2. 这笔费用不是由电器商来支付，而是摊在制造商身上
--two kinds of rebates, retailer rebate and manufacturer's rebate.
3. 另外的一家Sears本来想在电器市场上分得一杯羹，结果落了个竹篮打水一场空，结果赶紧收缩电器部门，又老老实实的回到服装和机械工具上了
--100 years ago, the most successful catalog retailer. Then the largest US department store. Electric appliances were their main segment of business. It lost its dominance to specialty retailers, like Bestbuy and Circuit City.
The author has not been in States long enough.
Rebates from Staples and CircuitCity are always honored.
