Originally Posted by seely

I'm not sure if you were expecting housing and cables to be free, or what, but all four shops I have worked at charge exactly the same for cables and housing. $2.99 cable, $1.99/ft housing. We all use the "Inline" branded cables too. Thing is, they are about the best you can get since they are a stainless die extruded cable. Just so happens they come in bulk I guess. Honestly though, if it was a concern you should ask the price before saying you "need" something. I would just assume you wanted it to and either knew the cost or didn't care.