Unilever has dropped the suit against Just Mayo.

http://www.startribune.com/business/286292941.html

Too late for me - I will switch to another manufacturer and hope these
corporate bullies get hit where it hurts- right in the bottom line.
For the first time in many years the holiday fare has no Hellmans,
Lipton or Knorr in my house..
--
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"Mr.E" > wrote in message
...
> Unilever has dropped the suit against Just Mayo.
>
> http://www.startribune.com/business/286292941.html
>
> Too late for me - I will switch to another manufacturer and hope these
> corporate bullies get hit where it hurts- right in the bottom line.
> For the first time in many years the holiday fare has no Hellmans,
> Lipton or Knorr in my house..
> --
> Mr.E

Is it really over? Unilever's notice on Thursday was filed under a
procedural rule that would allow the company to re-file its claims one more
time, so the lawsuit could return. If it does, Unilever might draw a more
sympathetic judge. At an initial conference on Dec. 3, U.S. District Judge
William Walls didn't seem too impressed by the case, judging by a
transcript. Walls made a couple of mayonnaise jokes of his own, and he
warned the lawyers not to expect much from him before springtime. He also
made it clear that he wasn't wowed by the case's Big Law imprimatur, warning
that he didn't want to see rows of associates "staring at me."

Read mo
http://www.litigationdaily.com/id=12...#ixzz3MMbgfpZH

On Fri, 19 Dec 2014 11:05:07 -0500, Mr.E > wrote:

> Unilever has dropped the suit against Just Mayo.
>
> http://www.startribune.com/business/286292941.html
>
> Too late for me - I will switch to another manufacturer and hope these
> corporate bullies get hit where it hurts- right in the bottom line.
> For the first time in many years the holiday fare has no Hellmans,
> Lipton or Knorr in my house..

I haven't used Lipton or Knorr products in years, so that isn't a
problem and I love the *flavor* of Just Mayo, so no need for
Hellmans/Best Foods either.

Ooops, correction! Looking in the cupboard, I see I have a jar of
Knorr's caldo de tomate - which is easy enough not to buy again.

--
A kitchen without a cook is just a room

On 12/19/2014 12:39 PM, sf wrote:

>> Too late for me - I will switch to another manufacturer and hope these
>> corporate bullies get hit where it hurts- right in the bottom line.
>> For the first time in many years the holiday fare has no Hellmans,
>> Lipton or Knorr in my house..
>
> I haven't used Lipton or Knorr products in years, so that isn't a
> problem and I love the *flavor* of Just Mayo, so no need for
> Hellmans/Best Foods either.
>
> Ooops, correction! Looking in the cupboard, I see I have a jar of
> Knorr's caldo de tomate - which is easy enough not to buy again.
>

Others you may want to avoid
http://www.unileverusa.com/brands-in...ew-brands.aspx

"Mr.E" > wrote in message
...
> Unilever has dropped the suit against Just Mayo.
>
> http://www.startribune.com/business/286292941.html
>
> Too late for me - I will switch to another manufacturer and hope these
> corporate bullies get hit where it hurts- right in the bottom line.
> For the first time in many years the holiday fare has no Hellmans,
> Lipton or Knorr in my house..


As somebody who needed a business lawyer recently and had the door shut in
his face by greedy, money grubbing lawyers who would not so much as listen
to me for less than 5 figues, I am of course amused to see that the court
system is alive and well and available for frivolous BS cases brought by
wealthy corporations. Who needs to compete in an open market when you can
sue your competitor into oblivion? Our court system is just a playground
for rich people to annoy other rich people.




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On 2014-12-19 12:39 PM, sf wrote:

> I haven't used Lipton or Knorr products in years, so that isn't a
> problem and I love the *flavor* of Just Mayo, so no need for
> Hellmans/Best Foods either.
>
> Ooops, correction! Looking in the cupboard, I see I have a jar of
> Knorr's caldo de tomate - which is easy enough not to buy again.
>


Sorry, but I have some limited sympathy for the makers of mayo. I was
raised on Miracle Whip because my mother preferred it. I never knew the
difference until after I got married and my wife insisted on mayonnaise.
I wonder of the makers of Miracle Whip would now dare to call their
product something Mayo themed.

