Shady price mark-ups.

I know it's nothing new in retail but it always annoys me.

I work at an At Home. They've been pushing so many mark-ups, just to then "clearance" them a few weeks after.

An example I noticed recently:

Our standard size throw blankets used to be $9.99. Recently, they had us mark them up to $12.99. A few days ago, they had us clearance them for 25% off. So they are now "clearanced" for $9.74. Customers think they are getting a 25% off deal....while the company is only losing 25 cents per blanket sold lol