In a message dated 98-04-21 09:43:35 EDT, Clyde.Sisler_at_wang.com writes: << The fact [West Marine and Boats US] list higher prices and then are willing to come down to match competitors, implies (to me) they're perfectly happy ripping you off for whatever you're willing to pay. I'm not a haggler and perfer to work with a company that (to me) has more integrity. >> No, that's just called retailing. West Marine's got a different operating structure and very different overhead to suppport --- like that four-color catalog that you're ripping them off for! (Don't know what their new operation in Connecticut is like, but their old warehouse in New Rochelle, NY made it easy to see why they could shave their prices the way they did!) So there's some of that cost built into the regular retailers' prices, which most people will pay 'cause, like you, they're not hagglers. Now, Cheap Jen and I might be willing to do your haggling for you, Clyde --- for a small cut for <our> overhead. (I'm even discussing with her the idea of setting up an operation to retail some of Ari's almost-dried fish for the North Ameriacn market!) Joq *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Apr 21 1998 - 07:50:29 PDT
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