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Thread: Up & coming Accu-chek pump....Possible issues.

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08-13-2007, 08:43 PM

BlueSky

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Quote:

Originally Posted by JasonJayhawk

.... the pump materials probably cost less than $50 to manufacturer. This is a big cash cow. .....

That being the case, why do the pump companies need to charge so much for them. Surely it would make more sense to sell the pump for, say, $300 and to make the real money out of proprietary supplies. At $3,000 per annum, the revenue from supplies over a 6 year pump life would be $18,000. Which by far exceeds the $7,000 pump price tag.

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