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Aplin17
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Mon Nov 29, 2004 9:02 pm Post subject:
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Cordless phone batteries are way overpriced, over 5 times the individual NiCd
batteries combined! Why is this so?
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Karl Uppiano
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Tue Nov 30, 2004 11:46 am Post subject:
Re: Batteries and Scams |
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"Aplin17" <aplin17@cs.com> wrote in message
news:20041129100249.06731.00000957@mb-m24.news.cs.com...
| Quote: | Cordless phone batteries are way overpriced, over 5 times the individual
NiCd
batteries combined! Why is this so?
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Probably due to the wide variety of packaging. Can't sell enough of a
specific type for economies of scale to kick in? Or more cynically, because
you have to trash your phone if you don't want to pony up whatever they're
asking for the batteries? Perhaps a little of both? |
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KellyClarksonTV
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Tue Nov 30, 2004 12:16 pm Post subject:
Re: Batteries and Scams |
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No you don't have to trash your phone, just buy regular NiCads and use wires to
connect ...
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Sat Dec 04, 2004 2:32 am Post subject:
Re: Batteries and Scams |
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On 30 Nov 2004 06:16:11 GMT, kellyclarksontv@cs.com (KellyClarksonTV)
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| Quote: | No you don't have to trash your phone, just buy regular NiCads and use wires to
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Very true, but the average consumer has no idea how to solder or where
to get generic cells. |
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