On Sun, 26 Dec 2010 00:46:26 -0800 (PST), harry wrote:

On Dec 26, 1:34*am, "
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On Sat, 25 Dec 2010 19:52:13 -0500, wrote:
On Sat, 25 Dec 2010 17:54:05 -0600, "
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On Sat, 25 Dec 2010 08:18:32 -0500, "Ed Pawlowski" wrote:

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"harry" wrote
There is no such thing as a zero loan. *Somewhere along the line
someone is paying that interest money. If someone offers you a zero
interest loan it means the price on the product has been upped to
cover it. You are a very credulous person if you can't see that. *You
don't get anything for nothing. *Time to shop somewhere else.

Typical offer is either a 0% loan or a rebate of $2500 or so. * Cash is
still king

That's typical for cars but zero interest loans on other items are quite
common (as in, ubiquitous), with no alternate rebate offers.

Whenever I see "90 days same as cash" I understand there is money left
on the table if I pay cash and I ask for it. They usually find that
extra money.

Nope, not often, IME. *Someone else is doing the offering. *A few purchases
we've made have been price controlled, not a *dime* to be had anywhere (except
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"Price controlled"??? That's another socialist idea.

No, not socialist at all. The manufacturer controls the price, not the
government. Examples of controlled price products I've purchased recently,
Festool and Electrolux.

Tell me more!

A manufacturer CONTRACTS with retailers to represent him. Part of that
CONTRACT is that the seller will not sell the widget for less than $x (or
sometimes exactly $x). The intention is that competition is based on service,
not price.

America is more socialist than you folks is letting on.

Exactly the opposite, actually. It's a contract, freely entered, between the
producer and his agents. "Socialist" would be the government dictating the
terms of this contract. There is no requirement that the eventual buyer enter
into this contract. There are other products to buy, almost always cheaper if
that's what you want. As usual, harry, you have the world upside-down.