Why chainrings cost so much, sort of...

[JG]

I noticed my Norelco wasn't shaving so well lately, so stopped by a
(rare in L.A.) Walmart last night because I heard they stocked
replacements heads. Sure enough, they had the whole range. So, I
could pay $29.46 for a new set of heads, or $29.97 for a new razor.
And the new
one is washable at the faucet and rechargable. (I've always used
corded on the theory that the rechargables are just a way to make you
buy a new razor when the battery goes, but so long as it last longer
than the heads, I'm all set.) Painful, but I didn't see a better
price for the heads on the Web. Looks like we live in a scale-ly
age...

JG

[landotter]

On Nov 20, 10:58 am, JG <j...@cox.net> wrote:
> I noticed my Norelco wasn't shaving so well lately, so stopped by a
> (rare in L.A.) Walmart last night because I heard they stocked
> replacements heads. Sure enough, they had the whole range. So, I
> could pay $29.46 for a new set of heads, or $29.97 for a new razor.
>
Shoot, that kind of money buys me (literally) a decade's worth of Bic
shavers, which are pretty laterally stiff and vertically compliant!

To go further OT: what shaver had the advert with the credit card
against the stubble?

[cyclingthings@gmail.com]

On Nov 20, 11:58 am, JG <j...@cox.net> wrote:
> I noticed my Norelco wasn't shaving so well lately, so stopped by a
> (rare in L.A.) Walmart last night because I heard they stocked
> replacements heads. Sure enough, they had the whole range. So, I
> could pay $29.46 for a new set of heads, or $29.97 for a new razor.
> And the new
> one is washable at the faucet and rechargable. (I've always used
> corded on the theory that the rechargables are just a way to make you
> buy a new razor when the battery goes, but so long as it last longer
> than the heads, I'm all set.) Painful, but I didn't see a better
> price for the heads on the Web. Looks like we live in a scale-ly
> age...
>
> JG

did you check ebay?
carlos
www.bikingthings.com
ride more, get faster, get fit, be happy

[Michael]

JG wrote:
>
> I noticed my Norelco wasn't shaving so well lately, so stopped by a
> (rare in L.A.) Walmart last night because I heard they stocked
> replacements heads. Sure enough, they had the whole range. So, I
> could pay $29.46 for a new set of heads, or $29.97 for a new razor.
> And the new
> one is washable at the faucet and rechargable. (I've always used
> corded on the theory that the rechargables are just a way to make you
> buy a new razor when the battery goes, but so long as it last longer
> than the heads, I'm all set.) Painful, but I didn't see a better
> price for the heads on the Web. Looks like we live in a scale-ly
> age...
>
> JG


Should be carefuly in using that brand of economy logic. More and more often I
notice that a complete assy. is priced less than (or the same as, occasionally)
a replacement part but the *quality* of that complete assy. is also signicantly
less. Bushings in place of bearings (*very* common); molded polystyrene in
place of metal; etc. Of the five 5.25" diskette drives that I own, three died
long ago. The dead ones are flimsy sheet metal and thin, brittle plastic; the
two that still work (!) are fine examples of design, made for the long haul,
burly castings and quality motors.

A couple years ago I spent $130 to replace a part of my early-90's HP LaserJet
printer. A friend smirked at that and proudly stated that his new HP laser
printer had cost about the same as the part I had just bought. That's OK. I
know that my LaserJet III will still be pumping out pages when his printer - as
well as whatever replaces it - are toast.

[Tom]

landotter wrote:
> On Nov 20, 10:58 am, JG <j...@cox.net> wrote:
>> I noticed my Norelco wasn't shaving so well lately, so stopped by a
>> (rare in L.A.) Walmart last night because I heard they stocked
>> replacements heads. Sure enough, they had the whole range. So, I
>> could pay $29.46 for a new set of heads, or $29.97 for a new razor.
>>
> Shoot, that kind of money buys me (literally) a decade's worth of Bic
> shavers, which are pretty laterally stiff and vertically compliant!
>
> To go further OT: what shaver had the advert with the credit card
> against the stubble?
Landotter -

I don't think it was a razor commercial - it was Edge shaving Gel...

Cheers,

Tom

[A Muzi]

> JG <j...@cox.net> wrote:
>> I noticed my Norelco wasn't shaving so well lately, so stopped by a
>> (rare in L.A.) Walmart last night because I heard they stocked
>> replacements heads. Sure enough, they had the whole range. So, I
>> could pay $29.46 for a new set of heads, or $29.97 for a new razor.

landotter wrote:
> Shoot, that kind of money buys me (literally) a decade's worth of Bic
> shavers, which are pretty laterally stiff and vertically compliant!
>
> To go further OT: what shaver had the advert with the credit card
> against the stubble?

Me too. The pink ones are cheaper!
--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

[landotter]

On Nov 20, 11:59 am, Tom <ctschm...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> landotter wrote:
> > On Nov 20, 10:58 am, JG <j...@cox.net> wrote:
> >> I noticed my Norelco wasn't shaving so well lately, so stopped by a
> >> (rare in L.A.) Walmart last night because I heard they stocked
> >> replacements heads. Sure enough, they had the whole range. So, I
> >> could pay $29.46 for a new set of heads, or $29.97 for a new razor.
>
> > Shoot, that kind of money buys me (literally) a decade's worth of Bic
> > shavers, which are pretty laterally stiff and vertically compliant!
>
> > To go further OT: what shaver had the advert with the credit card
> > against the stubble?
>
> Landotter -
>
> I don't think it was a razor commercial - it was Edge shaving Gel...

