From: "John Beamish" 

The supermarket makes a profit.
The US wholesaler makes a profit.
The manufacturer makes a profit.
The parts suppliers make a profit.
The licensors make a profit.

OTOH, my Cdn$29.95 DVD player :-( (from Zellers) had to be returned.



On Thu, 01 Mar 2007 22:20:55 -0500, Mark  wrote:

>
> "Geo."  wrote in message
news:45e7723b$2{at}w3.nls.net...
>> And a regular DVD player costs $59.95..
>
> I bought a DVD *Recorder* for $59.95 a couple weeks ago at the
> supermarket,
> it was perched on a shelf above the melons in the produce section  It
> works pretty well too, although it only knows military time  confirmed by
> the Indian on the other end of the 800 number that has no business being
> available for a $60 hunk of metal and silicone in the first place!>
>
>
>

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