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While we all love lower prices, we seldom consider what it takes in order for those prices to get that low.  Were corners cut?  Employees harmed?  Will these lower prices drive other companies bankrupt?  There’s no reason for us to answer any of these questions while we’re looking at price tags.  Instead we make sure we get the “best” price; no matter what.

Retailers aren’t ignoring this.  Almost all of the commercials I’ve been seeing over the past 6 – 12 months have been talking about lower prices and better value.  The same is true when it comes to HDTVs.  I’ve seen prices drop drastically on televisions whether they were LED, LCD, or Plasma.  Prices have been slashed as much as 40% off of MSRPs for some models over the course of only a few months.   (more…)