[Elecraft] INTERNET PURCHASING

[David Gilbert]

I don't believe those are the same topic at all.

Dave   AB7E


On 5/30/2012 12:26 PM, KENT TRIMBLE wrote:
> David is absolutely right (frighteningly right) and unless people start
> understanding the ramifications of what they are creating each time they
> purchase something over the internet they will find themselves living in
> communities as blighted as Detroit.
>
> Internet sales are almost universally tax-free which means local
> communities are deprived of revenue crucially needed to maintain quality
> living for their citizens.  Every time you think you save a buck by
> ordering online, you actually hurt your local schools, hospitals, fire
> departments, special learning centers, and all manner of charities.
> Every locally owned business in your town, whether you live in a
> metropolis or a village, contributes a sizable portion of its
> sales-revenue to other people.  Just outright gives it to them . . .
> whether in the form of taxes or in the form of donations.  The fewer
> sales they have (because you have taken your business to anonymous
> internet vendors), the less money they have available to give to
> anybody.  In the end, YOU suffer.
>
> You want new uniforms for your kid's t-ball team?  The first place you
> go is not to your own pocket.  Heaven forbid!  No, the first place you
> turn are to your local businessmen and businesswomen.  You say to them,
> "can you help us out" and suddenly you are taken aback when they reply,
> "With what?"  We have no discretionary funds this year.  We're doing all
> we can to keep our heads above water as it is.  Sorry about the kids."
>
> In the end, YOU suffer.
>
> The people who sell you flowers through an 800 number or over the
> internet will NEVER help you buy uniforms for your boys.  They will
> NEVER contribute to your local rescue squad's extrication equipment.
> They don't give a darn about your community.  They are faceless,
> nameless, and do their banking in THEIR home town where, if they even do
> so, they get credit for charitable donations in their name with YOUR
> money!  But not so for your local florist who is nickeled and dimed  (by
> you and me)  month after month, year after year, for worthy hometown
> projects, and who gratefully gives back to your community a portion of
> the money you have spent with him.  Likewise for every locally-owned store.
>
> I buy nothing over the internet except those items I simply cannot buy
> here in town.  I WANT my local businesses to survive.  I am HAPPY to pay
> a few bucks more to make that happen.  I am THRILLED when I see boarded
> up store-front buildings . . . that are no longer boarded up.
>
> 73,
>
> Kent  K9ZTV
>
>
>
>
> On 5/30/2012 6:32 AM, David Christ wrote:
>> This is considered bad form in the bicycle world and I assume it is
>> the same in the Ham world as well.  It is unfair to the dealer who
>> has invested money in having stock on hand to for you take advantage
>> of his investment and then give him nothing in return.  At least buy
>> something else from him even if small.
>>
>> If you want a local shop to be there when you need something at a
>> moment's notice you need to spend money there at other times.  If it
>> costs a little more, that is the price of keeping him in business.  I
>> will admit that if the price difference is too great you are
>> justified in taking your business elsewhere.
>>
>> Disclaimer: I was a shop owner once so this is a sore point.
>>
>> David K0LUM
>>
>>
>>> The advantage is you can go to W&S, look at and try the rig, then
>>> purchase it direct from Elecraft!
>>>
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