I am none of the above. And I don't have a spaceship. But the cost of what I consider my art is what it is, and if I have to make sacrifices to cover it, I will.
I am none of the above. And I don't have a spaceship. But the cost of what I consider my art is what it is, and if I have to make sacrifices to cover it, I will.You have to use your imagination.. it’s just to point out that it is a waste of time spent that could be better spent doing something else ..
You made it seem as if you were an inventor millionaire in a previous post/posts not quite sure why someone who lives in a mansion is complaining about film prices…
You have to use your imagination.. it’s just to point out that it is a waste of time spent that could be better spent doing something else ..
Couldn't it also be that you are removed from their situation, and are blind to the reasons that have caused them to raise their prices ? People on the outside have less than a veneer of understanding of what is actually going on. Press releases never tell what is going on and then there are drips and dribbles from people who have information. That is one of the reasons why people like laser and PE and Matt King have been such valuable assets to this community. They have been able to let us peek behind the red curtain. I can understand why you and others are dissatisfied and disappointed with the price increase but that's just what happens in the real world. Doesn't really seem like greed seeing just a few years ago the spot price of silver was less than $15/troy oz, now it is nearly $25.The greed I am referring is a deeply entrenched institution far removed from casual introspection.
Dude, that's my entire life in a nutshell.
… and all of their insights aren’t coming directly from the executive board room either. All we ever really have is speculation, rumor, and if we get lucky… some true rumor or better informed speculation.Couldn't it also be that you are removed from their situation, and are blind to the reasons that have caused them to raise their prices ? People on the outside have less than a veneer of understanding of what is actually going on. Press releases never tell what is going on and then there are drips and dribbles from people who have information. That is one of the reasons why people like laser and PE and Matt King have been such valuable assets to this community. They have been able to let us peek behind the red curtain. I can understand why you and others are dissatisfied and disappointed with the price increase but that's just what happens in the real world. Doesn't really seem like greed seeing just a few years ago the spot price of silver was less than $15/troy oz, now it is nearly $25.
Couldn't it also be that you are removed from their situation, and are blind to the reasons that have caused them to raise their prices ?
You really don’t need to defend yourself and justify your participation to a non-participant who posts less than 1/month over the past 20 years.
... but the mathematical (arithmetic, really) analysis often holds up. A lot of time and effort and sometimes gas/petrol shopping around to save a few dollars-and-cents. Nobody is telling anyone not to do that... I think all that has been said is that it doesn't always add up. I have that discussion on almost a daily basis with my wife but she puts value on "the hunt", which I do not. It's not about defending any approach; it's about understanding the potentially available options.Quite!
And if you absolutely insist on taking my comment dead serious.... Maybe people that shop around for lowest prices on film (or whatever they do in their own time) also don't need to defend themselves?
How else am I supposed to take your rude comment?
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... but the mathematical (arithmetic, really) analysis often holds up. A lot of time and effort and sometimes gas/petrol shopping around to save a few dollars-and-cents. Nobody is telling anyone not to do that... I think all that has been said is that it doesn't always add up. I have that discussion on almost a daily basis with my wife but she puts value on "the hunt", which I do not. It's not about defending any approach; it's about understanding the potentially available options.
I am not sure how what I said could be misconstrued as a rude post. sorry if I offended bargain hunters.I'm sorry if you see my comment as rude. It was certainly not meant to be rude. But I see that one could read it as rude. Oh, btw, your comment (that I referred to) could then also be viewed as rude. Probably not just that one.
But that will be that on this topic from me, I'm not willing to increase my low post counter that I'm so proud of on stuff that doesn't include rant over yet another Fuji film discontinuation.
I never said it was irrational. I said that often times one spends so much time hunting for bargains the time spent outstrips the bargain, or the bargain was no bargain at all. Google "Chinese Amidol" ... advertised as a bargain, but for some ... more trouble than the savings.I
Yes, but only when you look at it partially. On aggregate though, price shopping is very efficient and can bring huge savings to consumers as a whole. Where you and jnantz see irrationality of price shoppers the market sees the force that pushes down the price equilibrium in local and global markets.
If people added up all the hours they spent typing 29,668 posts on Photrio alone...
Irrationality??? That’s quite a negative reflection of what was actually written. Folks should do price-shopping, but also know how to balance that activity. Doesn’t require a detailed cost-benefit analysis in most cases. The more one price-shops the easier/faster it is to do that c-b analysis. Avoiding analysis paralysis should be the goal.Yes, but only when you look at it partially. On aggregate though, price shopping is very efficient and can bring huge savings to consumers as a whole. Where you and jnantz see irrationality of price shoppers the market sees the force that pushes down the price equilibrium in local and global markets.
Some pays the price for "low prices" --sometimes it is efficiencies, automation and bulk buying, but most of the factors of selling at low prices are cutting corners, paying less to the people who produce the items and work in retail selling those bargains.I'm sorry if you see my comment as rude. It was certainly not meant to be rude. But I see that one could read it as rude. Oh, btw, your comment (that I referred to) could then also be viewed as rude. Probably not just that one.
But that will be that on this topic from me, I'm not willing to increase my low post counter that I'm so proud of on stuff that doesn't include rant over yet another Fuji film discontinuation.
Yes, but only when you look at it partially. On aggregate though, price shopping is very efficient and can bring huge savings to consumers as a whole. Where you and jnantz see irrationality of price shoppers the market sees the force that pushes down the price equilibrium in local and global markets.
too bad film users can't petition the rocket jockeys to preserve not only newspapers but world cultural heritage (film).And I don't have a spaceship
I am not sure if your question is rhetorical indicates that n my statement was so self evident that it was redundant or indicates that you do not feel this is true but assuming it was a question then I'd say that over the last 50 years I believe that all statisticians would agree that this is true. At the risk of turning this into a specific argument about goods and prices and veering the discussion down a blind alley which I do not want,, I'll give as an example car ownership. How many families had at least 2 if not 3 cars in 1970 compared to now. How much of average family income was devoted to say food in 1970 compared to nowadaysReal disposable income has been increasing? Good one.
You must be doing quite well there in Daventry. There are many families in the U.S. (and around the world) whose financial status is exactly opposite of the rosy picture you paint....I'll give as an example car ownership. How many families had at least 2 if not 3 cars in 1970 compared to now. How much of average family income was devoted to say food in 1970 compared to nowadays
?by catering to a younger generation that is willing to play alone, for now.
If Kodak wants to raise colour film prices, I'm sure the Chinese and others will be more than happy to improve their products, at lower price points.
Pricing yourself out of a market is slow suicide but Kodak seems bent on doing just that, by catering to a younger generation that is willing to play alone, for now.
IMO.
I am not sure if your question is rhetorical indicates that n my statement was so self evident that it was redundant or indicates that you do not feel this is true but assuming it was a question then I'd say that over the last 50 years I believe that all statisticians would agree that this is true. At the risk of turning this into a specific argument about goods and prices and veering the discussion down a blind alley which I do not want,, I'll give as an example car ownership. How many families had at least 2 if not 3 cars in 1970 compared to now. How much of average family income was devoted to say food in 1970 compared to nowadays
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