[iceman (Mike)]

Originally Posted by wavelandscott

To really bring some clarity to the futility let me suggest that instead of Astro Retailers that we consider that "plumbers" (doctors, lawyers, school teachers, food workers, farmers, mechanics etc.) in Australia charge too much and ripped me off when I lived there.

Now I am back in the USA I can see that plumbing (medical, legal, learning, food and automobile repair) is much less expensive here. All of the above service providers in Australia must be running a scam on everyone...

When I move back to Australia (some time in the future) I will share these "facts" with my local service providers, I am confident that it will be a successful approach to me getting a better price!

Originally Posted by rogerg

I think I get ripped off more by my supermarket every week than I do by any local astronomy retailer. And that’s every week. On basic living expenses.

Love these two quotes!