Your mind is admirably clogged with plop culture!

You know what I miss is coconut scented shave cream. Not the fancy
kind, but the Barbasol version that smelled like pie.

[Tom]

landotter wrote:
> On Nov 20, 11:59 am, Tom <ctschm...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>> landotter wrote:
>>> On Nov 20, 10:58 am, JG <j...@cox.net> wrote:
>>>> I noticed my Norelco wasn't shaving so well lately, so stopped by a
>>>> (rare in L.A.) Walmart last night because I heard they stocked
>>>> replacements heads. Sure enough, they had the whole range. So, I
>>>> could pay $29.46 for a new set of heads, or $29.97 for a new razor.
>>> Shoot, that kind of money buys me (literally) a decade's worth of Bic
>>> shavers, which are pretty laterally stiff and vertically compliant!
>>> To go further OT: what shaver had the advert with the credit card
>>> against the stubble?
>> Landotter -
>>
>> I don't think it was a razor commercial - it was Edge shaving Gel...
>
> Your mind is admirably clogged with plop culture!
>
> You know what I miss is coconut scented shave cream. Not the fancy
> kind, but the Barbasol version that smelled like pie.
landotter-

The monkey took
one look at Jim
and threw the peanuts
back at him
he needed
Burma-Shave

Cheers,

Tom

[landotter]

On Nov 20, 12:27 pm, A Muzi <a...@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
> > JG <j...@cox.net> wrote:
> >> I noticed my Norelco wasn't shaving so well lately, so stopped by a
> >> (rare in L.A.) Walmart last night because I heard they stocked
> >> replacements heads. Sure enough, they had the whole range. So, I
> >> could pay $29.46 for a new set of heads, or $29.97 for a new razor.
> landotter wrote:
> > Shoot, that kind of money buys me (literally) a decade's worth of Bic
> > shavers, which are pretty laterally stiff and vertically compliant!
>
> > To go further OT: what shaver had the advert with the credit card
> > against the stubble?
>
> Me too. The pink ones are cheaper!
> --
> Andrew Muziwww.yellowjersey.org
> Open every day since 1 April, 1971

[landotter]

On Nov 20, 12:27 pm, A Muzi <a...@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
> > JG <j...@cox.net> wrote:
> >> I noticed my Norelco wasn't shaving so well lately, so stopped by a
> >> (rare in L.A.) Walmart last night because I heard they stocked
> >> replacements heads. Sure enough, they had the whole range. So, I
> >> could pay $29.46 for a new set of heads, or $29.97 for a new razor.
> landotter wrote:
> > Shoot, that kind of money buys me (literally) a decade's worth of Bic
> > shavers, which are pretty laterally stiff and vertically compliant!
>
> > To go further OT: what shaver had the advert with the credit card
> > against the stubble?
>
> Me too. The pink ones are cheaper!

You use vag shavers on your face?! Eeeek!

[landotter]

On Nov 20, 1:16 pm, Tom <ctschm...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> landotter wrote:
> > On Nov 20, 11:59 am, Tom <ctschm...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> >> landotter wrote:
> >>> On Nov 20, 10:58 am, JG <j...@cox.net> wrote:
> >>>> I noticed my Norelco wasn't shaving so well lately, so stopped by a
> >>>> (rare in L.A.) Walmart last night because I heard they stocked
> >>>> replacements heads. Sure enough, they had the whole range. So, I
> >>>> could pay $29.46 for a new set of heads, or $29.97 for a new razor.
> >>> Shoot, that kind of money buys me (literally) a decade's worth of Bic
> >>> shavers, which are pretty laterally stiff and vertically compliant!
> >>> To go further OT: what shaver had the advert with the credit card
> >>> against the stubble?
> >> Landotter -
>
> >> I don't think it was a razor commercial - it was Edge shaving Gel...
>
> > Your mind is admirably clogged with plop culture!
>
> > You know what I miss is coconut scented shave cream. Not the fancy
> > kind, but the Barbasol version that smelled like pie.
>
> landotter-
>
> The monkey took
> one look at Jim
> and threw the peanuts
> back at him
> he needed
> Burma-Shave

Doesn't
Kiss you
Like she useter?
Perhaps she's seen
A smoother rooster!!
Burma-Shave

http://www.fiftiesweb.com/burma1.htm

[still just me]

On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:37:09 GMT, Michael <NoSpam@gmail.com> wrote:

>A couple years ago I spent $130 to replace a part of my early-90's HP LaserJet
>printer. A friend smirked at that and proudly stated that his new HP laser
>printer had cost about the same as the part I had just bought. That's OK. I
>know that my LaserJet III will still be pumping out pages when his printer - as
>well as whatever replaces it - are toast.

Those SOB's do run forever, don't they? Replace the toner
<infinitely>, then continue printing.

HP is now doing increasingly boneheaded things with every year that
goes by. Their latest printers now require that the OS (e.g. XP)
download a substantial part of the printer's internal software on the
fly. Makes traditional hardware/network print servers useless with
some of their latest printers.