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Originally Posted by FlDebra  I think we are on different pages of the same book! I was trying to address your original question --"Don't you hate when you are taken for a fool??? " I just do not feel that the small business owners are taking anyone for a fool just because they double their prices. I might shop around and buy from the cheapest place because I need to conserve $$. But I still want to support the small business owner when I can (yes, even if it means spending a little bit more). Why? Because I like having the small business owner around. Small online stores and the "brick and mortar" shops offer a personalized service we will never see at the big wholesale distributors.
Basically I am saying, sure go ahead and shop around but try not to think so badly of the small business person who probably makes a LOT less profit in the long run that that wholesale business. |
I agree with what she said. This is basically what I was trying to say and explain too. When I read the title of this thread and read the first post I took it to mean that the poster was saying the haute dog is trying to rip people off, this is why I got defensive.
Yes cutting out the middle man, if possible, will save money and that was a very valid and good point. But what was initially posted and what this whole thread seemed to be based on was two products that are similar but not the same therefore the comparison and point that was trying to be made was not very valid but yet still made the haute dog look bad so I felt I had to defend. The bed being sold by haute dog is the original doggie slipper bed design and yes it cost more but it is made from better materials and built to last and it cost a lot more at wholesale cost than the petedge bed therefore that is why it is being retailed for more, the petedge replica slipper bed is indeed cheaper, but is also not assembled as well, made with lower quality materials, and will not last as long. So its hard to compare the 2 with a statement like "Dont you hate it when you get taken for as a fool?"
88% of the time, you get what you pay for. Occasionally people can get lucky and get an awesome deal on high quality products. But anyways I think I said it better this time and Im sorry if I stepped on anyones toes because I didnt mean to.
