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On 8/01/2016 6:40 AM, Je�us wrote:
> On Thu, 7 Jan 2016 21:46:21 +1000, keithr <no-one@nowhere.com.au>
> wrote:
>
>> On 7/01/2016 7:03 AM, Je?us wrote:
>>> On Wed, 6 Jan 2016 22:45:39 +1000, keithr <no-one@nowhere.com.au>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 6/01/2016 10:26 AM, Je?us wrote:
>>>>> On Wed, 6 Jan 2016 07:53:41 +0800, Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 6/01/2016 4:51 AM, Je?us wrote:
>>>>>>> On Wed, 6 Jan 2016 00:37:02 +1100, felix <me@nothere.biz> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 05-January-2016 11:36 PM, French wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On 05-January-2016 9:38 PM, DBR wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The otherwise good name of Dick Smith got totally f*cked over.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> good name? he got rich selling poor quality overpriced junk
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Care to cite an example? You seem to have an inexhaustible supply of
>>>>>>> absolute crap at your disposal.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I think felix is just trolling so he can provide examples himself since
>>>>>> there are a few of them but it depends on how you look at it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Yeah. I'm sure DS sold *some* questionable items. I mean, their
>>>>> catalogue was huge by any standards. But on the whole it was mostly
>>>>> decent stuff, or at least stuff hard to find anywhere else.
>>>>>
>>>>> There was nothing wrong with their componentry, or their Yaesu gear,
>>>>> for example.
>>>>>
>>>>>> Dick often sold a cheaper alternative to the popular and mainstream and
>>>>>> provided a gateway for more people to get into radio, computers and
>>>>>> technology that they otherwise would not have had.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The kits gave a lot of people their start in electronics also and for
>>>>>> those reasons and more, most glass-half-full people would look at what
>>>>>> Dick Smith achieved in a more positive light.
>>>>>
>>>>> Agreed. There never has been any other kind of business that has come
>>>>> close to bettering DS in it's heyday.
>>>>>
>>>> I learned why Dick got rich when I went to Japan in 1980 and found that
>>>> I could buy the same stuff that Dicky was selling at one third the price
>>>> retail. Even after expenses he must have been making close to 100% markup.
>>>
>>> I think you'll find those sort of margins aren't that unusual in
>>> retail.
>>>
>> Probably, fortunately I've never had to work in retail.
>
> Nor I, thankfully.
>
> One notable exception I can think of is things like milk. It was years
> ago now, but a friend had a corner store (remember those?) and IIRC,
> his profit on a bottle of milk was something like 5 cents.
>
I can remember going shopping with my mother and getting stuff like 
flour, and sugar being measured out from bulk, and bacon sliced to order.

Reputedly the current markup on petrol is of the order of 25c/litre.

