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Started by Borked Pseudo Mailed
Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:55
'discount' stores not cheap for USB flash drives
Author: Borked Pseudo Mailed
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:55
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:55
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Well they sell all sorts of chink crap so cheap, but....... In Red Dot store, I saw a 128 MB USB thumb drive for $19.95! Almost as bad was Coles with a 256 MB model for $25.95 have they got a clue?????????
Re: 'discount' stores not cheap for USB flash drives
Author: Lew
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 06:06
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 06:06
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"Borked Pseudo Mailed" <nobody@pseudo.borked.net> wrote in message news:fc026b12ff4b2b2ffbcd379cc758f69c@pseudo.borked.net... > Well they sell all sorts of chink crap so cheap, but....... > In Red Dot store, I saw a 128 MB USB thumb drive for $19.95! > Almost as bad was Coles with a 256 MB model for $25.95 > have they got a clue????????? > Just got a 4gb USB FD from DealsDirect for $29.95.
Re: 'discount' stores not cheap for USB flash drives
Author: The Vintage Monk
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 07:08
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 07:08
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Lew wrote: > "Borked Pseudo Mailed" <nobody@pseudo.borked.net> wrote in message > news:fc026b12ff4b2b2ffbcd379cc758f69c@pseudo.borked.net... >> Well they sell all sorts of chink crap so cheap, but....... >> In Red Dot store, I saw a 128 MB USB thumb drive for $19.95! >> Almost as bad was Coles with a 256 MB model for $25.95 >> have they got a clue????????? >> > Just got a 4gb USB FD from DealsDirect for $29.95. > > Good old Deals Direct Don't put anything to valuable on it if you haven't got it saved anywhere else.
Re: 'discount' stores not cheap for USB flash drives
Author: John Savage
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:08
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:08
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Borked Pseudo Mailed <nobody@pseudo.borked.net> writes: >Well they sell all sorts of chink crap so cheap, but....... >In Red Dot store, I saw a 128 MB USB thumb drive for $19.95! >Almost as bad was Coles with a 256 MB model for $25.95 >have they got a clue????????? It happens that I, too, scrutinized Coles prices (Syd) on Tuesday, and the prices I saw were nothing like those in your suburb. 512 MB thumb drive was $9.99 1 GB was around $22 (i.e., more than double the half-gig) 2 GB was in the mid-$30s IIRC IYO what would be a good price for 1 GB? -- John Savage (my news address is not valid for email)
Re: 'discount' stores not cheap for USB flash drives
Author: Fred
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 02:49
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 02:49
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"John Savage" <rookswood@suburbian.com.au> wrote in message news:071220000085158.20Dec07$rookswood@suburbian.com... > Borked Pseudo Mailed <nobody@pseudo.borked.net> writes: >>Well they sell all sorts of chink crap so cheap, but....... >>In Red Dot store, I saw a 128 MB USB thumb drive for $19.95! >>Almost as bad was Coles with a 256 MB model for $25.95 >>have they got a clue????????? > > It happens that I, too, scrutinized Coles prices (Syd) on Tuesday, > and the prices I saw were nothing like those in your suburb. > > 512 MB thumb drive was $9.99 > 1 GB was around $22 (i.e., more than double the half-gig) > 2 GB was in the mid-$30s IIRC > > IYO what would be a good price for 1 GB? Seeing that MSY sell a Kingston 1GB for $12.00, I would say $12 to $20
Re: 'discount' stores not cheap for USB flash drives
Author: spodosaurus
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 05:53
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 05:53
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Borked Pseudo Mailed wrote: > Well they sell all sorts of chink crap so cheap, but....... > In Red Dot store, I saw a 128 MB USB thumb drive for $19.95! > Almost as bad was Coles with a 256 MB model for $25.95 > have they got a clue????????? > > No, but then, neither do you. PDT
Re: 'discount' stores not cheap for USB flash drives
Author: Lew
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 08:14
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 08:14