On Fri, 19 Dec 2014 13:46:11 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

> On 12/19/2014 12:39 PM, sf wrote:
>
> >> Too late for me - I will switch to another manufacturer and hope these
> >> corporate bullies get hit where it hurts- right in the bottom line.
> >> For the first time in many years the holiday fare has no Hellmans,
> >> Lipton or Knorr in my house..
> >
> > I haven't used Lipton or Knorr products in years, so that isn't a
> > problem and I love the *flavor* of Just Mayo, so no need for
> > Hellmans/Best Foods either.
> >
> > Ooops, correction! Looking in the cupboard, I see I have a jar of
> > Knorr's caldo de tomate - which is easy enough not to buy again.
> >
>
> Others you may want to avoid
> http://www.unileverusa.com/brands-in...ew-brands.aspx

Thanks, of those only Vaseline applies to me - but I'd be willing to
bet even store brands are just repackaged Vaseline, so there's no
escape.

--
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On Fri, 19 Dec 2014 15:43:59 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

> On 2014-12-19 12:39 PM, sf wrote:
>
> > I haven't used Lipton or Knorr products in years, so that isn't a
> > problem and I love the *flavor* of Just Mayo, so no need for
> > Hellmans/Best Foods either.
> >
> > Ooops, correction! Looking in the cupboard, I see I have a jar of
> > Knorr's caldo de tomate - which is easy enough not to buy again.
> >
>
>
> Sorry, but I have some limited sympathy for the makers of mayo. I was
> raised on Miracle Whip because my mother preferred it. I never knew the
> difference until after I got married and my wife insisted on mayonnaise.
> I wonder of the makers of Miracle Whip would now dare to call their
> product something Mayo themed.

It's mayonnaise with sugar, that's all.

--
A kitchen without a cook is just a room

On 12/19/2014 3:55 PM, sf wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Dec 2014 13:46:11 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>> On 12/19/2014 12:39 PM, sf wrote:
>>
>>>> Too late for me - I will switch to another manufacturer and hope these
>>>> corporate bullies get hit where it hurts- right in the bottom line.
>>>> For the first time in many years the holiday fare has no Hellmans,
>>>> Lipton or Knorr in my house..
>>>
>>> I haven't used Lipton or Knorr products in years, so that isn't a
>>> problem and I love the *flavor* of Just Mayo, so no need for
>>> Hellmans/Best Foods either.
>>>
>>> Ooops, correction! Looking in the cupboard, I see I have a jar of
>>> Knorr's caldo de tomate - which is easy enough not to buy again.
>>>
>>
>> Others you may want to avoid
>> http://www.unileverusa.com/brands-in...ew-brands.aspx
>
> Thanks, of those only Vaseline applies to me - but I'd be willing to
> bet even store brands are just repackaged Vaseline, so there's no
> escape.
>
With a corporation that large and diversified it would be difficult to
boycott *all* the brands unless you carried around the Unilever list.
Is there an app for that?

Jill

On 2014-12-19 3:35 PM, Paul M. Cook wrote:

> As somebody who needed a business lawyer recently and had the door
> shut in his face by greedy, money grubbing lawyers who would not so
> much as listen to me for less than 5 figues, I am of course amused to
> see that the court system is alive and well and available for
> frivolous BS cases brought by wealthy corporations. Who needs to
> compete in an open market when you can sue your competitor into
> oblivion? Our court system is just a playground for rich people to
> annoy other rich people.
>


There is a lot of misguided rhetoric in the business world. They talk a
lot about free enterprise, and about how competition makes business more
efficient and lowers prices. They they turn around and buy up the
competition. Steal other people's ideas and then use high priced lawyers
to put them back in their place. Disney is pretty good at taking
characters and adopting them as their creations and applying patent
protection.

It is nice to see little guys get back big corporations like that. A
local man went after Disney when they stole his idea. He and another
guy pitched an idea for a sports park to Disney in the early 1980s and
spent a lot of time discussing it with Disney. Four years after
rejecting their ideas Disney announced that they were going to build a
$100 million complex.

It took a long time to get to court and there was a 5 week trial. I hate
to imagine how much it cost them for legal fees but they won and the
judge awarded them $240 million.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 19 Dec 2014 17:02:11 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> With a corporation that large and diversified it would be difficult to
>> boycott *all* the brands unless you carried around the Unilever list.
>> Is there an app for that?
>
> Just like I will patronize good restaurants regardless of their
> political or religious views, I will also continue to buy Unilever
> products regardless of their corporate policies. Provided it doesn't
> affect the safety of the food I eat, nor affect the reasonable welfare
> of other individuals.
>
> To do so would be asinine.

