Re:Electronics Stores Fight for Survival
by nucleardog on Saturday September 01, 2012 @02:29AM
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And that's just generic products on Amazon. As you get more specialized, the price at most brick and mortar stores seems to keep increasing more and more, whereas the prices online remain consistently low.
Infrared LED at Radio Shack? They wanted something like $6 per LED. You'll find the same part online for pennies.
But, I do believe that convenience of easy ordering (for lazy ppl like me), is bigger differentiator than a couple of percentage points on pricing.