| Have you ever been to the Cell Phone Store and | | | | I was in a Dollar Tree Store and saw a cell phone |
| been barraged with the latest technologies? Cell | | | | case exactly like the one I had for only, you guessed it; |
| Phones which are also digital cameras, video | | | | $1.00 |
| recorders, Internet WiFi enabled or have access to | | | | And of course, I remembered paying at least $15.95 |
| Blue Tooth or 3G Plus Internet access? Some of | | | | for the one I had and it was identical to the $1.00 |
| these devices are literally what Sci Fi Authors of the | | | | mobile cell phone leather looking cover. Then it |
| past merely dreamed of and they are small, compact | | | | occurred to me that if the Dollar Tree sold this item for |
| and completely portable. | | | | $1.00 and got it from China, that the manufacturer, |
| Indeed, once you buy one of these gadgets you are | | | | including shipping half way around the world was most |
| often also enticed to buy additional accessory items. | | | | likely into the product for $.25 and that means they |
| Such as ear-buds, hands-free auto units or carrying | | | | sold it to Dollar Store for $.50 and Dollar Store market |
| cases. And this stuff is not cheap? Well actually it | | | | it up and doubled it. |
| maybe cheaply made but it is not inexpensive. Such | | | | So this tells me that the cell phone stores are marking |
| items can set you back another $15.00 to $35.00 each. | | | | these things up an astronomical percentage and |
| Of course you must purchase these things if your cell | | | | expect us would be consumers to lay-down and pay |
| phone is to be fully functioning for your highly mobile | | | | thru the nose for these things. Apparently the cell |
| lifestyle. | | | | phone retail industry is taking lessons from the Health |
| Here is a tip. If you have a cell phone and need a | | | | Care Industry for their mark-up strategies. Perhaps you |
| carrying case then may I recommend you go to | | | | might consider all this in order to save money and |
| Wal-Mart or some discount stores before paying | | | | propel thought in 2007. |
| $18.95 to the cell phone outlet store? The reason being | | | | |