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		ta17711771 on June 26, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Microsoft to permanently close its retail stores > Cost to fix a shaky piece of kit: $100 if they spend an hour or two fixing a screen your kid smashed for free, the screen costs $30-$50 wholesale, 1-2 hrs of labor, and fixed costs for the day like power, insurance, lease payment, etc...

reaperducer on June 26, 2020 [–]

And if they just have to click some setting, the parts cost is $0, and the labor is already factored into the person already being there.

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