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Old 05-27-2002, 03:12 AM   #13
Shinsa
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I used to work part time for Offic MAx. We had MANY items that were set up as loss leaders. We had a laser printer that we purchased for $1100 and sold it for $900. I always thought it was a typo in the system, but my manager explained it to me.

BTW... they can do that by what they charge for things that cost them almost nothing. For example, AA batteries are purchased for something like .20 for a pack of 4 (I'm not kidding) and sold for about $3. Talk about mark up! Paperclips are the same way, as are pencils and pens.
Bob

"When you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."

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