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   From: johnwilliamson@btinternet.com   
      
   Don Pearce wrote:   
   > 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.   
   >   
   He'd still be mnaking a profit, too, more than likely.   
      
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