Yes I've worked in a business. I also don't work for free. I do however know the difference between a value-added product and something that may be a bit more than that. I wasn't born yesterday, so please don't insult my intelligence.
My point is this. Stainless steel screws don't cost much more than standard hardware. I'm not asking Elecraft to go out of business, so that sort of talk is ridiculous. All I'm saying is that if the difference in cost is marginal, why doesn't Elecraft just include stainless hardware with all future K3s? At the very least, they can give you that option at ordering and charge for the difference. Maybe some of you guys don't care what you do with your money, but in this lousy economy, I can't justify spendingl 20 dollars for a 5 dollar bag of screws. 73 de James K2QI On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 1:08 PM, Jim Brown <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Have you ever worked in a business? Did you work for free? Most people > I know want to get paid for working, and you've got to pay benefits and > taxes. There also must be a place for them to work, that you must buy > or rent. Someone must count and pack those screws. Someone must > inventory them. Someone must order them. It takes space to store them. > The package they ship in costs something. Yes, the screws aren't big, > but the package must be large enough to hold a label and not get lost in > shipping. You've got to buy that package and inventory it. Someone must > take your order and type up a mailing label and a packing list. Someone > must ship them. > > Yes, it's only a bag of screws. Companies who ignore all of the above > go out of business pretty quickly. I want a company that I buy > something from to be there when I need them. > > 73, Jim K9YC > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > -- 73 de James K2QI President UNARC/4U1UN ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
