swept under the accessorized rug

The makers of NeverCurl allegedly urged one their competitors to agree to sell their product at the same price on Amazon.

Collusion Scandal Grips Rug Accessory Industry

We’d like to think that only huge corporations — titans of telecom, colossi of crude, barons of beef — run by guys who look like Rich Uncle Pennybags are involved in sketchy backroom collusion. But even players in “I didn’t know they even existed” markets try to get overly clever and rig the system to their advantage. [More]