<HEAD> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1515" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV>-----Original Message----- <BR>From: "B.K. DeLong" <BKDELONG@GMAIL.COM></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>> I hear in both cases they are eating the transportation gas costs. Interesting......</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Makes perfect sense--people (including myself--I was thrilled to see gas at $2.839 near where I was Friday, instead of paying $2.879 a ways down the road--I saved nearly FORTY CENTS!) have an irrational attitude toward gasoline costs. If they'd sent goods for free but charged for the gas, imagine the reaction: "They probably sent a bunch of worthless shit and made out like bandits on the gas!" It'd destroy the advertising/PR value of the donation.</DIV></BODY><PRE> Thanks, John A see me fulminate at http://www.jzip.org/</PRE>