I agree with you there!

On Friday, December 19, 2014 10:05:13 AM UTC-6, Mr. E wrote:
> Unilever has dropped the suit against Just Mayo.
>
> http://www.startribune.com/business/286292941.html
>
> Too late for me - I will switch to another manufacturer and hope these
> corporate bullies get hit where it hurts- right in the bottom line.
> For the first time in many years the holiday fare has no Hellmans,
> Lipton or Knorr in my house..
>
Whatever the ethics, the fact that you previously bought Hellmans,
Lipton and Knorr products indicates that you have shitty taste to begin
with. The only Unilever food that I have bought in years is Breyer's
ice cream--which is third rate ice cream, but it goes on sale for really
cheap sometimes--and the only other Unilever product I've bought is Dove
fragrance free bar soap, which I will continue to buy because I like it.

The only exception is that yesterday, Target had Dove gift boxes with
body wash, shampoo and a bar of soap clearanced down to $4.98, and there
was a coupon where if you bought 2, you got a free $5 Target gift card.
>
> --
> Mr.E

--Bryan

On Saturday, December 20, 2014 10:21:23 AM UTC-5, Bryan-TGWWW wrote:
> On Friday, December 19, 2014 10:05:13 AM UTC-6, Mr. E wrote:
> > Unilever has dropped the suit against Just Mayo.
> >
> > http://www.startribune.com/business/286292941.html
> >
> > Too late for me - I will switch to another manufacturer and hope these
> > corporate bullies get hit where it hurts- right in the bottom line.
> > For the first time in many years the holiday fare has no Hellmans,
> > Lipton or Knorr in my house..
> >
> Whatever the ethics, the fact that you previously bought Hellmans,
> Lipton and Knorr products indicates that you have shitty taste to begin
> with. The only Unilever food that I have bought in years is Breyer's
> ice cream--which is third rate ice cream, but it goes on sale for really
> cheap sometimes--and the only other Unilever product I've bought is Dove
> fragrance free bar soap, which I will continue to buy because I like it.
>
> The only exception is that yesterday, Target had Dove gift boxes with
> body wash, shampoo and a bar of soap clearanced down to $4.98, and there
> was a coupon where if you bought 2, you got a free $5 Target gift card.
> >
> > --
> > Mr.E
>
> --Bryan

It must suck to be so poor.

wrote:
>
> Bryan-TGWWW wrote:
> > The only exception is that yesterday, Target had Dove gift boxes with
> > body wash, shampoo and a bar of soap clearanced down to $4.98, and there
> > was a coupon where if you bought 2, you got a free $5 Target gift card.
>
> It must suck to be so poor.

It does, but you adjust to it and live on. :-D

On 12/20/2014 10:21 AM, Bryan-TGWWW wrote:

> with. The only Unilever food that I have bought in years is Breyer's
> ice cream--which is third rate ice cream, but it goes on sale for really
> cheap sometimes--

Breyers used to be great ice cream back when it was family owned in the
Philadelphia area. Eventually, it was sold to Sealtest, but they still
maintained quality and all natural ingredients with no gums and fillers
Then it was owned by Kraft and still mostly decent, but they expanded
the brand. In 1993 it was bought by Univlever and really went into the
dumper.

I've not bought Breyers for years now. It can be on sale fort 10 cents
and I won't bother with it. I don't eat crap like that. If you check
my freezer, you will find three containers of Hagen Daz though. In
summer, I like to make my own with fresh strawberries or peaches.

On 2014-12-20 2:22 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

> Breyers used to be great ice cream back when it was family owned in the
> Philadelphia area. Eventually, it was sold to Sealtest, but they still
> maintained quality and all natural ingredients with no gums and fillers
> Then it was owned by Kraft and still mostly decent, but they expanded
> the brand. In 1993 it was bought by Univlever and really went into the
> dumper.

