Success is achieved when the product is purchased at 50-90% off the regular purchase price.

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The pegged exchange rate required the regular purchase of a large quantity of dollars and the issue of a commensurately large quantity of newly created yuan.

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To achieve and sustain universal access to health care, governments must be able to purchase sufficient and regular supplies of commodities at affordable prices.

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Travel is an inherently discretionary purchase, especially for regular retail customers.

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Second, many merchants report that relatively few daily-deal users return to purchase at full price or become regular customers.

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After their seemingly forward-looking purchase, the vast majority of hybrid owners go back to regular cars.

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