Office and Study
A Label Maker Costs Little. The Tape Cassettes Are the Product.
Label makers follow the printer model: an inexpensive device and proprietary cassettes. Cost per foot, and whether compatible tapes work, decide the real price.
consumables
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Beauty and Personal Care
The Brush Head Is the Product. The Handle Is the Loss Leader.
A toothbrush handle is discounted to almost nothing several times a year. The heads never are — and over five years they cost several times what the handle did.
Beauty and Personal Care
The Razor Is Free. You Are Buying a Twenty-Year Cartridge Subscription.
Cartridge handles are given away because the cartridges are where the money is. Over ten years the difference between systems runs into hundreds.