Breyers used to make a pretty good premium vanilla. It's been a little
more than 4 years since I last made ice cream, and I had been making it
for about 6 years before that. I used to buy the premium, but the last
couple times I bought it I had noticed a serious decline in quality. So
we are looking at least 10 years since it declined.
>
> I've not bought Breyers for years now. It can be on sale fort 10 cents
> and I won't bother with it. I don't eat crap like that. If you check
> my freezer, you will find three containers of Hagen Daz though. In
> summer, I like to make my own with fresh strawberries or peaches.

Toward the end of my ice cream buying days it was usually Hagen Daz.
Then I discovered I could make ice cream as good as the premium brands.
Granted, I was not saving any money. When vanilla beans are selling
two for $5 and good vanilla extract also costs an arm and a leg you are
looking at more than $3 just for the vanilla, another $3-4 for cream,
plus milk, eggs and sugar. .... Hagen Daz is cheap.


>

On 12/20/2014 2:34 PM, Dave Smith wrote:

> Toward the end of my ice cream buying days it was usually Hagen Daz.
> Then I discovered I could make ice cream as good as the premium brands.
> Granted, I was not saving any money. When vanilla beans are selling
> two for $5 and good vanilla extract also costs an arm and a leg you are
> looking at more than $3 just for the vanilla, another $3-4 for cream,
> plus milk, eggs and sugar. .... Hagen Daz is cheap.
>

BJ's has HD vanilla for $10 a half gallon, local store has chocolate for
$8 a quart, but the rest are $5.29 a pint but is on sale aevery few weeks.

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> On 2014-12-19 3:35 PM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>
>> As somebody who needed a business lawyer recently and had the door
>> shut in his face by greedy, money grubbing lawyers who would not so
>> much as listen to me for less than 5 figues, I am of course amused to
>> see that the court system is alive and well and available for
>> frivolous BS cases brought by wealthy corporations. Who needs to
>> compete in an open market when you can sue your competitor into
>> oblivion? Our court system is just a playground for rich people to
>> annoy other rich people.
>>
>
>
> There is a lot of misguided rhetoric in the business world. They talk a
> lot about free enterprise, and about how competition makes business more
> efficient and lowers prices. They they turn around and buy up the
> competition. Steal other people's ideas and then use high priced lawyers
> to put them back in their place. Disney is pretty good at taking
> characters and adopting them as their creations and applying patent
> protection.
>
> It is nice to see little guys get back big corporations like that. A local
> man went after Disney when they stole his idea. He and another guy
> pitched an idea for a sports park to Disney in the early 1980s and spent a
> lot of time discussing it with Disney. Four years after rejecting their
> ideas Disney announced that they were going to build a $100 million
> complex.
>
> It took a long time to get to court and there was a 5 week trial. I hate
> to imagine how much it cost them for legal fees but they won and the judge
> awarded them $240 million.


30% is the most they can collect from the judgement but that does not
include fees, paper clips, pencils, envelopes. All of which add up to
millions.



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On 12/20/2014 11:00 AM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>
>
> 30% is the most they can collect from the judgement but that does not
> include fees, paper clips, pencils, envelopes. All of which add up to
> millions.
>

That's gotta be some awesome paper clips!

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"dsi1" > wrote in message
...
> On 12/20/2014 11:00 AM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>
>>
>> 30% is the most they can collect from the judgement but that does not
>> include fees, paper clips, pencils, envelopes. All of which add up to
>> millions.
>>
>
> That's gotta be some awesome paper clips!


You thought 700.00 toilet seats were bad? Guess again.



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On 12/20/2014 11:58 AM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
> "dsi1" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 12/20/2014 11:00 AM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> 30% is the most they can collect from the judgement but that does not
>>> include fees, paper clips, pencils, envelopes. All of which add up to
>>> millions.
>>>
>>
>> That's gotta be some awesome paper clips!
>
>
> You thought 700.00 toilet seats were bad? Guess again.
>


I had a book about that - it was a great and amazing book. It came with
a nut worth $2,043 back in '86. God knows what those nuts cost today. :-)

http://www.amazon.com/The-Pentagon-C.../dp/0894800361

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"dsi1" > wrote in message
...
> On 12/20/2014 11:00 AM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>
>>
>> 30% is the most they can collect from the judgement but that does not
>> include fees, paper clips, pencils, envelopes. All of which add up to
>> millions.
>>
>
> That's gotta be some awesome paper clips!

