Herbert Graf wrote:
> On Wed, 2006-01-25 at 00:24 -0500, Josh Koffman wrote:
> 
>>On 1/25/06, Herbert Graf <mailinglist2@farcite.net> wrote:
>>
>>>It wouldn't surprise me, the consumer network hardware market is at a
>>>point where pennies count. I just bought a 802.11g router for $4.99,
>>>brand new. Aside from being a regular router, it does WDS, WPA, can act
>>>as an ethernet bridge (i.e. it acts as a wireless client) and a bunch of
>>>other stuff that was unheard of only a few years ago. That's where
>>>things have gotten. I don't believe it actually costs only $4.99 to make
>>>(the store is taking a loss), but that shows how insane the market has
>>>become.
>>
>>$4.99...where?
> 
> 
> http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?sku_id=0665000FS10066603&catid=19994&logon=&langid=EN
> 
> Technically you pay more then $4.99 due to it being a rebate offer and
> taxes, but it's still bloody cheap.
> 
> It's no name, but it seems to work perfectly.

The store doesn't take a loss, since you paid them $65.
And if the manufacturer doesn't honor the rebate THEY
make money too.
Remember the 'no rebate, rebate' and lawsuit against
Iomega many years ago for failing to deliver promised rebates?

Beware. There is no such think as a free lunch.

Robert

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