[stonecold_1981]

Originally Posted by dc2las

Completely irrelevant to the argument. If both the auto shop and the airline were clear with their pricing (and the government fines airlines for not being clear with their pricing), it doesn't matter what the bundled and unbundled prices are. All that matters is you agreed to one price and the other of the service you decide you want is different. You're getting upset because the price of the "lesser" good (or the one way flight) is higher than the price of the "bundled" good, but no one ever misrepresented that fact.

Yes. No one ever misrepresented the fact. I was just pointing out that it doesnt make sense to do this and further should be made illegal.

Originally Posted by dc2las

Also, for the sake of clarity, let's play out my example:

Oil change = $30
Tire realignment = $20
Air Filter Replacement = $10

Bundle for all three = $40

If I don't get all three and no two product bundle exists, then oil change + tire realignment = $50 and $50 > $40. It happens all the time.

You have conveniently added a 3rd element to the bundle. The reason why the comparison was relevant was because there were 2 elements (oil change representing origin to destination fare, and tire realignment representing return leg). Now that you add a 3rd element you adjust the logic and talk about "bundle of bundles". This does NOT happen all the time.