No that's not it at all. In this case the choice of buying "new" calipers at over $225 each, or remans for less than $100. We're not talking about a bag of Doritos that is 5 cents cheaper at Wal Mart, and sorry but Mom and Pop was not a business model that could survive selling commodities like that.
Yeah I miss the local "Imported Auto Parts" that we had in town 15 years ago, that sold good quality parts for european cars, but AutoZone and PepBoys put them out of business. But ironically if I had a good local store for my MB parts I would not be buying from you and Rusty. We have a Wal-Mart in town, and any number of smaller locally owned businesses and they are all coexisting. Allan On Sun, 13 Sep 2009 13:08 -0400, "Gary Hurst" <jabbahur...@gmail.com> wrote: > the problem is that mom & pop are not being abandoned for 5x but for 5 > cents. and you aren't even getting the nickel for the most part, but > just getting confused on the bait and switch > > and the issue is much bigger than money. it is more about destroying > a fine way of life for a really crappy one. some people care more > about the kind of world they live in than they do about the illusion > of having another nickel. alas, most people don't. > > > > On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 12:49 PM, Peter T. Arnold > <pm7...@comcast.net>wrote: > > > Theres a limit. > > > > 15 years ago I needed a starter for my kids POS Ford Escort. $150 > > Rebuilt from local parts store, owed by a friend. Same friend had > > wanted to retire and sell me the store. I read the writing on the > > wall, had no interest. > > > > I pulled starter, it was cooked. > > > > Local MotorMart sold me one for $29. > > > > My friend told me it was POS starter, maybe but it was warenteed > > "for Life" which ended up being about 2 years. > > > > I cannot pay a X5 factor to support the little guy..... > > > > > > -- > > Pete Arnold > > > > This e-mail from Peter Arnold and any attachments to it are > > confidential to the intended recipient and may also be uncensored. > > If you have received it in error please consult your religious > > adviser. If you are not the intended recipient, why have you read > > this far? Please do not staple, spindle or otherwise mutilate this > > document, doing so may damage your screen. All communications may > > be subject to interception or monitoring by the men in black > > helicopters for security purposes. Please rely on your own swine flu > > virus checking as the sender cannot accept any liability for any > > damage arising from any bug or virus infection. > > > > Rick Knoble wrote: > > > >> -------------------------------------------------- > >> From: "Gary Hurst" <jabbahur...@gmail.com> > >> > >>> the consumer is now doing the exact same thing he did to destroy > >>> downtown america to destroy the downtown small town component that > >>> really made the internet so charming in earlier days. > >>> > >> > >> IMHO, the destruction of mom and pop downtown shops was a top down > >> deal, not bottom up. The solution is to shop local, meaning > >> locally owned businesses, not corporate mega-chains. Here on this > >> list, it means buying from Rusty (and you) for new parts and K'leb > >> for used stuff. > >> > >> Rick Off to the farmers market this afternoon, to shop local > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to > >> www.okiebenz.com To search list archives > >> http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > >> > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to > > www.okiebenz.com To search list archives > > http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was > scrubbed... URL: > <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090913/6a5467f8/attachment.html> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
