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In article <41vm1h$49f@news.duke.edu>,
Dave Briggman  <paradigm@mercury.interpath.net> wrote:
>pixintl@interaccess.com (PIX INT'L) wrote:
>
>>Geeeeee..Egghead sells it new(and you get a real reciept for taxes for 
>>$449)At mail order catalog companies  it's probably proably alot cheaper too. Corel 6 for WIN 95 full version is $459 at Egghead...=
>
>
>Well Geeeeee. Egghead charges sales tax too, you bozo...so in NYC if you buy it at $449 as you stated, you end up adding about 9% to=
> the price (if I correctly recall their State/County/City tax rates)...bringing the price to $489.00....At PC Warehouse it's $459 pl=
>us shipping, and they won't bargain in pricing with you.

Really? Thank goodness for that info.  I have a friend in NYC who is
coming down soon and I was going to tell him to pick me up a copy there. 
I guess that would have been a big mistake.  


>
>And if you're stupid enough to move to the initial release of Windows 95, then I wouldn't want to sell anything to you anyhow.

>
Yeah, this is smart.  I actually require people I am selling stuff off to
to bring in a certified document with their IQ on it.  Otherwise, you know, I
might sell something to someone stupid and you wouldn't want that to happen.


Some people just give quick quizzes, though.

>Do you think people who would want Corel Draw don't know how much it costs?
>

I want Corel Draw.  I had to look up the price when I saw your post.  I
was going to just skip since I figured, "What do I care that this guy is
overcharging?"



>When something is posted at $450.00, it DOESN'T necessarily mean than it will sell for that much...regardless, if you do something l=
>ike this in the future, why do do it by email to the poster (whoever it may be) if you are so COMPELLED to raise this as an issue...=
>then I won't have to go to the trouble of embarrasing you on the net.
>

Actually, if this post had been here the first time, it might have saved
me having to look it up. But such is life.  He should be sorry you had to
embarrass him.  Such an effort.

BrettJ

All the best sales people use the word "Bozo" when selling products.

"Buy this, you bozo."
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