[Elecraft] KPA 500

[Radio Amateur N5GE]

On Tue, 19 Oct 2010 10:08:37 -0700, Jim Brown
<jim at audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:

I've been in the Davis Mountains of TX for a couple of days.

How in the world did this topic evolve into a rant about stainless
screws?

Tom Childers, N5GE
Licensed since 1976
QCWA Life Member 35102

n5ge at n5ge.com
http://www.n5ge.com
http://www.swotrc.net

>  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
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