The markup's probably right as my insurance paid 80% of it and I paid the
rest.  Ouch!  But I don't have any leather on mine - just aluminum, rubber
and vinyl.  No leather at all.  Man, I feel cheated.  Humph.

But I have seen chairs that cost something like $200 and must say they look
awfully flimsy to me.



On Monday 29 November 2004 8:03 pm, Tamar Raine wrote:
>  Kathy,
> 3,000 for a manual chair - that is like a huge mark up --- think about it.
> After all, what could possibly be so expensive, a lot of plastic, a bit of
> metal, and some leather.  I just got my new power chair, it is a pronto
> sure step. and it is wonderful! it can go up three inch lips on driveways,
> etc.
>
> I imagine they get the chairs at cost and then give them away. I saw a film
> about how African women with disabilities are forming co-ops to make
> wheelchairs themselves, and you can bet they don't cost  3 grand.
>
> ~Tamar Mag Raine
> [log in to unmask]
> IM: tamarmag48
> Oakland Mayor's Commission on People with disabilities
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Kathy <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Date: 11/29/2004 3:50:16 PM
> > Subject: Re: wheelchair foundation
> >
> > One would hope they would raise more than $150 per chair.  Mine cost over
> > $3,000! And it's a manual chair!
> >
> > Kat
> >
> > On Monday 29 November 2004 6:28 pm, [log in to unmask] wrote:
> > > I thought someone might need this number.
> > > 877-378-3839
> > >
> > > www.wheelchairfoundation.org