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  Re: Dick Smith Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 19:31 +1100
    Re: Dick Smith "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2016-01-05 16:39 +0800
      Re: Dick Smith "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-08 17:42 +1100
    Re: Dick Smith "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-08 17:40 +1100
      Re: Dick Smith pedro <me@privacy.net> - 2016-01-10 09:44 +0800
        Re: Dick Smith "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-10 15:36 +1100
          Re: Dick Smith F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2016-01-10 21:28 +1100
            Re: Dick Smith "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-11 04:29 +1100
              Re: Dick Smith F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2016-01-11 12:31 +1100
                Re: Dick Smith "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-11 13:02 +1100
          Re: Dick Smith pedro <me@privacy.net> - 2016-01-11 13:31 +0800
            Re: Dick Smith "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-12 07:06 +1100
              Re: Dick Smith pedro <me@privacy.net> - 2016-01-12 11:40 +0800
                Re: Dick Smith "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-12 16:27 +1100
  Re: Dick Smith Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2016-01-05 20:05 +1100
    Re: Dick Smith Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 20:42 +1100
      Re: Dick Smith Trevor Wilson <trevor@SPAMBLOCKrageaudio.com.au> - 2016-01-05 20:52 +1100
        Re: Dick Smith Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 22:08 +1100
          Re: Dick Smith French <pw_112@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 22:36 +1000
            Re: Dick Smith Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2016-01-05 21:50 +0800
        Re: Dick Smith felix <me@nothere.biz> - 2016-01-06 00:40 +1100
          Re: Dick Smith pedro <me@privacy.net> - 2016-01-06 16:34 +0800
            Re: Dick Smith not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-01-06 21:52 +0000
              Re: Dick Smith pedro <me@privacy.net> - 2016-01-07 10:23 +0800
                Re: Dick Smith "SG1" <Lost@the.races.com> - 2016-01-07 14:07 +1000
                Re: Dick Smith jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 20:16 -0800
                Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-07 20:07 +1100
                Re: Dick Smith pedro <me@privacy.net> - 2016-01-10 09:46 +0800
                Re: Dick Smith "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-10 15:37 +1100
                Re: Dick Smith "SG1" <Lost@the.races.com> - 2016-01-10 16:54 +1000
        Re: Dick Smith pedro <me@privacy.net> - 2016-01-06 16:31 +0800
    Re: Dick Smith "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2016-01-06 08:24 +0800
      Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-06 12:50 +1100
        Re: Dick Smith "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2016-01-06 10:24 +0800
          Re: Dick Smith French <pw_112@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 14:57 +1000
            Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-07 07:54 +1100
              Re: Dick Smith French <pw_112@gmail.com> - 2016-01-07 10:57 +1000
          Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-07 07:51 +1100
          Re: Dick Smith Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2016-01-07 12:31 +0800
  Re: Dick Smith Trevor Wilson <trevor@SPAMBLOCKrageaudio.com.au> - 2016-01-05 20:49 +1100
    Re: Dick Smith French <pw_112@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 20:52 +1000
      Re: Dick Smith DBR <DBR@NOTHANKS.com.au> - 2016-01-05 22:08 +1030
        Re: Dick Smith French <pw_112@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 22:36 +1000
          Re: Dick Smith felix <me@nothere.biz> - 2016-01-06 00:37 +1100
            Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-06 07:51 +1100
              Re: Dick Smith Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2016-01-06 07:53 +0800
                Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-06 11:26 +1100
                Re: Dick Smith Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 11:47 +1100
                Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-06 12:45 +1100
                Re: Dick Smith French <pw_112@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 12:17 +1000
                Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-06 13:37 +1100
                Re: Dick Smith "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2016-01-06 11:06 +0800
                Re: Dick Smith keithr <no-one@nowhere.com.au> - 2016-01-06 22:45 +1000
                Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-07 08:03 +1100
                Re: Dick Smith keithr <no-one@nowhere.com.au> - 2016-01-07 21:46 +1000
                Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-08 07:40 +1100
                Re: Dick Smith keithr <no-one@nowhere.com.au> - 2016-01-08 22:46 +1000
                Re: Dick Smith jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2016-01-08 18:59 -0800
                Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-10 08:05 +1100
                Re: Dick Smith "Robert" <robert@no.email> - 2016-01-10 09:25 +0800
                Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-10 12:53 +1100
                Re: Dick Smith felix <me@nothere.biz> - 2016-01-06 15:56 +1100
                Re: Dick Smith Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-01-06 18:02 +1100
                Re: Dick Smith felix <me@nothere.biz> - 2016-01-06 22:29 +1100
              Re: Dick Smith F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2016-01-06 15:07 +1100
                Re: Dick Smith Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 16:09 +1100
                Re: Dick Smith F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2016-01-06 19:05 +1100
                Re: Dick Smith Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 19:23 +1100
                Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-07 08:02 +1100
            Re: Dick Smith French <pw_112@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 12:25 +1000
              Re: Dick Smith French <pw_112@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 12:27 +1000
                Re: Dick Smith felix <me@nothere.biz> - 2016-01-06 16:07 +1100
                Re: Dick Smith F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2016-01-06 19:06 +1100
                Re: Dick Smith Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 19:24 +1100
              Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-06 13:34 +1100
            Re: Dick Smith jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 18:38 -0800
              Re: Dick Smith French <pw_112@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 14:49 +1000
                Re: Dick Smith Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2016-01-07 12:33 +0800
                Re: Dick Smith jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 21:04 -0800
                Re: Dick Smith XR8 Sprintless <xr8_sprint@hotmail.com> - 2016-01-07 20:30 +1000
                Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-08 07:42 +1100
                Re: Dick Smith "Robert" <robert@no.email> - 2016-01-08 10:01 +0800
                Re: Dick Smith Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-01-08 13:48 +1100
                Re: Dick Smith XR8 Sprintless <xr8_sprint@hotmail.com> - 2016-01-08 13:14 +1000
                Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-08 18:58 +1100
                Re: Dick Smith XR8 Sprintless <xr8_sprint@hotmail.com> - 2016-01-08 18:56 +1000
                Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-08 20:12 +1100
                Re: Dick Smith XR8 Sprintless <xr8_sprint@hotmail.com> - 2016-01-08 22:13 +1000
                Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-10 08:06 +1100
                Re: Dick Smith "Robert" <robert@no.email> - 2016-01-09 11:41 +0800
                Re: Dick Smith Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-01-09 15:00 +1100
                Re: Dick Smith "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-09 17:03 +1100
                Re: Dick Smith Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-01-09 18:00 +1100
                Re: Dick Smith "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-09 19:28 +1100
                Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-10 08:08 +1100
                Re: Dick Smith "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-10 08:36 +1100
                Re: Dick Smith XR8 Sprintless <xr8_sprint@hotmail.com> - 2016-01-09 14:20 +1000
                Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-08 19:45 +1100
          Re: Dick Smith Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2016-01-05 22:18 +0800
    Re: Dick Smith felix <me@nothere.biz> - 2016-01-06 00:37 +1100
    Re: Dick Smith "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-08 17:47 +1100
  Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-05 23:44 +1100
    Re: Dick Smith "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-08 17:51 +1100
  Re: Dick Smith Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2016-01-05 22:54 +0800
    Re: Dick Smith "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2016-01-06 09:14 +0800
      Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-06 12:48 +1100
      Re: Dick Smith jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 23:12 -0800
      Re: Dick Smith Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2016-01-06 22:03 +1100
        Re: Dick Smith "Andy Wood" <woodag@trap.ozemail.com.au> - 2016-01-07 15:15 +1100

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