ChoStik, a firm that manufactures office stationery, produces a range of products including sticky notes, note books, pens, pencils, erasers, and adhesives. Some of the raw materials used by ChoStik come from sources contributing to the deforestation of the Tongas National Forest, Alaska. ChoStik offers discounts on its products when consumers make bulk purchases, but as many customers note, the products are priced significantly higher than competing products to begin with. ChoStik also has a history of introducing exorbitantly priced products only to decrease the prices by a large margin within a week or two, to stimulate artificial demand. ChoStik is can be considered to be _____.