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"The Vintage Monk" <themonkeythemonk@the.monks.com> wrote in message news:4768c397$0$20640$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au... > Lew wrote: >> "Borked Pseudo Mailed" <nobody@pseudo.borked.net> wrote in message >> news:fc026b12ff4b2b2ffbcd379cc758f69c@pseudo.borked.net... >>> Well they sell all sorts of chink crap so cheap, but....... >>> In Red Dot store, I saw a 128 MB USB thumb drive for $19.95! >>> Almost as bad was Coles with a 256 MB model for $25.95 >>> have they got a clue????????? >>> >> Just got a 4gb USB FD from DealsDirect for $29.95. >> >> > > Good old Deals Direct > > Don't put anything to valuable on it if you haven't got it saved anywhere > else. > Got a 1gb USB Flash drive a couple of years or so back and still working well. And the 4gb one came with a 2 year warranty. Never had a problem with anything I have bought from DD and can thoroughly recommend them. And it isn't because my Dad happens to be Mr DealsDirect himself:-)
Re: 'discount' stores not cheap for USB flash drives
Author: Harold Hughes - Higglytown Hero
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:02
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:02
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Lew wrote: > "The Vintage Monk" <themonkeythemonk@the.monks.com> wrote in message > news:4768c397$0$20640$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au... >> Lew wrote: >>> "Borked Pseudo Mailed" <nobody@pseudo.borked.net> wrote in message >>> news:fc026b12ff4b2b2ffbcd379cc758f69c@pseudo.borked.net... >>>> Well they sell all sorts of chink crap so cheap, but....... >>>> In Red Dot store, I saw a 128 MB USB thumb drive for $19.95! >>>> Almost as bad was Coles with a 256 MB model for $25.95 >>>> have they got a clue????????? >>>> >>> Just got a 4gb USB FD from DealsDirect for $29.95. >>> >>> >> Good old Deals Direct >> >> Don't put anything to valuable on it if you haven't got it saved anywhere >> else. >> > Got a 1gb USB Flash drive a couple of years or so back and still working > well. > And the 4gb one came with a 2 year warranty. > Never had a problem with anything I have bought from DD and can thoroughly > recommend them. And it isn't because my Dad happens to be Mr DealsDirect > himself:-) > > School holidays already?
Re: 'discount' stores not cheap for USB flash drives
Author: Lew
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 05:56
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 05:56
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"Borked Pseudo Mailed" <nobody@pseudo.borked.net> wrote in message news:fc026b12ff4b2b2ffbcd379cc758f69c@pseudo.borked.net... > Well they sell all sorts of chink crap so cheap, but....... > In Red Dot store, I saw a 128 MB USB thumb drive for $19.95! > Almost as bad was Coles with a 256 MB model for $25.95 > have they got a clue????????? > Domayne have a 1gb USB Flash Drive for $10 and HN have one for $12
Re: 'discount' stores not cheap for USB flash drives
Author: Brad
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 22:51
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 22:51
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"Lew" <lewzeelastik@PANTIESyahoo.com> wrote in message news:RzIaj.26079$CN4.4312@news-server.bigpond.net.au... > > "Borked Pseudo Mailed" <nobody@pseudo.borked.net> wrote in message > news:fc026b12ff4b2b2ffbcd379cc758f69c@pseudo.borked.net... >> Well they sell all sorts of chink crap so cheap, but....... >> In Red Dot store, I saw a 128 MB USB thumb drive for $19.95! >> Almost as bad was Coles with a 256 MB model for $25.95 >> have they got a clue????????? >> > Domayne have a 1gb USB Flash Drive for $10 and HN have one for $12 > The main problem with some stores is they use the buy in bulk and save motto, doesn't work if you can't sell the gear in a week or two. Only time it worked for me was when I purchased a heap of ram years ago then the earthquake hit and ram prices tripled, It was a good time to have over purchased. Problem is that RAM prices drop too often to keep too many in stock. Same with most PC parts but if a chain store gets a 50% discount on a container load of thumb drives then the wholesale price drops by 80% while that load is in transit, which often happens they are stuck flogging off yesterdays in thing. The longer they have it the worse it gets. Wouldn't you like to pay premium prices for a 1GB sticks and then have 2GB available for less. -- Brad Leyden 6� 43.5816' S 146� 59.3097' E WGS84 To mail spam is really hot but please reply to thread so all may benefit (or laugh at my mistakes) > >
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