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New level of ridiculousness

$8,995 for a power strip???
Stick 8 off the shelf receptacles in a marble??? box, and there it is.
It is getting more and more ridiculous. As if manufacturers are now driven by a desire to extract as much $$$ from aaudiophiles with sufficient income, and not by a desire to advance the quality of their products.
I wonder...
maril555
sabai
2,027 posts
 
Viridian,
You hit the old proverbial nail on the old proverbial head. It's like all the talk about "blacker than black" backgrounds -- the subject of a recent thread of mine. It's all ad copy.
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whart
3,168 posts
 
"Puffery," as I recall is loose sales lingo that no objective person could or should take seriously.
phaelon
1,053 posts
 
Hi Whart, that’s it exactly. Examples might be: a used car dealer claiming "best deals in the universe"; a diner claiming "apple pie better than mom’s” or a power strip manufacturer using the word “magical” anywhere.
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rja
2,382 posts
 
You mean I DIDN'T get "the best deal in the universe"?
I'm disappointed!
And who knows? This power strip could BE "magical" to someone!
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