[bruceb]

This isn't raising the price of a necessity such as food or gas during a storm. It isn't price gouging as it is commonly understood.

Just don't buy it.

I do understand the govt looking into it for reasons of keeping a slightly more level playing field between large and small retailers. from the article: The companies’ pricing strategies are being scrutinized under an obscure law known as the Robinson-Patman Act, the people said. The law prohibits suppliers from offering better prices to large retailers at the expense of their smaller competitors. The largely dormant 1936 law is aimed at promoting a level playing field between small retailers and large chain stores.