Gray Market and the Internet

April 28th, 2008 by imagery

The internet can be a great place to buy electronic products. Sometimes, good deals can be found saving the consumer quite a bit of money had they instead gone to their local electronics retail store and paid full price. But cheaper doesn’t necessarily mean a better deal.

More often than not, people who shop online don’t know who they are buying from or where this retailer store is located. They simply look for the cheapest price and go with it. Places such as EBay, PriceGrabber, Nextag and even Amazon list retailers who sell products at what appear to be very discounted rates. And because these are big name online stores, they think it’s probably a good deal.

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Aspen Tree Mystery

April 5th, 2008 by imagery

I have had a grouping of Aspen trees in my front and backyard for about 5 years now and this is the first year I have ever seen Aspen seeds! According to the University of Minnesota, Aspens can sometimes reproduce through seeding as opposed to root suckering.

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