3
• BOGO!: This deal is wild! Buy one, get one free, all through the rest of the month. The trouble is, what are you going to do with such a niche kitchen gadget? Give one to a friend? Save it as a backup? Or maybe a doorstop? Of course, buying none at all is still cheaper; but it's still a very good deal, given the price.
RANK 4
• Finders Keepers: After the return from the shunt, the markets are always awash with new and interesting things that the merchants shouldn't strictly have. This, now: this piece of machinery you recognize, and it is priced obscenely low. This merchant doesn't know what she has; either that, or it's broken. You could get it for a steal, probably. Or you could take the high road, curry favor, and let her know she's underpricing.
RANK 5
• Cleaning House: With the hot weather signalling the closest thing to a change in seasons Aifaran knows, a number of clothing shops are trying to offload all of their old merchandise and is doing it at a steep discount - it's designer duds at thrift store prices. The shops get some great attention and you get a nice addition to your wardrobe!