I also feel the wish to limit sales of all pumps on ebay is misguided.  I
also dislike when I hear how Medela makes retailers sign a contract not to
sell the PNS for less than a certain amount.  And I find it telling that the
obviously financial argument about the PRICE of the pump being too low shows
up in a thread supposedly about client safety and well being.

While I feel my fellow LCs here on Lactnet are wonderful practioners and
good people I think this really smacks of the type of confused thinking that
comes about when a health care provider makes a profit off of the products
used to provide said care.  We have discussed this before and I am aware of
the need to have products to do our job and the need to make a living in
order to continue doing our job.

Please, though, if you find yourself complaining about being UNDER PRICED
don't talk about patient safety.  Talk about fair commerce or something, but
not patient safety.  We have enough fear of breastmilk in this world without
us adding to it.

I remain fondly respectful of all my fellow LCs as we try to find our best
path in this thorny patch.  Carla (in Maryland)

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