Paul, at 16:56 on May 17 1996, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

BG> 2.5Gb ???     $515

PE> Yum Cha is $495.

BG> 72-pin  8Mb   $99
BG> 72-pin 16Mb   $320

PE> Yum Cha is $237.

CWS's prices change daily on stuff like RAM, and my price list is well out
of date at 2 weeks old.  That's why I gave you their fax number, so you
could check their latest prices on the highly volatile stuff like RAM and
HDs.

BG> 28k8 V.34 Int Austel   $299
BG> 28k8 V.34 Int Win/P75+ $199
BG> 28k8 V.34 Ext Austel   $349
BG> ---------------------------

PE> Didn't you say it was $195 for an external? 

I didn't specify either way earlier, but later mentioned it was internal.

PE> That price for an external is more than Yum Cha's price on Australian 
PE> modems!

So?  Call them and haggle.  A good example is the Epson ColorIIs printer,
of which we need 3.  These RRP at $699, HN sells them for $649, and they
can be had "on special" for $599, yet CWS's dealer price is $369
inc tax (see the immense margin that your average computer shop adds?). 
Not satisfied with that, we rang Edge for their price, and were told $345
ex tax, and when we mentioned the price at which CWS would sell them, they
immediately dropped their over-the-phone price to just $305 ex, which, when
you consider that we can now avoid shipping costs from Vic, is actually a
tad cheaper than CWS.

As I said, it pays to shop around.  A saving of $330 off RRP ain't trivial.

Regards, Bill

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