Originally Posted by
animallittle3
I'll take your post on kinder .
Everyone of our competitors buys their machines , appliances and what have from the same EU countries we do , there's nobody else to buy them from .
Consumers want name brands they know and can trust .
The only difference is that our major online competitor doesn't make money off the machines , they sell them at cost and make money off the warranty package .
Personally I would prefer to make profit off the machines because every one sold makes you money , not everyone is attracted to the five year warranty s , it's risky in my opinion .
We've fallen today but they may not be too far behind either .
That said there's one less company in the market so I guess they will grab a slice of our demise just like we did when Comet went to the wall .
The thing is , if this strongest man takes all narrative continues the consumer won't have a choice one day because someone is going to stand alone .
They'll be able to then charge us what they want and you will either buy one from whoever , get something second hand or do without .
Membership of the EU within that scenario is neither here nor there .