Hmmm let me see ... platinum plated with diamonds on the curly bits?

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On 12/20/2014 4:00 PM, Paul M. Cook wrote:

> 30% is the most they can collect from the judgement but that does not
> include fees, paper clips, pencils, envelopes. All of which add up to
> millions.

And the price of making copies! Must count those pages.

nancy

On 2014-12-20, dsi1 > wrote:
>
> I had a book about that - it was a great and amazing book. It came with
> a nut worth $2,043 back in '86. God knows what those nuts cost today. :-)

Overcharging is very common. Either as a status enhancing high price
tag (Bose, Mercedes, etc) or plain ol' greed. Like one smarmy pharma
charging $2.50 ea for generic meds I could buy for $0.08 per pill.
Gotta be smarter than the price tag.

nb

On 12/21/2014 11:15 AM, notbob wrote:
> On 2014-12-20, dsi1 > wrote:
>>
>> I had a book about that - it was a great and amazing book. It came with
>> a nut worth $2,043 back in '86. God knows what those nuts cost today. :-)
>
> Overcharging is very common. Either as a status enhancing high price
> tag (Bose, Mercedes, etc) or plain ol' greed. Like one smarmy pharma
> charging $2.50 ea for generic meds I could buy for $0.08 per pill.
> Gotta be smarter than the price tag.
>
> nb
>

Some people LIKE to pay high prices. It gives them status and bragging
rights.

Price has little to do with cost too. I know of a situation where a guy
could not sell his tape at 60 cents a roll compared to double that in
the marketplace, but when he raised the price to $1.05 versus the $1.25,
he started getting orders.

On 2014-12-21 11:15 AM, notbob wrote:
> On 2014-12-20, dsi1 > wrote:
>>
>> I had a book about that - it was a great and amazing book. It came with
>> a nut worth $2,043 back in '86. God knows what those nuts cost today. :-)
>
> Overcharging is very common. Either as a status enhancing high price
> tag (Bose, Mercedes, etc) or plain ol' greed. Like one smarmy pharma
> charging $2.50 ea for generic meds I could buy for $0.08 per pill.
> Gotta be smarter than the price tag.


Pity the poor druggies who are strung out on Oxycoton which I hear runs
$20-30 per pill. When I refilled a prescription for 60 pills it was
about $12.... 20 cents each.

On 2014-12-21 11:21 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

>
> Some people LIKE to pay high prices. It gives them status and bragging
> rights.
>
> Price has little to do with cost too. I know of a situation where a guy
> could not sell his tape at 60 cents a roll compared to double that in
> the marketplace, but when he raised the price to $1.05 versus the $1.25,
> he started getting orders.
>


Pricing is a major component of cosmetics marketing. They can't sell
good cosmetics for what it costs with room for a modest profit. People
won't buy it if it is cheap. They prefer to pay more because they think
it is a better product if they pay more.

On 21 Dec 2014 16:15:29 GMT, notbob > wrote:

>On 2014-12-20, dsi1 > wrote:
>>
>> I had a book about that - it was a great and amazing book. It came with
>> a nut worth $2,043 back in '86. God knows what those nuts cost today. :-)
>
>Overcharging is very common. Either as a status enhancing high price
>tag (Bose, Mercedes, etc) or plain ol' greed. Like one smarmy pharma
>charging $2.50 ea for generic meds I could buy for $0.08 per pill.
>Gotta be smarter than the price tag.
>
>nb
Pricing for drugs is in the hands of the brokers.
Janet US

On Saturday, December 20, 2014 12:54:13 PM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> "dsi1" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On 12/20/2014 11:00 AM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> 30% is the most they can collect from the judgement but that does not
> >> include fees, paper clips, pencils, envelopes. All of which add up to
> >> millions.
> >>
> >
> > That's gotta be some awesome paper clips!
>
> Hmmm let me see ... platinum plated with diamonds on the curly bits?

Yeah, I saw those on eBay - they're great!

