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"Andy Hall" wrote in message
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On Mon, 27 Sep 2004 09:13:27 +0100, ":::Jerry::::"
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"Andy Hall" wrote in message
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On Sun, 26 Sep 2004 22:40:55 +0100, ":::Jerry::::"
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"Andy Hall" wrote in message
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John Ruskin, the philosopher (1819-1900) had words of wisdom on
this.

"There is scarcely anything in the world that some man cannot make
a
little worse, and sell a little more cheaply. The person who buys
on
price alone is this man's lawful prey. "

'It is unwise to pay too much, but it is worse to pay too little.
When
you pay too much, you lose a little money ... that is all. When
you
pay too little, you sometimes lose everything, because the thing
you
bought was incapable of doing the things it was bought to do. The
common law of business balance prohibits paying a little and
getting
a
lot... it cannot be done. If you deal with the lowest bidder, it
is
well to add something for the risk you run. And if you do that,
you
will have enough to pay for the something better!"


I wonder if M Thatcher ever read his wise words ?....


Probably. I think everybody should when buying something.


But buying the cheapest solution / product, is not what the good man
advises...

Of course - which was my point....

That was written in the last 1800s. We now have computerised mass
production, so he is way off mark to many products of today. snip

What total bo**ocks, but what else do we expect from IMM... :~(