Re: VCR sales

From: NSM (nowrite_at_to.me)
Date: 11/29/04 

Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 16:54:37 GMT

"Sam Goldwasser" <sam@saul.cis.upenn.edu> wrote in message
news:6wk6s4kd7w.fsf@saul.cis.upenn.edu...
| "NSM" <nowrite@to.me> writes:
|
| > "Jerry G." <jerryg-consult@NOSPAMca.inter.net> wrote in message
| > news:30vj99F33u1tqU1@uni-berlin.de...
| >
| > | I personally don't see much of a future for the small dealer in home
| > | electronics repairs.
| >
| > I used to be able to replace the element in a pop-up toaster in under 4
| > minutes, start to finish, including testing. But at $9 retail for a
toaster,
| > who's going to do even that any more?
|
| What model? I'll get one. :) Most I've seen, it would take an hour to
get
| inside and replace the element, if were even possible!

The guy I worked for could do one even faster than me. They only made two
different models in NZ back then. We kept all the common parts for both on
hand. Since a new one cost a week's wages (IIRC) they were well worth
fixing. But I imagine everything is made in China nowadays.

N

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