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Browsing the inksupply.com site that sells MIS (do not know if that is a
brand or their store name) bulk inks and noname prefilled carts from
China I am across the following:

They are selling Costco/Kirkland brand of paper. The paper I purchased
at Costco for 15 cents a sheet. Their unit price is 50 cents a sheet.
That is more than 3 times the price. I do not understand why anyone
would buy that when they could buy from Costco for much less. If they
are not near a Costco they can go to www.costco.com and buy the paper on
line. Also they sell Canon, HP, and Epson OEM ink carts. I have not
found better prices even though they are still very expensive.
 
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On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 03:58:45 GMT, measekite <measekite@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>Browsing the inksupply.com site that sells MIS (do not know if that is a
>brand or their store name) bulk inks and noname prefilled carts from
>China I am across the following:
>
>They are selling Costco/Kirkland brand of paper. The paper I purchased
>at Costco for 15 cents a sheet. Their unit price is 50 cents a sheet.
>That is more than 3 times the price. I do not understand why anyone
>would buy that when they could buy from Costco for much less. If they
>are not near a Costco they can go to www.costco.com and buy the paper on
>line. Also they sell Canon, HP, and Epson OEM ink carts. I have not
>found better prices even though they are still very expensive.

My guess would be convenience (or if you don't want to be so kind,
call it laziness).

You don't have to buy it from them. Like any business outside of a
dictatorship, they're free to set whatever price they want for their
wares. It's your choice to buy it at that price or buy it elsewhere.
If the price is too high for you, move on to the next business. For
some people, it's just too much effort to buy inks from one place and
paper from another, they just want to buy everything at one place.

Think about convenience stores. If you think about it only in
economic terms, it doesn't make much sense to buy pet food and other
grocery items from the local 7-11 as they're typically priced
considerably higher than a supermarket. However, you see people
buying that stuff all the time at convenience stores -- while they're
there buying convenience store mainstays like: candy, pop, cigarettes,
newspapers, and lottery tickets. This applies even when the
supermarket is open, only two more blocks down the street, and the
person is DRIVING A CAR. No matter where you live, I'm sure you've
seen this sort of thing too.


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MCheu wrote:

>On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 03:58:45 GMT, measekite <measekite@yahoo.com>
>wrote:
>
>
>
>>Browsing the inksupply.com site that sells MIS (do not know if that is a
>>brand or their store name) bulk inks and noname prefilled carts from
>>China I am across the following:
>>
>>They are selling Costco/Kirkland brand of paper. The paper I purchased
>>at Costco for 15 cents a sheet. Their unit price is 50 cents a sheet.
>>That is more than 3 times the price. I do not understand why anyone
>>would buy that when they could buy from Costco for much less. If they
>>are not near a Costco they can go to www.costco.com and buy the paper on
>>line. Also they sell Canon, HP, and Epson OEM ink carts. I have not
>>found better prices even though they are still very expensive.
>>
>>
>
>My guess would be convenience (or if you don't want to be so kind,
>call it laziness).
>
>You don't have to buy it from them. Like any business outside of a
>dictatorship, they're free to set whatever price they want for their
>wares. It's your choice to buy it at that price or buy it elsewhere.
>If the price is too high for you, move on to the next business. For
>some people, it's just too much effort to buy inks from one place and
>paper from another, they just want to buy everything at one place.
>
>Think about convenience stores. If you think about it only in
>economic terms, it doesn't make much sense to buy pet food and other
>grocery items from the local 7-11 as they're typically priced
>considerably higher than a supermarket. However, you see people
>buying that stuff all the time at convenience stores -- while they're
>there buying convenience store mainstays like: candy, pop, cigarettes,
>newspapers, and lottery tickets. This applies even when the
>supermarket is open, only two more blocks down the street, and the
>person is DRIVING A CAR. No matter where you live, I'm sure you've
>seen this sort of thing too.
>
>
>

I guess there is an ass for every seat!

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