"The Taiwanese Government would rather ship higher-priced items to bring more revenue into their country," she said.

Shoppers tended to buy higher-priced, higher-profit items last month, even at discount stores.

"Maybe the little novelty holiday stuff, but not much of our higher-priced items are moving yet at all."

The acceptor also allows for the sale of higher-priced items in vending machines, he said.

And a new menu will feature higher-priced items other than burgers.

Lower on the list are higher-priced items like large-screen color televisions and laptop computers.

The rise in stocks also caused many consumers to buy higher-priced items, making retailers appear more efficient.

A new menu will feature higher-priced items other than burgers.

Since then, the company has focused more on higher-priced items.

There were many relative bargains, however, that compensated for the higher-priced items.