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Have you recently been ripped off, or seen a good rip off?

I was looking for a reading lamp. Checked on an auction site - over £15 quid! Checked the make shown - found the wholesaler! Guess what? £2.52 each - with discount if you buy 100 plus!

Update:

The wholesaler is based in the UK!

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  • 9 years ago
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    I don't see what the problem is. How do you think any company makes a profit?

    The manufacturer sell to the wholesaler for £1.00.

    The wholesaler sells to the retailer for £2.52.

    The retailer sells to the consumer for £15.

    This is something called "business". It's how any chain of supply works.

    Did you really not know that??!!

  • 9 years ago

    That's how capitalism works, supply and demand, the price is determined by market, the worst thing is that some 12 year old in china probably Gets paid ¥2 a day to make them

  • 9 years ago

    friend paid break down insurance for washing machine, when it broke they said part obsolete. now trying to get 12 months insurance back with help of trading standards

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