From: clare@snyder.on.ca   
      
   On Thu, 11 Jul 2024 13:47:08 -0700, Bob La Londe    
   wrote:   
      
   >On 7/11/2024 1:27 PM, Jim Wilkins wrote:   
   >> "Bob La Londe"  wrote in message news:v6pdgc$2k09f$1@dont-email.me...   
   >> The sad part is if they had used a 7.5HP motor to begin with and priced   
   >> it accordingly it would have been an actual good deal, instead of a fake   
   >> good deal.   
   >> Bob La Londe   
   >>   
   >> --------------------------------   
   >>   
   >> Be happy you weren't cursed to spend your career in Marketing.   
   >   
   >   
   >I actually took a class in marketing in college.  I concluded marketing   
   >was just a bunch of made up buzzwords and cockamamie "theories" to sell   
   >advertising.  Yeah, I also took a class on advertising.  It had some   
   >real buzz words and theories to sell advertising.  Very little was about   
   >the effectiveness of advertising.   
   >   
   >When business is good you need to advertise.   
   >When business is bad you need to advertise.   
   >When you discover advertising and marketing firms just want your money   
   >and if they bleed you to bankruptcy they just laugh you need to advertise.   
   >   
   >When you discover that the advertising firms wrote the text books you   
   >should take out a huge debilitating loan to attend more classes.   
   >   
   >You should tell customers who need low turn rate or low margin items to   
   >fuck off and buy it somewhere else.  Oh, wait.  That was basic survey of   
   >business where they introduced that concept.  Its no wonder brick and   
   >mortar stores selling substantial products have been dropping like flies   
   >for the last 30-40 years.  In the same classes they will tell you small   
   >businesses can compete by providing better service... Wait?  What?   
   >   
   >I need some Dot 3 brake fluid.   
   >Year, make and model please.   
   >   
   >You should buy local.   
   >Okay I need this today.   
   >We can get that for you.   
   >   
   >Sorry about the rant, but "We can get it for you," is the death knell of   
   >retail.  Okay... I'm done now.   
   >   
   >--   
   >Bob La Londe   
   >CNC Molds N Stuff   
      
      
   I went to the office supply store to buy something common - can't   
   remember what - and they said they don't carry it in the store anymore   
   because they don't sell enough to make it worth while. I said "I guess   
   not if it's not on the shelf" and told them if I had to order it I'd   
   iorder it on Amazon and have it next day for 25% less than they wanted   
   to get it for me nexct week - - -   
   \   
   Hardware stores are getting even worse for "real hardware"   
      
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