What you got there is "Just in Time Ordering" combined with the Wal-Martization of North America. So they stock as little as possible, stock is money sitting on the shelf after all. Then the big box stores have a TON of different things but a lousy selection of each. Example: Last week I was helping my uncle redo my Grandmother's bathroom, Lowes had a perfectly hideous selection of plumbing parts, they only had 1 sink trap, it was metal and they wanted $55(!) for it. Local hardware store had 4 different ones in both metal and plastic, cheapest was $4, same as Lowes one was $20... Of course the local place didn't have the 4 piece shower stall we needed (1 piece wouldn't go through the door).
-Curt Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:20:33 -0500 From: Randy Bennell <rbenn...@bennell.ca> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Rotella in OM-617 Message-ID: <4dee9621.2010...@bennell.ca> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Do you not get the feeling that the stores are trying to reduce inventory during these less than wonderful economic times? Even here in Manitoba where the recession does not seem to have hurt us very badly (house prices are still very good here) it appears to me that the Home Depot type stores are stocking less and less in terms of selection. For example, they have bolts but not nearly the choice in bolts that they once had. It is frustrating to go looking for something you knew was once in stock and not be able to find it. I asked one of the fellows working there and he just shook his head. Hopefully, this is not a long term trend and one day the stocks will be replenished. Of course, around here it also depends on which store one goes to. We have Canadian Tire and the store closest to me would prefer to sell paper towel rather than auto products or tools etc. If I go to one of the stores further away from me, I am more likely to find what I need and want. It is frustrating as I don't want to drive the extra distance but I know at the outset I might as well. Randy _______________________________________ 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://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
