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Originally Posted by JERRY2KONE
Actually what allot of people do not know is that the standard mark up in the USA is 300% over the normal retail value, which is exactly what you showed there. So I am not surprized at all. What does surprize me is thinking about that $3.83 price compared to what it actually cost them to manufacture the item, and the fact that they are willing to sell it at that price. That thinking is where we started in America back in the 1940's, and look where we are now on the greedy scale. Labor costs have driven prices out of this world for us, because everybody wants to make more and save more than everyone else. GREED is what drives us in the USA as compared to places like China who are driven by survival.
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nailed it right on the head
that is exactly what this country has become and why China and these other asian countries are gaining so much wealth and power.
They say a good mechanic only needs 2 tools - WD40 & Duct tape. If it moves, and its not supposed to, duct tape. If it doesn't move, and its supposed to, WD40.