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How can this price be possible? - alexzkter - 10-15-2014 02:56 PM
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I mean...I paid 140€ at the same supermarket (Alcampo in Valencia-Spain) like 7-8 months ago thinking that I had saved 10-15€ compared to other local stores....
RE: How can this price be possible? - CR Haeger - 10-15-2014 04:06 PM
Wow - $75 US would be a great deal here too.
RE: How can this price be possible? - Tim Wessman - 10-15-2014 04:16 PM
My guess would be that "it fell of the back of a truck".... happens quite frequently in some places.
RE: How can this price be possible? - Han - 10-15-2014 04:16 PM
Did someone forget to print a 1 in front of that price? It seems rather low for a graphing calculator...
RE: How can this price be possible? - alexzkter - 10-15-2014 07:11 PM
(10-15-2014 04:16 PM)Tim Wessman Wrote: My guess would be that "it fell of the back of a truck".... happens quite frequently in some places.
The package looks intact
RE: How can this price be possible? - Adriweb - 10-15-2014 11:43 PM
(10-15-2014 04:16 PM)Han Wrote: Did someone forget to print a 1 in front of that price? It seems rather low for a graphing calculator...
That actually makes sense
RE: How can this price be possible? - Alberto Candel - 10-16-2014 12:05 AM
(10-15-2014 02:56 PM)alexzkter Wrote: I mean...I paid 140€ at the same supermarket (Alcampo in Valencia-Spain) like 7-8 months ago thinking that I had saved 10-15€ compared to other local stores....After Tax (IVA)?
RE: How can this price be possible? - Dougggg - 10-16-2014 03:10 AM
is it stocked in the rubberband section
RE: How can this price be possible? - Thomas Radtke - 10-16-2014 10:33 AM
If they can't sell their stock, they have to lower the price. That's what made me a proud owner of the 32SII in the 90th - the price was unbelievable but real :-).
RE: How can this price be possible? - alexzkter - 10-16-2014 02:01 PM
(10-16-2014 12:05 AM)Alberto Candel Wrote:(10-15-2014 02:56 PM)alexzkter Wrote: I mean...I paid 140€ at the same supermarket (Alcampo in Valencia-Spain) like 7-8 months ago thinking that I had saved 10-15€ compared to other local stores....After Tax (IVA)?
Final price 140€, exactly.
Quote:is it stocked in the rubberband section
They aren't rubberbands, it's whole wheat pasta, dur. Lol jokes apart, it's stocked in the pencil/books section. Exactly where the calculators are, but it's kind of hidden because it's below all the stuff (calculators->rubberbands&other stufff) almost on the floor. Like I said, it's where it's always been. The one I bought was there too. I got the impression I'm one of the few people that know that's actually there haha
RE: How can this price be possible? - eried - 10-16-2014 05:55 PM
(10-16-2014 02:01 PM)alexzkter Wrote:(10-16-2014 12:05 AM)Alberto Candel Wrote: After Tax (IVA)?
Final price 140€, exactly.
Quote:is it stocked in the rubberband section
They aren't rubberbands, it's whole wheat pasta, dur. Lol jokes apart, it's stocked in the pencil/books section. Exactly where the calculators are, but it's kind of hidden because it's below all the stuff (calculators->rubberbands&other stufff) almost on the floor. Like I said, it's where it's always been. The one I bought was there too. I got the impression I'm one of the few people that know that's actually there haha
That's the real price? (I mean if you take the calculator to a price check machine, I am guessing is more a typo, because it is too cheap even for the materials!... or maybe is to switch stock with the non-wireless?)
RE: How can this price be possible? - d b - 10-16-2014 08:19 PM
(10-16-2014 05:55 PM)eried Wrote: it is too cheap even for the materials!... or maybe is to switch stock with the non-wireless?)
My guess is not much over 10 bucks for materials in the quantities they buy them in, but that's only a guess.
Then you add labor, upkeep, overhead, various taxes and import duties, shipping, storage costs, mark-up, the price of the bag the cashier puts it into......
RE: How can this price be possible? - eried - 10-16-2014 11:58 PM
(10-16-2014 08:19 PM)Den Belillo (Martinez Ca.) Wrote:(10-16-2014 05:55 PM)eried Wrote: it is too cheap even for the materials!... or maybe is to switch stock with the non-wireless?)
My guess is not much over 10 bucks for materials in the quantities they buy them in, but that's only a guess.
Then you add labor, upkeep, overhead, various taxes and import duties, shipping, storage costs, mark-up, the price of the bag the cashier puts it into......
In digikey, if you try using 10000 as quantity the cpu, ram, lcd, battery and other basic stuff don't go below 10 bucks. How many units is HP ordering? probably around that number?
RE: How can this price be possible? - Paul Dale - 10-17-2014 01:01 AM
(10-16-2014 11:58 PM)eried Wrote: In digikey, if you try using 10000 as quantity the cpu, ram, lcd, battery and other basic stuff don't go below 10 bucks. How many units is HP ordering? probably around that number?
Digikey isn't a cheap supplier in quantity. Great for small quantities though.
I would expect HP to be making quite a lot more than 10k and this is where the real price breaks start happening.
- Pauli
RE: How can this price be possible? - Tugdual - 10-21-2014 09:33 PM
This one has bugs inside and sold cheaper than non bugged others.
Hmmm wait...