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To: Ahda who wrote (71800)	6/15/2001 12:18:36 PM
From: Tom M	Respond to of 116767

Darleen, re:McDonald's profit margin, there's got to be some hefty franchise and/or royalty fees paid somewhere in there. I can see how corporate can make it, I don't understand how the guy who bought the franchise makes it. Perhaps there's a little Csco/GE-style vendor financing? I always thought this would come full circle and people wanting to start a little food business would wake up and save the fees involved by just starting say a homemade burger/sub/pizza shop of their own vs paying McDonalds/Subway/Pizza Hut fo the privilege of maybe breaking even a few years out. I know I prefer homemade and the chance of immediate profit anyday! Regarding that Maytag, I bought that one to replace one I sold with a two-family I decided to divest of. I was given the old maytag after it was about 13 years or older, used it for 13 years, then paid to have a new timer put on it & told the new owners to hold onto it. As I said, my new one has broken twice. Have had similar experience with plastic car dashboard parts & tools, kitchen appliances, furniture... Having heard many house-quality issues, I feel fortunate to have designed and built my own with my "old era" Dad who was a contractor -g-.