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Summary of price comparison:  Amway to local stores
Charleston, SC, 1993  See WEB site above for more information.

AMWAY Distributor Cost (wholesale) .VS. Local Stores
Summary:
        Based upon Cost /Unit
# of products from AMWAY more expensive         115
# of products from AMWAY less expensive          30
% of items from AMWAY less expensive             21%

# of consumables from Amway more expensive       52
# of consumables from Amway less expensive       18
% of consumables from Amway less expensive       26%


                                            Local      Amway
                                          Lot Sizes  Lot Sizes
Cost of all items from local vendors         $6,932     $7,382
Cost of all items from Amway                $10,027    $10,540
Amway Price premium on this list                 45%        43%

Cost of all consumables locally                $299       $730
Cost of all consumables from Amway             $463       $958
Amway Price premium for consumables              55%        31%

1993-1994 Price study - Charleston, SC