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Reply To: | St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List |
Date: | Mon, 14 Dec 1998 08:00:18 -0500 |
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Carla MacInnis wrote:
(among other things...)
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> Wouldn't it be great if some Joe Blow living with paraplegia or cp,
> started his own shop selling the very same products at lesser prices.
> Heck, it costs the same to manufactur them no matter where they are sold!
> The orthotics shop gets away with gouging the public because they have a
> captive audience, even though it is limited.
God! I know what you mean! A couple years ago I had articulated AFO
(an "ankle-foot-orthotic" that bends at the ankle) made from high-impact
PTFE. Thing set me back about $2000. Anyway, it never worked right
until I showed the thing to the physiatrist and he said it would NEVER
work right because when the orthotist made it, she formed it to my foot
while it was tonic! I tried to get her to redo the thing or give me
back my cash. Yeah, right!
So, you're right. Their market is captive.
Your fellow prisoner,
Kyle
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