Accessory to Plunder

A typical strategy of some computer corporations is to sell hardware at cost and then charge a ridiculous amount of money for branded accessories. Some of these accessories might even be required for the hardware to work. For example, have you ever bought a really cheap printer, only to find out that you had to buy a new cable just to make it work, then when the ink ran out, you had to pay half the price of the printer for a new cartridge?

This situation can still be cost efficient to the consumer if they are purchasing the original hardware, but it can also be highly inefficient to the consumer who is simply looking for a replacement item. More importantly, however, are the ethical implications of this strategy. It is a premeditated attempt to deceive the consumer by hiding the true cost of the product.

Making an honest profit off of accessories is harder to do, but it can be done, and it is the more ethical path. Currently, there are no accessory items for sale.