Digital BW, The Print

jcjacobs wrote:

>I bought 6 different Epson 2200 cartridges at Fry's this last Friday.
>The cashier said something about "that's a lot of ink, let me get you
>a quote." He then took the cartridges to an supervisor behind the
>register counter and they appeared to look up a price on their system,
>that's my guess. The end result was I didn't get any discount so I
>don't know what was really happening. Does anyone know what was going
>on or were they just wasting my time for kicks? Was I that magic one
>cartridge short of a fabulous discount? Was this a check to see if the
>cashier could get a commission?
>
>Chris Jacobs
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Employees at some retail stores have quite a bit of discretion when it 
comes to pricing.  The mark up on accessories can often be huge. For 
example,  I recently bought a USB cable that sold in the store for $37 
for $2.75 on employee discount, which is 5% above cost. The markup on 
things like TVs or digital cameras, though, can be very, very small.