Conky Rulez!
BTW: I made an error in my tissue paper. Was there today and the price is not $8.96/12pk but $9.96. That makes the price $5.49 for the same 6pk at No Frills that sells there for $4.25. $1.25 or $0.21/box more
You talk about rear projections and plasmas - perhaps you spec'd them out last year and the year before and compared them today. I haven't so you have me at a disadvantage. 2 years ago the plasmas were $10K and today are what? $5-7K for something a lot better? But what does that prove except what I said that tech products are always dropping in price.
I think you are mixing things up. I am stating, tech is a hard call when you say "prices are dropping etc". You cannot compare those things to oranges, eggs or milk. The latter haven't changed in centuries, the former is constantly re-inventing itself and the way to rid itself of old crap is to flood the market with cheap product. The illusion is that the prices have dropped, the reality is, the stuff is junk - the computers that Sam's sells are crap I could I paid more for 2 years ago. But the reality is - I don't want 2 year old technology.
Interesting though - in WMT today, I saw an 8X no-name DVD burner for $99. Plextor at Costco is $184 for 12X. Nowadays, I would tend to buy a no-name at Costco over a brandname because "regardless of the brand" they will drop in price. The negative - I am seeing this same old "4x" media - so I buy a 12X recorder and have to pay MORE for media (if it even exists) to burn at 12X.
The only area of tech I can agree with is memory. Memory for years has fluctuated all over the map. But you can't sell me on anything that just keeps dropping anyways. CDs - I couldn't give a rats ass what they cost today - I probably have enough to last me until I am comfortably in the DVD world. They want people to buy CDs and end up holding worthless junk instead of the manufacturers - which are licensed to print plastic money.
Consumables - yes - they tend to say high. I don't think I ever bought color Inkjet ink in the 2+ years I owned it for less or more than $49.99.
But your "point" is skewed. You didn't say "consumables" you said "tech stuff".
So in short - computer consumables, memory, groceries - yes they are going up. But "tech" which includes gear, TVs etc - are going down.
blake
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