edhopper
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Mon Dec-07-09 02:39 PM
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I just bought a printer cable online for $3, Best Buys-$29 |
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That was with an Ebay Store (including shipping). On Amazon it was $6.99 (still a good price) But if I went to Best Buys, it would cost me $28.99. I don't care about overhead or rent or any of that crap, almost $30 for a cable I can get for $3 just doesn't make sense. Why would anyone go to a brick and motor store with these prices?
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Mon Dec-07-09 02:40 PM
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1. There's a great site for cheap, but good cables. |
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www.monoprice.com
Great place to get HDMI cables.
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Mon Dec-07-09 02:46 PM
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2. computer supply stores like altex have cheap cables to |
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Mon Dec-07-09 02:48 PM
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3. I suspect it's largely "emergency" purchases, or the uninformed. |
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When traveling, I've found myself having left a cable or charger or something at home, and really need one, so I end up at Best Buy, bite the bullet, and cough up $30 for a $4 cable because I don't have time to have some eBay shipper send it to me.
The other market is people who don't know there are cheaper places, so if they're buying a printer, the BB guy will say "you'll need a $30 cable for that, a $90 UPS backup, and a set of spare cartridges for $120."
I used to work at Camelot Music in a mall, and they had everything at list price, except for a few "sale" items. I just wanted to tell people "Go to the locally owned store and save yourself about $8 on this" but I would have lost my job probably. Seemed a lot of customers were parents buying for their kids who wouldn't think to shop at the local store, and weren't as price conscious as some people.
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Mon Dec-07-09 03:04 PM
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4. It's like all the stupid "upgrades" car dealers try to sell you. |
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The one time, and the last time I will ever buy a new car there were so many things like that. Crap, it's just a car. Yeah, sure, you want to sell me a ridiculous stereo for hundreds of dollars? How much is the damned thing without a radio? And really, is the car going to rust away without your magic undercoating? If it is, I'm walking out of here.
People psych themselves up to spend a lot of money on a television or a computer and the the dealers sucker punch them for a thirty dollar cable that cost 79 cents to make. That's why the manufacturer doesn't include a cable -- the dealers want it that way.
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Mon Dec-07-09 03:08 PM
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5. They make more on the cable than the printer. |
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I used to sell PC parts wholesale and the cables as an add-on are a cash cow for retailers.
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