[Elecraft] KPA 500

[Jim Brown]

  On 10/19/2010 6:35 AM, James Sarte wrote:
> But, to charge 20 dollars for a bag of screws is a bit beyond me.

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