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Elon Musk invents the mattress sale

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Jason Weisberger
Feb 21, 2026
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Elon Musk (screengrab)

Eleven-dimensional chess player Elon Musk has unveiled a bold new pricing innovation this week: the limited-time offer. Telling customers the price will go up if they don’t buy right now is a breakthrough retail strategy long thought to be exclusive to Presidents’ Day mattress sales and going-out-of-business sofa emporiums.

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