>
> --
> http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/

On Sunday, December 21, 2014 6:15:34 AM UTC-10, notbob wrote:
> On 2014-12-20, dsi1 > wrote:
> >
> > I had a book about that - it was a great and amazing book. It came with
> > a nut worth $2,043 back in '86. God knows what those nuts cost today. :-)
>
> Overcharging is very common. Either as a status enhancing high price
> tag (Bose, Mercedes, etc) or plain ol' greed. Like one smarmy pharma
> charging $2.50 ea for generic meds I could buy for $0.08 per pill.
> Gotta be smarter than the price tag.
>
> nb

This would be true of hearing aids. I sat in with a real slick salesguy explaining hearing aids to a youngish type prospective buyer. The aids cam in different levels - entry, mid-level, and high end. Prices were $4000, $6000, and $7500, per pair. The guy he was pitching to looked to be a little strapped for cash but he chose the high end model. That was surprising. The salesguy told me that when given the choice, people would always chose the most expensive aid. That was sure an eye-opener for me. Amazing!

On 12/21/2014 5:47 PM, dsi1 wrote:

>
> This would be true of hearing aids. I sat in with a real slick salesguy explaining hearing aids to a youngish type prospective buyer. The aids cam in different levels - entry, mid-level, and high end. Prices were $4000, $6000, and $7500, per pair. The guy he was pitching to looked to be a little strapped for cash but he chose the high end model. That was surprising. The salesguy told me that when given the choice, people would always chose the most expensive aid. That was sure an eye-opener for me. Amazing!
>

Given the price of electronics today, I cannot imagine why hearing aids
would sell at those prices. Markup must be huge.

On 12/21/2014 7:35 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 12/21/2014 5:47 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>
>>
>> This would be true of hearing aids. I sat in with a real slick
>> salesguy explaining hearing aids to a youngish type prospective buyer.
>> The aids cam in different levels - entry, mid-level, and high end.
>> Prices were $4000, $6000, and $7500, per pair. The guy he was pitching
>> to looked to be a little strapped for cash but he chose the high end
>> model. That was surprising. The salesguy told me that when given the
>> choice, people would always chose the most expensive aid. That was
>> sure an eye-opener for me. Amazing!
>>
>
> Given the price of electronics today, I cannot imagine why hearing aids
> would sell at those prices. Markup must be huge.

Go to an antique shop and buy an ear trumpet.

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 12/21/2014 7:35 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 12/21/2014 5:47 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> This would be true of hearing aids. I sat in with a real slick
>>> salesguy explaining hearing aids to a youngish type prospective buyer.
>>> The aids cam in different levels - entry, mid-level, and high end.
>>> Prices were $4000, $6000, and $7500, per pair. The guy he was pitching
>>> to looked to be a little strapped for cash but he chose the high end
>>> model. That was surprising. The salesguy told me that when given the
>>> choice, people would always chose the most expensive aid. That was
>>> sure an eye-opener for me. Amazing!
>>>
>>
>> Given the price of electronics today, I cannot imagine why hearing aids
>> would sell at those prices. Markup must be huge.
>
> Go to an antique shop and buy an ear trumpet.
>
> Jill

I think it would work better than the high priced gadgets they gouge you
for.

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
> On 12/21/2014 5:47 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>
>>
>> This would be true of hearing aids. I sat in with a real slick salesguy
>> explaining hearing aids to a youngish type prospective buyer. The aids
>> cam in different levels - entry, mid-level, and high end. Prices were
>> $4000, $6000, and $7500, per pair. The guy he was pitching to looked to
>> be a little strapped for cash but he chose the high end model. That was
>> surprising. The salesguy told me that when given the choice, people would
>> always chose the most expensive aid. That was sure an eye-opener for me.
>> Amazing!
>>
>
> Given the price of electronics today, I cannot imagine why hearing aids
> would sell at those prices. Markup must be huge.


it is a real racket. An oligopoly, with government setting the bar high.
Like eyeglasses USED to be, until the public rebelled. Maybe as the
population ages and more people are in need of hearing devices there will be
another rebellion.

I wonder what they cost in Mexico or Canada.

On 12/21/2014 7:35 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 12/21/2014 5:47 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>
>>
>> This would be true of hearing aids. I sat in with a real slick
>> salesguy explaining hearing aids to a youngish type prospective buyer.
>> The aids cam in different levels - entry, mid-level, and high end.
>> Prices were $4000, $6000, and $7500, per pair. The guy he was pitching
>> to looked to be a little strapped for cash but he chose the high end
>> model. That was surprising. The salesguy told me that when given the
>> choice, people would always chose the most expensive aid. That was
>> sure an eye-opener for me. Amazing!
>>
>
> Given the price of electronics today, I cannot imagine why hearing aids
> would sell at those prices. Markup must be huge.

