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RANT: Smokin' da crunch @ Sears?? - Panopticon - 12-04-2008
$89 for a friggin 12ft HDMI cable?
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_05750986000P
and only $35 shipped from Buy.com. Still ridiculous!
I get better cables from Monoprice for <$10 shipped :woot:
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Re: RANT: Smokin' da crunch @ Sears?? - BigGuynRusty - 12-04-2008
Panopticon wrote:I have friends that actually believe that if they pay more money for an identical item that somehow it makes the item "Better".
$89 for a friggin 12ft HDMI cable?
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_05750986000P
and only $35 shipped from Buy.com. Still ridiculous!
I get better cables from Monoprice for <$10 shipped :woot:
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BGnR
Re: RANT: Smokin' da crunch @ Sears?? - miK. - 12-04-2008
You didn't read the fine print: each cable comes with a free happy ending. B)-
Even WITH that it's still not worth $89.
Re: RANT: Smokin' da crunch @ Sears?? - Racer X - 12-04-2008
standard pricing scheme. They make their money on the accessories, not the TV or video players.
Camera shops make their money on the camera bags, filters and whatnot.
Auto parts store chains make their profit on wipers and wiper fluid, stink trees and that sort of crap. Pricing on hard parts is pretty competitive when there are several chains nearby.
Re: RANT: Smokin' da crunch @ Sears?? - Jack D. - 12-04-2008
Here's a 6 footer at Staples for $165!! http://www.staples.com/office/supplies/p1__248487_Business_Supplies_10051_SEARCH
Re: RANT: Smokin' da crunch @ Sears?? - Racer X - 12-04-2008
Jack D. wrote:
Here's a 6 footer at Staples for $165!! http://www.staples.com/office/supplies/p1__248487_Business_Supplies_10051_SEARCH
office supply stores for computer or video accessories are the worst, except maybe media on sale. Some traveling schlub will pay that to make a presentation work. I've had to do it when a client didn't make the requested preparations.
Re: RANT: Smokin' da crunch @ Sears?? - bazookaman - 12-04-2008
While not as much as the HDMI cable. I remember we went looking for some ethernet cables that we needed right away. I think we finally found some at Lowes for around $10 for a 7 footer. Something like that. Ordered a couple more for less than 2 bucks a piece I think from Monoprice.
Re: RANT: Smokin' da crunch @ Sears?? - Zoidberg - 12-04-2008
Racer X wrote:
[quote=Jack D.]
Here's a 6 footer at Staples for $165!! http://www.staples.com/office/supplies/p1__248487_Business_Supplies_10051_SEARCH
office supply stores for computer or video accessories are the worst, except maybe media on sale. Some traveling schlub will pay that to make a presentation work. I've had to do it when a client didn't make the requested preparations.
There's that, but the office warehouse chains also know that many times it's being bought/ordered by a company via an employee. The person buying it usually doesn't care, they're just told to get this, that and the other thing, so they order it or buy it at the store itself. It goes on a company card and gets lost in a sea of paperwork. I've seen it happen countless times at the bigger firms.
Re: RANT: Smokin' da crunch @ Sears?? - MacGurl - 12-04-2008
BigGuynRusty wrote:
I have friends that actually believe that if they pay more money for an identical item that somehow it makes the item "Better".
BGnR
Yeah, kinda like all of those people that think the HIGH priced gold Monster cables (and the like) are really so much better! Gag.
Re: RANT: Smokin' da crunch @ Sears?? - Racer X - 12-04-2008
Zoidberg wrote:
[quote=Racer X]
[quote=Jack D.]
Here's a 6 footer at Staples for $165!! http://www.staples.com/office/supplies/p1__248487_Business_Supplies_10051_SEARCH
office supply stores for computer or video accessories are the worst, except maybe media on sale. Some traveling schlub will pay that to make a presentation work. I've had to do it when a client didn't make the requested preparations.
There's that, but the office warehouse chains also know that many times it's being bought/ordered by a company via an employee. The person buying it usually doesn't care, they're just told to get this, that and the other thing, so they order it or buy it at the store itself. It goes on a company card and gets lost in a sea of paperwork. I've seen it happen countless times at the bigger firms.
very true. My slant was you do what you need to do to get the job done on time.