A question for people living in the Ottawa-Hull area (Ont., Canada)

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From: Huge Cajones Remailer
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 1997 00:00

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The other day, I was checking out advertisements for computer printers.  On
Page 59 of the last issue of the magazine "Ottawa Computers!" I found an
advertisement from Ottawa Computer Sales and Services(e-mail address,
ocss@istar.ca) for these printers:

HP 820CXI,          C$559
HP 5L,              C$599
Lexmark 2030,       C$319
Lexmark 2070,       C$499.

Twenty pages later, another outfit advertised the same printers for C$30 to
C$55 less, depending on the model:

HP 820CXI,     C$530
HP 5L,         C$555
Lexmark 2030,  C$265
Lexmark 2070,  C$450.

Can someone post a response to explain to me why any rational person would go
to Ottawa Computer Services and shell out C$30-C$55 for the same product?  Am
I missing something that is obvious to rest of the world?  And by the way, has
anyone had first hand experience with this store?

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Subject: A question for people living in the Ottawa-Hull area (Ont., Canada)
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