Yes, there's something about holding the product
About the US- like I say, even people who live here think the US is a democracy. But believe me, we are a Republic
The last time you heard that the US used democratic process, you were right- but honest to God, that doesn't make us a democracy
Our founding principles are based on the ideal of Liberty, with democracy as a means to gain those ideals. The idea back in the 1770s was not just to get a new form of government in an English land where they could have a say- Scotland beat us to that with democracy
The idea was to have the People govern -
"We the People, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice and secure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of
Liberty for ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution"
That's the preamble to our Constitution
the *people* ordained it, not the US Government. We didn't
just want a chance to be democratic. We wanted to ensure our Liberty above all else, and to be truthful, our founding Fathers thought a little revolution now and again might be a good thing. They'd all be in jail today. Me, I guess I'm a Jeffersonian mostly, States Rights and all that
But enough US Civics
It's a complex thing sometimes. Too complex for a game forum
Buying a product in person is nice
But I can see how DD might actually lower cost per unit