Canadian Ranger
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- Salisbury, New Brunswick Canada
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- www.amsoil.com
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- 2019 Ford Ranger
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- Amsoil Dealer
Well said!! We all justify our money differently.Wow.... feeling kind of out of the loop now. I bought the missing tiedowns from Ford and moved on with my life.
I wanted tie downs in the middle of the bed. I wanted them to match. I wanted them to be engineered for 661#'s. Didn't like then price, but wanted them badly enough that I could justify it to myself. Knew they would get used, which added a bit of "need" to my internal rationalization. (And they have been used.) So I bought them. Didn't even have to explain it to the warden as it slid under her cost threshold.... though I'm sure she muttered something about "that idiot and his precious Ranger."
Personally, while high, I don't feel the price for the tiedowns reaches the level of me calling it gouging. Pricey? Yes. Gouging? IMO no. Can't quantify it. Just my life, experiences, desire, rationale... all admittedly impacted by my "Tremoritus."
All that said, I still do not have an engine cover. And don't think I will. That ridiculous price gives me pause...
Most of us have bought a smartphone, an Under Armour t-shirt, or popcorn at a movie theater, without even blinking at the price (and in most cases we're actually proud of our purchase), we might as well buy OEM tiedown hooks. The profit margin on the hooks is likely lower than on the three items I mentioned above.
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