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June 17th, 2006, 12:28 AM
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Anyone heard of this???
I was talking to a friend the other day and he told me that for every bic lighter sold 25% of the price is donated to gun control. Does anyone have any info to say wether or not this is true?
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June 17th, 2006, 12:33 AM
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Don't have a clue. Why don't you ask him for a source that can be researched.
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June 17th, 2006, 12:37 AM
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It was one of those heard it from a friend that heard it from a friend that had a friend that read it somewhere things. Just wondering if theres any truth behind it.
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June 17th, 2006, 12:39 AM
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25% is pretty large - sounds unreasonable, but could be. I'd be interested in the facts.
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June 17th, 2006, 12:39 AM
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I tried to Google something but came up empty handed. And, as we all know, if it's not on Google then it doesn't exist :)
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June 17th, 2006, 12:48 AM
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That google thing got me thinking so I went to the bic website. They had a contact thingie so I sent them an email about the question. I'll post what they wrote me as soon as I hear back from them.
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June 17th, 2006, 12:49 AM
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Ditto Pickpocket
on that Google Search.
I couldn't find anything. |
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June 17th, 2006, 01:41 AM
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I can't find anything on google, dogpile, yahoo, or msn
 %25 sounds a bit extreme though.
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June 17th, 2006, 01:53 AM
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If you have ever owned a retail business you know this can't possibly be right. 25% of which price. The price the manufacturer charges distributors, or the price the distributors charge the wholesalers, or the price the wholesaler charges the retailer, or the price the retailer charges the consumer. Since the price the maufacture charges distributors varies based on volume and other things it is difficult to determine 25%. With the others varying due to everything from sale prices, to volume, to time of year, etc. it is impossible for Bic to determine 25%.
This is a new urban legend/web hoax.
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June 17th, 2006, 02:00 AM
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Probably just an ugly rumor started by these folks:
 
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