Re: Anyone translate this for me please?


"Pat" <Orion@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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That's because they cost next to nothing to make, so they lose nothing
by letting you try.

next to nothing? No materials? No workers? No factory? No inventory to
maintain? No taxes to pay? No overhead at all? Get a grip! They're
selling mattresses, not pizzas!

it's a figure of speech meaning not a lot


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