threatbargain
/ˈθrɛtˌbɑːɡɪn/nounVerified NewThe discount obtainable only by announcing one's intention to leave, extracted from retention scripts by customers who never intend to go.
Loyalty is priced higher than departure, so the rational customer calls annually to resign. Threatbargain institutionalizes insincerity at the customer-retention desk.
Etym. — threat + bargain — the bargain exists because of the threat, not despite it.
Rel. — hagglecraft
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