Consumer spending has done surprisingly well this year, and the picture is even better for some high-ticket items.

This methodology is used by companies who sell high-ticket items which have many variations in features.

Replacement of such a high-ticket item, if necessary, would be a negotiating point on the sale price.

For the really high-ticket items they send sales engineers halfway across the galaxy to wait upon you.

The subheading should have read, "Once a high-ticket item, furs are now seen as more affordable."

As with any high-ticket item, you expect satisfaction.

But throughout the summer, shoppers also shunned high-ticket items, he said.

They've put off buying high-ticket items like cars and homes that mean jobs.

To many a restaurateur, wine is booze, a high-ticket item with almost no labor costs.

Stores that carry high-ticket items are likely to keep stressing customer service.