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Re: What country are sharp window air conditioners made? Why do those twist lock plugs cost so damn much at lowes? They are made in CHINA! |
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 HallPremium,MVM
join:2000-04-28
Dayton, OH
kudos:2 | said by nonamesleft:Why do those twist lock plugs cost so damn much at lowes? They are made in CHINA!
Because they can. Did you see the prices of anything drop when it was switched to being made in China ? Hell no ! The company's profits sure will increase though. |
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
kudos:1 | reply to nonamesleft
said by nonamesleft:Why do those twist lock plugs cost so damn much at lowes? They are made in CHINA!
Because they are commercial grade, and it just comes out of yearly dividends or the cost plus military research contract, or venture capital fund of a rich ******* who doesn't know his maid pulls 1K from his ATM account a week. Look at Grainger's prices vs Home Depot. |
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| I thougt grainger was for businesses only, and not for commoners/regular people. |
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scross
join:2002-09-13
Cordova, TN
1 edit | said by nonamesleft:I thougt grainger was a business only, and not for commoners.
There are ways. The last time I checked, if you joined the Farm Bureau (for example) for maybe $25 (?), you got to use their corporate account for shopping at Grainger's - maybe even with a discount. Grainger's isn't the only game in town, though; MSC is pretty good, too, and as far as I know they'll sell to anybody. And these days there's practically nothing you can't find at a decent price on the internet - eBay, Amazon, and a ton of other places - with no jumping through hoops unless maybe it's a legal requirement. I buy stuff this way all the time, but I do take precautions to protect my credit card number, just in case. |
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