[Chengdu54]

If there is a limited supply of water, and if you charge the regular price, someone will come in, buy it all, and then go out an gouge. Raising the price can increase the likelihood of fair distribution.

[grania]

Selling each person a limited number of bottles for a fair price would increase the likelihood of a fair distribution.

Every disaster, it happens. People and businesses operate on their first instincts. It provides a real good way to get an indication of who they are. Looks like it's Joel Osteen and some Best Buy managers that failed the "first instincts" test this time.

[gdani]

If there is a limited supply of water, and if you charge the regular price, someone will come in, buy it all, and then go out an gouge.

Or, they could simply say "limit one per customer"

But, in this case, Best Buy wants to be the gouger.

[crz]

One per customer.