[Shop-talk] Eastwood vs Harbor Freight

[Mark Andy]

Howdy,

On Fri, 5 Oct 2007, David Hillman wrote:
>    Hypothetical question... if HD _were_ selling the same toilets for 
> less than their wholesaler, why would that be bad for the plumbers? 
> Unlike the wholesaler, HD will sell to anyone, right?  And they are 
> probably more-conveniently located, too.
>
>    Just wondering.

I dunno if plumbers do this, but in terms of car repair places, they bitch 
because then they can't buy the part at a lower price and mark it up to 
retail on the customer's bill.

(which I don't particularly have a problem with, btw).

Mark