Andrew, Companies can deliver to companies things dirt cheap. Companies have basically zero rights compared to citizen. For example if you buy product A, then a customer has the right to return, within a given period of time. A company doesn't have that right, unless agreed contractual.
So that makes things a lot easier when companies buy in massively from you - as the service you have to deliver is really limited compared to the rest. In fact under EU law you have the right of 2 years service and garantuee as a customer. A company doesn't have that. Bought is bought. Which returns? If you run a shop, you have personnel, you have EXPENSIVE rent, not seldom in the center of a city and you have a difficult to maintain website. So a luxury product produced for X dollar in Asia, usually ends up for 4X in the shops. That was the case 30 years ago, that still is the case. On Feb 11, 2013, at 10:28 AM, Andrew Holway wrote: >> You seem to have no idea what determines prices when you buy in a >> lot versus >> just 1. > > Yes indeed. I am obviously clueless in the matter. _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin Computing To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
