"Greg Mayman" bravely wrote to "Jay Emrie" (27 Sep 04  07:46:00)
 --- on the heady topic of "STILL AROUND"

 -=> Jay Emrie said to Greg Mayman
 -=> about "STILL AROUND" on 09-20-04  20:51.....

 JE> Greg, I once was going to send some used memory chips to Canada. Ended
 JE> up the postage was more than the used memory chips were worth without
 JE> even considering the possible duties.

 GM> You should NEVER try to balance one part of the cost against
 GM> another part. The TOTAL is the only figure that counts.

 GM> Here is an example: Would you pay $25 to repair something that
 GM> cost you $5?

 GM> I did on one occasion and finished up with an item that was as
 GM> good as brand new, which would have cost me about $400 to buy.

 GM> I would never have considered buying it at that price, but it has
 GM> given me a lot more "worth" than the $30 it cost me.


It's a valid philosphical point but then again buying the item new may
have better performance and features than were available in the old one.
In addition factoring inflation the new item probably costs less in
comparing equivalent dollars. Savings aren't always easy to determine.
One sure thing: the greatest savings is the money you didn't spend.
Sign me up for miser of the month club!

 M*i*k*e

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