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Posted: 4/27/2001 8:14:25 PM EDT
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Now for the Wal Marts. They ran my friend out of business. But I doubt they will close down soon. Unless we fight China.
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Posted: 4/27/2001 8:15:39 PM EDT
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good for you. sometimes the small guy wins over the weilding giant. i too have a small family business and we have outlasted alot of flashes in the pan, and some giants in the field so i know how you feel.
all the best steve |
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Posted: 4/27/2001 9:10:24 PM EDT
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The mail order place US Cavalry is out of business?
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Posted: 4/27/2001 9:38:32 PM EDT
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Does anybody remember when Wal Mart's big thing was that all their stuff was made in the us? Now it's an accepted fact that 90% of it is made in China. Bastards. [:(!]
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Posted: 4/27/2001 9:42:43 PM EDT
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G.S,
I know Clinton's policy was he would rather destroy it than let Americans buy USGI, have you heard if this policy will change? |
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Posted: 4/28/2001 4:06:08 AM EDT
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Good for you!!!
[red][size=4] P.R.K. |
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Posted: 4/28/2001 6:14:11 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By Imbrog|io: The mail order place US Cavalry is out of business? They are closing thier retail stores in most locations except the Ft. knox and possibly the Ft. Campbell stores, and are going to cease sending out catalogs. From here on out it is going to be all internet sales (bad move imho) with an emphasis on on government sales (and it seems stupid to close your Ft. Bragg store when you are going to pursue government buisness,if there is any one location anywhere that has the most potential local purchase options it is Ft. Bragg) They have had finacial trouble for some time now, and several distributers that I deal with will not sell to them. Maybe this will pull them out, but I have my doubts. |
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Posted: 4/28/2001 6:22:44 AM EDT
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Quoted: G.S, I know Clinton's policy was he would rather destroy it than let Americans buy USGI, have you heard if this policy will change? The surplus sales have are going through a proccess of being taken over being turned over to privates contractors (The biggest just "happened" to be a big Clinton-Gore supporter) who now get all the surplus and sell it as they see fit. It a long story, and it has mixed results so far. But most stuff is getting out. Heck, even a few hundred HMMWV's have made it out, and they were supposed to be on the DEMIL list. |
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Posted: 4/28/2001 8:40:28 AM EDT
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Congrat's Garand Shooter. I think consumers are starting to finally realize that a lower price from a national chain isn't worth the great customer service you usually receive at a Mom & Pop type store. I hope this is an indication that the days of the "super mall's" are over..but I doubt it.
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Posted: 4/28/2001 12:50:56 PM EDT
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US Cav didn't sell much "surplus" it was mostly over-priced brand-new stuff, wasn't it?
Garand, where's your store located? Fayetteville? How do you buy a surplus Humvee? |
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Posted: 4/28/2001 12:53:34 PM EDT
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Quoted: Congrat's Garand Shooter. I think consumers are starting to finally realize that a lower price from a national chain isn't worth the great customer service you usually receive at a Mom & Pop type store. I hope this is an indication that the days of the "super mall's" are over..but I doubt it. Oh pleeeeeeeeeeeease let Striker be right. |
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Posted: 4/28/2001 1:33:56 PM EDT
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Cible..with your permission I'd like to print this thread and show your comment to my wife[:D]
Although an end to the "super malls" would mean the unemployemnt line for Mall Ninja & Gecko45.. I think McUzi could hire at least one of them for a body guard against crack ho's!!!! |
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Posted: 4/28/2001 1:41:41 PM EDT
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So how do I get my catalog, G Man?
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Posted: 4/28/2001 1:53:31 PM EDT
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What I like to do is go to Home Depot, find the one guy who speaks English well and knows where stuff is, handcuff him to me until I find everything I need, then reread War & Peace or Les Miserables while I'm waiting to check out (good idea to not drink any water for 3 hours beforehand and also have had the preemptive enema so you don't lose your place in line), then ignore the idiot receipt-checker who saw me in line but thinks I stole it all or have a deal with the checker to not ring it all up. Then out to the truck (the one with all the dents just about the same height as the top of a cart) and see if I can get out of the lot with out some granny mowing me down.
Seriously, the neghborhood or even Ace franchise is the way to go. Amazing what they can pack in there. Plus since the people HELPING you are often the ones that put the stuff on the shelf, they actually know where it is. Even what it's for. How to use it, too. Exceptions to the small-operator-is-better rule: 1. The guys in it to stroke their ego (place called "Ultimate Fly Shop" comes to mind), who know everthing (legends in their own mind), the ones who put down customers, probably learned customer skills running a few tables at the gun show. 2. The ones who are strictly in it for the money, drive some ostentatious foreign POS. 3.[rant] The ones who forgot CHINA IS THE ENEMY. I've looked in 4 neighborhood stores for a spatula made somewhere else.[/rant] [red][size=4] P.R.K. |
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Posted: 4/28/2001 2:07:30 PM EDT
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Anyone who runs a business is "in it for the money". I worked in retail/wholesale for 18 years. I've worked for national chains and Mom & Pop stores. Don't get me wrong, they have other reasons like, "I like working for myself, I like being my own boss, there isn't another store like it between the north and south pole",etc,etc. but reasons don't pay the bills and give the owner the finacial freedom they are looking for. If they don't make money..they aren't going to survive. Some owners are happy with a zero balance in the bottom line..others want their business to be on the NYSE. As for moronic owners..you can find them anywhere.
I've always believed in the concept of customer service especially in todays economy. People for the most part are very tight with their dollar and expect fair return when they spend it. If you look after your customers..they will look after you. |
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