tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225056078657116818.post7311530082763283418..comments2023-04-27T13:17:28.693+02:00Comments on TILTING AT WINDMILLS: HOW MUCH? I NEED A STRONG DRINK!SANCHOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11961367278843285235noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225056078657116818.post-4917572062594828392010-09-09T12:43:21.076+02:002010-09-09T12:43:21.076+02:00We throw our printers away and buy new ones rather...We throw our printers away and buy new ones rather than replace the cartridges.Simonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225056078657116818.post-33741371700016115542010-08-31T22:36:10.149+02:002010-08-31T22:36:10.149+02:00As I remember from my LSE days (never graduated), ...As I remember from my LSE days (never graduated), it is/was called the Kodak Syndrome: you bought a cheap camera, but the price of film and developing were horrendous. It is now applied to almost anything: try using Canon toner on an HP printer!<br />Can anyone tell me why we need FIVE blades on a (hand) razor? Mr Gillette made a vast fortune on just one - and he didn't even know his descendants would be buying UK football clubs!<br />Could go on, but have to replace something on my coffee caffe thingy ... just a rubber ring, sold by the Chinese shop round the corner.Prosperohttp://campopulse.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225056078657116818.post-41962811352052219142010-08-31T14:23:23.057+02:002010-08-31T14:23:23.057+02:00This is part of an ongoing trend.The key is to sel...This is part of an ongoing trend.The key is to sell the product cheap and then hook you into a lifetime of consumables at ultra high prices.A Braun electric toothbrush costs about €19.95 but a new head is €14.95!!<br />The electric razor I got as a Christmas gift has a resevoir of Nivea moisturiser which comes out as you shave.A miniscule refill is €12.99.You cannot use any other product as the method of insertion in the razor is unique to the brand.I had to buy a new head for it recently as the blades stopped spinning. A new head is a staggering €45.Manufacturers have realised that selling you a product is just the beginning,what they really want is your ongoing custom for rip off refills.Tony Murphynoreply@blogger.com