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Old 03-14-2012, 09:17 PM   #1
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Printer cable RIPOFF

I picked up a nice printer at Best Buy that was on sale and needed a new cable a little longer and they were in the high $20 almost $30 range... I was not in a rush for the cable so waited....

There is no reason they cost that much,, total gouge....

Got home and hit Newegg.com,,, I picked one up that was like $3 with free shipping.... It had like 56 reviews that were almost all really good.....

Just a heads up,,,,
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Old 03-14-2012, 09:23 PM   #2
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Yes, never buy cable from BB. They get the, oh I need a cable? demographic who's not paying any attention.

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Old 03-14-2012, 09:29 PM   #3
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Thanks Spence.... I knew they may be a little more at BB but it was 1/2 as much as the printer... lol,,,,

free shipping and no tax from newegg was really nice,,,,
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BestBuy typically makes very little on electronics but pulls in massive margins on accessories. I always point to their $89 monster cable branded HDMI that's been proven to be no better than a $5 HDMI from monoprice.com.
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Old 03-15-2012, 07:31 AM   #5
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BestBuy typically makes very little on electronics but pulls in massive margins on accessories. I always point to their $89 monster cable branded HDMI that's been proven to be no better than a $5 HDMI from monoprice.com.

wow... Doink,,,,
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