On Jan 9, 11:40*am, "Kent" > wrote:
> "Mort" > wrote in message
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> > Kent wrote:
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> >> > *wrote in message
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> >>> Does anyone have any experience with the Nu Wave oven. *It sounds
> >>> intriguing. *I wonder if you can drop a tad of wood in there for some
> >>> smoke flavor. *Kind of mess up the house though.
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> >> It has to be a hunk of junk. When the vendor pays for a half hour
> >> demonstrating a product like that on TV, that increases the "cost of
> >> goods
> >> sold". That's accounting language for 1.price of the product 2. payment
> >> for
> >> shipping, wages, etc and 3.advertising, as on TV. Beyond that is profit
> >> on
> >> the "goods sold". There's so much spent selling, far more than selling
> >> expense in a store, that the product has to be a "hunk of junk". There
> >> really isn't any way around that.
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> > Worst business analysis I've heard in a long time.
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> > In regards to adding wood to a regular oven, bad idea in any case. That
> > doesn't mean this isn't a good unit for what it's actually designed to do.
> > I hope to hear from an experienced user.
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> > Mort
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> Cost of Goods Sold is an accepted accounting term. This product has to have
> a very high marketing cost. It's OK, from an accounting standpoint to spend
> this kind of money marketing a car. For the vendor to spend this much on a 9
> lb hunk of junk is almost thievery.

None of your bloviating supports your bullshit Kent. But keep on
arguing, every word exposes more of the breadth and depths of your
ignorance.

Kent Challenge: Next time try to misuse the term "GAAP" or, for bonus
points "EBITDA".