[Boatanchors] This time it's not about ebay

[Larry WA9VRH]

Hi Jim,

Thanks for the comparison!

Guess I need to give R.S. another look!

73 Larry WA9VRH


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Haynes" <jhhaynes at earthlink.net>
To: "Larry WA9VRH" <wa9vrh at dishmail.net>
Cc: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>; <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 6:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] This time it's not about ebay


> On Thu, 7 Apr 2011, Larry WA9VRH wrote:
>
>> Let's be fair... If I want ten 3/4" grommets how many packs would I have 
>> to
>> buy at RS vs buying ten at
>> Lowes??
>
> You might need 2 or 3 packages from Radio Shack, for, say, $6.00.
> But then you would have 83 grommets in other sizes for the times
> when you need those.  I can't argue with R.S. selling you an assortment;
> that's a convenient way to buy them.
>
> Ten from Lowe's would be $12.70.  But if I need ten and am willing
> to mail order them then they would cost about 80 cents.  (Plus $10
> shipping, since these companies can't seem to think there is any way
> to ship but UPS or FedEX, even for tiny items that could go by first
> class mail.
>