They should check out a Costco hearing center, the prices are
not so astronomical.

nancy

On 12/21/2014 10:31 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
> On 12/21/2014 7:35 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 12/21/2014 5:47 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> This would be true of hearing aids. I sat in with a real slick
>>> salesguy explaining hearing aids to a youngish type prospective buyer.
>>> The aids cam in different levels - entry, mid-level, and high end.
>>> Prices were $4000, $6000, and $7500, per pair. The guy he was pitching
>>> to looked to be a little strapped for cash but he chose the high end
>>> model. That was surprising. The salesguy told me that when given the
>>> choice, people would always chose the most expensive aid. That was
>>> sure an eye-opener for me. Amazing!
>>>
>>
>> Given the price of electronics today, I cannot imagine why hearing aids
>> would sell at those prices. Markup must be huge.
>
> They should check out a Costco hearing center, the prices are
> not so astronomical.
>
> nancy
>
>
My dad wore hearing aids. The hearing aids themselves weren't expensive
but the batteries were.

Jill

On 12/21/2014 11:12 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 12/21/2014 10:31 PM, Nancy Young wrote:

>> They should check out a Costco hearing center, the prices are
>> not so astronomical.

> My dad wore hearing aids. The hearing aids themselves weren't expensive
> but the batteries were.

I wonder if things have changed. Hearing aids seem pricey to
me, even at Costco, but the batteries are like 40 for $9.

I guess I'll be learning more about this as my mother
punctured her eardrum on top of everything else and will be
getting a hearing aid.

nancy

On Sunday, December 21, 2014 2:35:42 PM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 12/21/2014 5:47 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>
> >
> > This would be true of hearing aids. I sat in with a real slick salesguy explaining hearing aids to a youngish type prospective buyer. The aids cam in different levels - entry, mid-level, and high end. Prices were $4000, $6000, and $7500, per pair. The guy he was pitching to looked to be a little strapped for cash but he chose the high end model. That was surprising. The salesguy told me that when given the choice, people would always chose the most expensive aid. That was sure an eye-opener for me. Amazing!
> >
>
> Given the price of electronics today, I cannot imagine why hearing aids
> would sell at those prices. Markup must be huge.

One of the reasons for these prices is because hearing aids are classified as medical devices and you need a license to sell them. Other factors are.... oh wait a minute... that's the only reason. All that has to be done is change the laws slightly and prices would drop way down. My guess is that the sweet spot in the market would be around $200 per ear.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 12/21/2014 10:31 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
>> On 12/21/2014 7:35 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>> On 12/21/2014 5:47 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> This would be true of hearing aids. I sat in with a real slick
>>>> salesguy explaining hearing aids to a youngish type prospective buyer.
>>>> The aids cam in different levels - entry, mid-level, and high end.
>>>> Prices were $4000, $6000, and $7500, per pair. The guy he was pitching
>>>> to looked to be a little strapped for cash but he chose the high end
>>>> model. That was surprising. The salesguy told me that when given the
>>>> choice, people would always chose the most expensive aid. That was
>>>> sure an eye-opener for me. Amazing!
>>>>
>>>
>>> Given the price of electronics today, I cannot imagine why hearing aids
>>> would sell at those prices. Markup must be huge.
>>
>> They should check out a Costco hearing center, the prices are
>> not so astronomical.
>>
>> nancy
>>
>>
> My dad wore hearing aids. The hearing aids themselves weren't expensive
> but the batteries were.
>
> Jill

The hearing aids for my dh were very expensive, but the batteries aren't too
bad.

Cheri

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> On 12/21/2014 11:12 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 12/21/2014 10:31 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
>
>>> They should check out a Costco hearing center, the prices are
>>> not so astronomical.
>
>> My dad wore hearing aids. The hearing aids themselves weren't expensive
>> but the batteries were.
>
> I wonder if things have changed. Hearing aids seem pricey to
> me, even at Costco, but the batteries are like 40 for $9.
>
> I guess I'll be learning more about this as my mother
> punctured her eardrum on top of everything else and will be
> getting a hearing aid.
>
> nancy

Yes, same here in CA.

Cheri