Re: [Epic] Big Brother

From: sauron1 <sauron1_at_...>
Date: Sat, 07 Jun 1997 00:49:23 -0700

Thomas Lee Denney wrote:
>
> I'm going to reply to this just to add my feelings of how disagreeable I am
> to the price hikes we've seen coming from G.W. in the past few years. I
> realize they are a company trying to make money. I realize there is
> inflation. I don't understand where 5 plastic Terminators should cost
> $30.00. I hope you get an entire selection of weapon sprues with that. If
> I'm going to pay $30.00 for plastic I better get Assault Cannons, Lightning
> Claws, Hammers and Shields, those axes the Gray Knights carry, Missile
> Launchers, THE WORKS!!!! But I know you don't. I also know people will
> keep buying the stuff. I've already bought 3 of the $15.00 Thunderhawks,
> and over the next few months I plan on buying 3 more. When I bought my
> first Thunderhawks some 5 years ago they were $4.00 each. I know there is
> a lot more metal. My point is people will pay for it. Who ever made the
> comparison to the train hobby had a good point. There's a hobby that must
> cost a fortune. Imagine how much it costs to buy all the models to make a
> small downtown village scene. Sure, in comparison to other hobbies, our
> hobby might not cost a lot, but the amount it costs in the past few years
> is getting to the point of no return. Remember 7 years ago when the price
> of gas went up as a result of the Gulf War? I remember telling myself I
> would never pay $1.50 for a gallon of gas, and that was the Ultimate stuff.
> Now I pay $1.35 for the low grade, because the Ultimate is $1.60. I know
> this reply is all over the board and hard to fallow, but so is the
> reasoning behind G.W.'s steep price hikes the past few years.
>
> At 09:05 AM 6/6/97 +0100, you wrote:
> >for those of you who are regulars to the list
> >remember the mail from Tuomas
> >after the GW staff had been sitting silently
> >sifting through the mail on the list to guage reaction
> >to the announcement of E40k ?
> >I wonder if they're still there ?
> >given the rather sharp increase in price and
> >quality complaints and the feelings of lack
> >of customer loyalty
> >can we expect another personal from the boys
> >at GW telling us nice things to soothe our fears ?
> >or are you just gonna sit there in silence ?
> >
> >They're out there ...
> >
> >Phil
> >
> >

Sauron1 writes; I think the problem for me basically is that prices for
things I buy and the income tax level I pay(54%)have gone up but my
income(75)hasen't since 1990! sauron1
Received on Sat Jun 07 1997 - 07:49:23 UTC