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   On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:44:17 -0000, "Woody"   
    wrote:   
      
   >I saw a couple in Comet yesterday buying a 1m HDMI cable for £45.   
   >You should have heard the drivel the 'knowledgeable' salesperson   
   >was spouting.   
   >   
   >The damage that such people can do to the TV industry is........   
   >well, words fail me. Mind you if they are daft enough to spend so   
   >much (and it was by no means the cheapest) rather than £4.99 at   
   >B&Q then they deserve it.   
   >   
      
   I bought an HDMI cable in Tottenham Court Road a couple of months ago.   
   The bloke wanted 19.95, and I said I wouldn't pay that much. He asked   
   what I would give, and I held out a fiver. He was perfectly happy with   
   the trade. I should have offered a quid.   
      
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