Re: Buying from Vendors (was:[DML] T-panel foam)

[Noah <sitz@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Jun 25, 2004 at 02:52:17PM -0400, Soma576@xxxxxxx wrote:
> In a message dated 6/25/04 10:24:02 AM Central Daylight Time, 
> supermatty@xxxxxxx writes:
> 
> 
> > 106722 INSULATION, ROOF PNL $38.18 
> > 
> > $38 for a piece of foam, plus shipping.  That's expensive for a college 
> > student,
> > even one working full-time.  

Had to add my $0.02 here (I think I've posted more in the last few days
than in the last year); Of the vendors I deal with, I've yet to have one
kick me off the phone when I had a question that needed answering. They
take their time, they answer your questions, make suggestions, etc. This
is their time they're using for this, which is where they make a lot of
their money. When you establish a relationship with a vendor by
purchasing parts, you help pay for this unofficial, unbilled, utterly
indispensable service. You may be one of those folks who will never need
to ask the vendors a question; congratulations. I (and, I'd wager,
most folks on this list) am not such a person, and will happily kick in
a few extra bucks for a part, knowing that I'm helping keep the vendors
around.  I'd also wager that the have/make a good deal more money than I
do. Guess what? They earn it. =)

This is not, as others have said, an attempt to slap you down for trying
experiments. There are plenty of folks on this list who would appreciate
a good hack. Speaking for myself tho, I don't think that adding 'buy
from the vendors' to the moderators' Evil(tm) list is a good idea (and I
trust them enough to know that they wouldn't do that anyway). People do
need to be reminded every now and then that the vendors exist, and that
we need them. 

OK, rant done. You may now resume your regular goings on. =)

Noah "My money and my Delorean go to $VENDOR" Robin
#2867



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