Re: Was: assemblying FT minis Now: about supply...

Thomas Barclay wrote:

> Sure, and for people like KR, that has to be frustrating and costly.
> I think KR and others in a like boat should make a point to get
> Internet Point-of-Sale systems running so as to eliminate this issue.
> If the demand exists, the product should be getting sold.
>

(snippage!)

> > If your local store can't supply you what you want when you want,
bypass
> > them and get it direct from one of the manufacturers - they're good
guys.
>
> And point out to your local store that you are doing that - and that
> they should do the same - everyone likes to support their local store
> so encourage the store to seek out faster avenues of distribution.
>

> So, I think folks like US have to point out to our retailers that a
> distributor that can't provide does us no good, and them no good, and
> folks like KR need to be aware and monitor their distributors for
> performance. And they need to arrange methods for those of us who get
> little or no service to spend our hard earned sheckels on their
> wonderful product.
>
> Tom.
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But what if your local hobby store isn't the problem?  My local hobby
store has been
treating me well for several years now.  I trust these guys.  They have
told me they
couldn't order the FB because their one remaining gaming distributor
doen't do
business with Geohex!  (The other gaming distributor went belly up three
monthes
ago.)  This company only allows orders of a case (!) at a time....So I
have to go
direct.  I would rather support my local store, not some stuck up
distributor.

Stuck in the middle...

Donald Hosford