How is charging $100 for a 4 foot HDMI-HDMI cable not considered price gouging?!?

Question

It's a freaking cable! It's made of the same elements as other cables that cost less than one/tenth that. It's absurd.

Answer 1

Because you're not REQUIRED to buy that. You can shop around and find a more reasonable price. If you're trying to buy an HD television, and the salesman is trying to make it a requirement that you buy an overpriced cable, go someplace else for the TV AND the cable.

Also, there are alot of quackery "audiophile" places that make you believe that a cable that costs that much will give you a better picture and/or sound than a "cheaper" cable.

Price gouging would be like what's going on with gas prices. You have no choice but to pay what the stations are charging.

Answer 2

At the store where they are selling those cables for a hundred dollars... do they at least sell  the petroleum jelly for $2.50. Sheeesh what nerve.

Answer 3

A four foot HDMI cable should not cost $100.

You can get a 6 foot HDMI cable for less than $5.00

Here is just one of many sites that see them

http://www.monoprice.com/products/produc...

Answer 4

Why? because people pay it.

Answer 5

well.. you have alternative.. you can buy online.. inspiretech.com sell one for decent price of $5 bucks.. http://www.inspiretech.com