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Janeway says that the Vulcan master who sold Tuvok his meditation lamp doubled the price when he saw their Starfleet insignia, to which Kes says that it was probably the logical thing to do. However, it would be highly illogical to increase the price for a customer who works for an organization that does not pay and one that would clearly not usually carry money, especially when on a core Federation world such as Vulcan.