Fuel/Buy Local

[Bob Miller]

Dan,

Never got back to you about fuel purchase, but if you want, we can get you 
the fuel at our cost on a bulk order.  We can talk about this if you wish.

Bob
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Curtis" <warrior523 at mchsi.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 10:27 AM
Subject: Re: Fuel/Buy Local


> Supporting local hobby shops,
>
> It is always a good idea and practice support your LHS, however we as a
> pattern community tend to require and use some pattern specific items that
> it is just not practical for your LHS to carry.  Some of the items we
> commonly use in construction they cannot even order.  So we support them
> when we can and we support other sources when it is necessary.  As far as
> fuel, many hobby shops cannot afford to carry much inventory and I have 
> seen
> several that really cannot warrant carrying more than a case or two of 30
> percent if that.  So getting a group together to by a large quanitiy of 
> fuel
> does not really constitute a lack of LHS support, at least in my view. 
> The
> savings on the fuel purchase is more than likely going into the hobby 
> shops
> till anyway, at least in my case. :)
>
> Dan Curtis
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Pat Hewitt" <phewitt at farmersagent.com>
> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>; <discussion at nsrca.org>
> Sent: March 02, 2005 10:10 AM
> Subject: Re: Fuel/Buy Local
>
>
> Just my thoughts. I am a local business man in the mid-west and I have a
> problem when people DO NOT support their local hobby shops. Our clubs 
> never
> have a problem going to them and asking for there help so why not support
> them, yes I know you can save 20/30% but again where will we be  without
> their
> help or better yet with out their shops to shop in. ( I AM NOT A HOBBY 
> SHOP
> OWNER )
>
>
> Thanks for letting me have my thoughts vented.
>
>
> Pat Hewitt
> Paola, Kansas
>
>
>
> ------ Original Message ------
> Received: 05:29 AM CST, 03/02/2005
> From: "Jeff Hughes" <jeffghughes at comcast.net>
> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> Subject: Fuel
>
> DId I miss the Fuel pre-buy at the Toledo show?
>
>
>
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