0tterbot wrote:
"Trish Brown" wrote in message
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Just
as an example: a garden fork costing $39 at Bunnings was $72 at the
nursery! Same brand, same size, same everything. Vastly different price!

that really only means the fork is worth $72 but you got it cheaper. by this
point everyone knows that bunnings (and so forth) do that. bringing down the
public's expectations of what things are actually "worth" is part of the
problem.

if i want cheap tools, i buy second-hand anyway. my forks were a few dollars
each :-) (probably that's all they're "worth", too g)
kylie


ROTFLMAO! Let me tell you, I had no problem at all paying $39 instead of
$72!

Yes, I understand the supermarket mentality as well as anyone, however
I'm not silly enough to stand on ceremony and fork out (Hee! I did a
pun!) almost double the amount of money for an item.

It has been my experience that things are 'worth' what the market will
bear. For example, I started working in the computer industry 'way back
when it was a pretty rarified atmosphere and needed consultants such as
my good self to ease people into their first computer purchase. We used
to make 32% in retail sales. When I left the industry in the mid-1990s,
all we could make was a bare 8% and struggled to earn extra with
value-added services. Today, I shudder to think what small businesses
make compared to the huge buying power of the chain stores. But we, the
consumer, want cheaper prices and ease of access and one-stop shopping.
We certainly do get what we pay for, I find.

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Trish {|:-} Newcastle, NSW, Australia