I'm on the digest, so forgive me if this has already been beat into the
ground. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but don't most of the major LBC
parts suppliers have a minimum shipping amount such as the case described
below for the Roadster Factory? Isn't that fairly common? In my other hobby,
the major mail order suppliers won't even accept an order under $15 so they
don't have to mess with $1 orders. Heck, it probably costs them five dollars
at least in time spent just to take, pick, and pack your order. I'm not
defending any particular vendor, just an observation. Solution: buy more
than a couple of dollars worth of stuff at a time. Works for me anyway.
Gives me a chance to stock up on regular maintenance items that I know I'll
use anyway.
Regards, Greg Hutmacher
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Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 17:04:28, -0500
From: QAZX57A@prodigy.com (MR DANIEL R CAREY)
Subject: Roadster Factory gouging
called in an order to TRF..needed a few of those black snaps on the
door of my spit......
50 cents each!!! wow......so i ordered a few......understanding that
the have to feed their families too......
so i get get the "package" in the mail...a little manila bubble
mailer with my snaps...........
cost 65 cents to mail....so what do you think the "shipping charge"
was? 5.00 !! hO HO HO..
YOU WOULD THINK THAT they could at least charge something close to
the actual cost.....
oh well...my business will go to spitbits, Moss, NW Briish parts...or
others....if thats the"TRF policies" they have...so much for customer
oriented!!....
oh yes the snaps do look like they will fit....
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