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REI is a Co-operative.<br>
As such, the members are the 'owners'.<br>
I have been a member since I was 15, which is 37 years of satisfaction.<br>
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As a part owner, I take exception to being called a 'ripoff'!<br>
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</font></big></big>One of the things to be kept in mind when shopping
at REI , is that members get approximately 10% of their total purchases
returned to them in their yearly dividend. Basically any money left
over, after operational expenses are covered, is returned to the
members. This fact, combined with the wide selection and liberal return
policy, pretty much squashes the ripoff theory!<br>
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Too bad they don't carry balloon envelopes, you could be getting a $200
dividend, Scott!<br>
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Roping The Wind wrote:
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<pre wrap="">I always thought REI was a ripoff anyways. Now I know they really are
ripping off... geocaches!
:(
Scott
Team RTW
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