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Originally Posted by murraypaul
...so that the charge has become a profit centre, rather than covering costs.
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Just like those infomercials on American TV. Buy this super cool widget for $9.99 + S/H (rarely revealed); and if you act now, they'll throw in a free one. Just pay additional S/H charges. Jump to their website and you discover that S/H is $7.95 for each widget. Total cost = $9.99 + free + $7.95 + $7.95 = $25.89.
But wait, it comes with a money back guarantee if you're dissatisfied. Just return both items (you pay return shipping charges) and they'll refund you $9.99 (maybe; I've read stories where the product was returned and no refund was ever given). They keep the $15.90 S/H charges, make a tidy little profit, and get to resell the merchandise.
Caveat Emptor