On 14/02/2018 14:51, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Martin wrote:
Are there any other such basic products with such a wide price range? And
every single one being sold at a 'discount'. The full price markup over
manufacturing costs must be phenomenal.

Lots of food and drink products in supermarkets

Really? I've seen mattresses from about 60-3000 quid. But never apples
with that sort of price spread.

More to the point, how come headboards now cost more than
most people paid for their entire bed (assuming more than a
few years old.

Surely a bit of MDF, with some padding and a bit of dralon
pinned over the surface cannot be that expensive ?.