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Originally Posted by Colin_Fraser

Retailers have been ripping off Australian consumers for years.
If a retailer sells a locally produced product, he will have no hesitation sourcing a similar product at a much cheaper rate from, say, China.
He will sell that product slightly cheaper than the local product, driving the local manufacturer out of business. Then the price goes up.
Now they have got their nose out of joint because the consumer has found a better way to purchase those goods.
Stuff 'em I say.

spot on