[Elecraft] Price Increase Alert for mid October

[ae4pb at carolinaheli.com]

Kent,

  No I haven't because there aren't many places with a higher standard of
living. In fact I don't know of any other area that enjoys high employment
rates in high paying positions, lower cost of living/taxes, lower crime. Why
would I want to move somewhere with higher taxes, crime, and unemployment?

 

If I could find the same or better standard of living elsewhere that also
afforded high employment and low crime I'd definitely consider it. 

 

CA is an excellent state to visit and I've worked for several companies
based there (including the US Navy). San Diego, LA. And the Long Beach are
all nice areas but expensive to live with higher crime rates. I don't know
much about Mo. as it's never mentioned in discussions about technology or
high paying jobs. In fact the only time I recall hearing about Mo. was
during the riots in Ferguson.

 

1.   Standard of living is not 1:1 with cost of living.

2.   Anything that increases the cost of doing business has the net effect
of increasing the cost of goods and services. 

3.   I see no reason why you assume and imply that my standard of living is
low. You obviously know nothing about me or the area in which I live. 

4.   If the job market were to dramatically change in a negative direction I
would re-locate. It's a matter of record that families from all over the
country ARE moving to my State/area due to higher standards of living with
lower costs of living.

 

 

Kent, at the end of the day the goal of a business is to make money. When
the cost of business rises then the company makes decisions to cut costs or
raise prices. In this case Elecraft has decided to raise prices. I want to
support them because they are US based and I appreciate the value they bring
up to a point. 

 

For me personally I paid the premium for the radio because I believe in the
company. 

Is it wrong for me to want the company to survive and ask if they considered
moving the company to lower their costs of doing business because they may
be struggling ? 2nd major jump in prices in less than a year?

 

If you were attempting to insult me then I apologize for taking your
question seriously. 

If your attempt was to insult then my answer to you is: "Bless your heart".

 

 

 

 

 

 

From: KENT TRIMBLE [mailto:k9ztv at socket.net] 
Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2015 11:06 AM
To: ae4pb at carolinaheli.com
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Price Increase Alert for mid October

 

Have you considered moving your family to a state with a higher standard of
living?

Kent  K9ZTV




On 9/24/2015 8:03 AM, ae4pb at carolinaheli.com wrote:

Have you guys considered moving the company to a state with a lower cost of
living?