by "Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
Published 09/08/2017 at 19:00
by "Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
Published 09/08/2017 at 19:00
Tags: too good to be true
STARS: 0
So I want to repair my fancy-pants pair of sunglasses that lost the tiny hex-screws that hold the lenses on. I googled for repair screws/nuts and found these on eBay :
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The kit is $0.99 with free shipping. How can that be? I mean, that’s a loss proposition for any business, isn’t it? Although I guess I have only a dollar to lose finding out.
Or I can pay $18.95 processing fee to get replacements via the manufacturer’s lifetime warranty (which is less than the cost of a whole new pair to them and so just another way to make $ out of me).
"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
09/08/2017 at 19:11, STARS: 2
What in the world? How?
Oh, I see. The screwdriver is $0.99, and you pay extra for the screws. Sneaky. Still, $4.59 doesn’t sound bad, especially with that free shipping.
"notsomethingstructural" (notsomethingstructural)
09/08/2017 at 19:11, STARS: 1
the screwdriver is $0.99 the kit is like 5 bux
"Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz)" (galileo-humpkins)
09/08/2017 at 19:12, STARS: 1
Or I can pay $18.95 processing fee to get replacements via the manufacturer’s lifetime warranty (which is less than the cost of a whole new pair to them...
I bet we’d be very surprised to find out - especially for non name brands - just how cheap they are and that you paying 18.95 actually does cover their cost.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
09/08/2017 at 20:37, STARS: 0
Link because Kinja.
Joke’s on them. I already have a screwdriver!
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
09/08/2017 at 20:39, STARS: 2
Oh, I wasn’t kidding. I read articles about how even the most expensive brands are cheap to manufacture, and command a ridiculous mark up.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
09/08/2017 at 20:42, STARS: 2
Yeah, still barely above cost with shipping, I would think.