Peter, A bit over the top for most reasonable folks. The majority of Americans shop at Wal-Mart except maybe a few on the fringe or extreme upper income. We shop at War-Mart because of the convenience of having everything in one place, even in a rural area where I live. Without them, I would be paying 20 to 30% more for many of our groceries and other products, or we would have to drive 40+ miles to La Crosse to find similar discounted prices. Not to mention being open 24/7 which was not available to us in the past.
The La Crosse Technology products are distributed by the next door neighbor to a nearby ham acquaintance. They live just across the Mississippi River from La Crosse. You can buy La Crosse Technologies products from many sources. You are welcome to pay an additional $10 that you can expect to pay at full price stores or pay a lower price at a discount source of which Wal-Mart is only one. The point is that there is a lot of technology that goes into this kind of equipment, has a nice appearance, huge digital readout for even those of us somewhat sight impaired, remote sensor, etc. To call those in another country, slaves, does a disservice on an international group such as ours, and is also factually untrue. The standard of living continues to increase at a double digit rate in China although perhaps not quite as fast as it has been increasing the last decade or two. KV9U Peter G. Viscarola wrote: >>> I have no idea how something like this can be sold for such a low >>> > price ($30, I think it was at Wal-Mart) > > Because they use Chinese prison labor to build them, probably. > > That's just ONE reason I don't shop at Walmart. > > But I certainly agree on the other aspects of your post -- These gadgets > are amazing. > > de Peter K1PGV > > >
