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Old 02-05-09, 05:56 AM
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dclaryjr
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Originally Posted by Garfield Cat
Never said it was a "bad thing". In the olden days when I would buy blank CD's there was a perception that certain brands were somehow better than others. But I also found out that some CD's were manufactured by the same company but branded different. The name alone allowed a pricing premium passed on to the consumer.
There are even worse examples. There was a case where a company who made contact lenses sold what was supposed to be two different lenses with one costing more than the other. It turns out the only thing that was different was the packaging--exact same lenses.
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