Re: [MBZ] i really don't get how brick and mortar shops can survive today

2007-09-11 Thread Rich Thomas
PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Tara Ludwick Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 11:59 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] i really don't get how brick and mortar shops can survive today We buy just about everything but fuel and groceries online, It saves

Re: [MBZ] i really don't get how brick and mortar shops can survive today

2007-09-11 Thread Curt Raymond
the parts within a couple days. I thought about writing them letters but figured those would just go in the circular file and be a waste of my time... -Curt Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 06:40:21 -0500 From: Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] i really don't get how brick and mortar shops can

Re: [MBZ] i really don't get how brick and mortar shops can survive today

2007-09-11 Thread Curt Raymond
hardware store that had them and relized why I'd spend $.25 an o ring and $5. in gas rather than $75 for a faucet. -Curt Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 13:30:53 -0500 From: Robert Tara Ludwick [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] i really don't get how brick and mortar shops can survive today To: Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] i really don't get how brick and mortar shops can survive today

2007-09-10 Thread Tom Hargrave
] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Tara Ludwick Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 10:59 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] i really don't get how brick and mortar shops can survive today We buy just about everything but fuel and groceries online, It saves a minor fortune

Re: [MBZ] i really don't get how brick and mortar shops can survive today

2007-09-10 Thread Trampas
really don't get how brick and mortar shops can survive today We buy just about everything but fuel and groceries online, It saves a minor fortune. Building material have remained the last bastion of protected territorial marketing , but it looks like that's finally cutting loose as well. It's

Re: [MBZ] i really don't get how brick and mortar shops can survive today

2007-09-10 Thread Allan Streib
Do you have a local real lumber yard? I've always bought from local yards for anything more than a few pieces, and found them to be competitive with Lowes/Home Depot and also much more helpful. And certainly a $500 order would be large enough to get their attention. Trampas [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [MBZ] i really don't get how brick and mortar shops can survive today

2007-09-09 Thread Peter T . Arnold
On Fri, 7 Sep 2007 22:07:19 -0400, you wrote: i've been stopping at every hardware/home/discounter store i pass for the last week looking for burgundy rustoleum. my leg kills me every time i get back in the car. it's 90 degrees outside. no one seems to have it. i look online . my order is

Re: [MBZ] i really don't get how brick and mortar shops can survive today

2007-09-09 Thread Robert Tara Ludwick
We buy just about everything but fuel and groceries online, It saves a minor fortune. Building material have remained the last bastion of protected territorial marketing , but it looks like that's finally cutting loose as well. It's about time. I have no sympathy for the local business owners

[MBZ] i really don't get how brick and mortar shops can survive today

2007-09-07 Thread Gary Hurst
i've been stopping at every hardware/home/discounter store i pass for the last week looking for burgundy rustoleum. my leg kills me every time i get back in the car. it's 90 degrees outside. no one seems to have it. i look online . my order is placed in 5 minutes. they are paying the freight.

Re: [MBZ] i really don't get how brick and mortar shops can survive today

2007-09-07 Thread Hendrik
Not everybody is looking for a rare item, no everybody has bodily ailments and not everybody has access to the internet. I love going around the hardware shops and looking at stuff. Apparently these days it is even becoming a bit of a pick up place, with women not afraid to venture into the