Glass Price Increases????

"Harold E. Keeney (Hal)" toposted this message
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Thanks for the reality reports!!!
Here in the USA, we don't really have ANYTHING
that bad - but we do complain the loudest???
Hal

WE? ..... WE?..... You got a mouse in yer pocket? What's this "we" stuff??

I believe that if a retailer can't build a successful business
charging no more than double the wholesale price, that retailer should
clear the field to make room for a more efficient one that can.

"Dennis Brady" wrote in message
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I believe that if a retailer can't build a successful business
charging no more than double the wholesale price, that retailer should
clear the field to make room for a more efficient one that can.

Where do you get these rules from Dennis? Retailers sell items based on
very different criteria. Let's examine yours. A shipment of glass can cost a
retailer hundreds of dollars in freight alone. Add in the basic cost of
doing business that we call overhead. This includes rent or taxes,
utilities, insurance, let's not even talk about employees and salaries for
all. Oops..... what about breakage? If a retailer gets lucky, they may make
20% profit using your system with sheet glass. Now if you're talking about
a ring saw, then maybe your idea works, but how many $300 saws can he sell
for $600? At the 20% we do make on saws we make a whole $60. Is that being a
successful retailer?
The real answer in retail Dennis, is that it takes a very wise and
varied approach to be successful. That means an assortment of markups that
yield a profit. Glass is the highest because of the problem of big money
outlay, that returns a smaller percentage profit. Be a sport and support
your local retailer, with a few extra bucks. You pay a bit extra to buy
razor blades and diapers at your 7-eleven than the supermarket right? Do you
bitch to them too?
Without the SG retailer, there would be no hobbyists that you can
lecture to.

--
JK Sinrod
Sinrod Stained Glass Studios
www.sinrodstudios.com
Coney Island Memories
www.sinrodstudios.com/coneymemories

(Dennis Brady) wrote in message . com...
I believe that if a retailer can't build a successful business
charging no more than double the wholesale price, that retailer should
clear the field to make room for a more efficient one that can.

You're kinda biting the hand that feeds you aren't you? Afterall,
Northwest's retail shop sells Waterglass for just about $9 a foot and
that's where you buy your glass. Face it dude, your business sense is
woth all of about a nickle...despite your claim of having a business
degree which btw...you don't or can't seem to provide any actual
proof.

Have a nice day!

Carl

I just paid $2.45 a gal. yesterday here in Scam Diego. Cheapest I could
find. I've seen it over $3.00.

"Randy" wrote in message news:XNspc.30142$bS1.14887@okepread02...
I just paid $2.45 a gal. yesterday here in Scam Diego. Cheapest I could
find. I've seen it over $3.00.

We're paying just about the same....here in So. Oregon. BTW...lived in
Diego for about 11 years, from 69-80. Loved it there till the last
couple years. Sure do miss the weather. Is the Homegrown album still
being made?

Andy

Come up and visit beautiful Victoria for the Victorian Glass Art
Festival next September.

....be happy to get you a copy of the complete CV. Wanna list of where
all I've taught? Come visit. Lotsa great classes - in a truly
beautiful place.

http://www.victorianglassartfestival.com

(Carl) wrote in message . com...
"Randy" wrote in message news:XNspc.30142$bS1.14887@okepread02...
I just paid $2.45 a gal. yesterday here in Scam Diego. Cheapest I could
find. I've seen it over $3.00.

We're paying just about the same....here in So. Oregon. BTW...lived in
Diego for about 11 years, from 69-80. Loved it there till the last
couple years. Sure do miss the weather. Is the Homegrown album still
being made?

Andy

Carl or whoever you are...a word to the wise, don't be posting my name
or any of my info. You troll!

Andy

"Dennis Brady" wrote in message
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Come up and visit beautiful Victoria for the Victorian Glass Art
Festival next September.

...be happy to get you a copy of the complete CV. Wanna list of where
all I've taught? Come visit. Lotsa great classes - in a truly
beautiful place.


Any reason you haven't addressed any of the responses to your post
retailers markups for glass? I saw several that directly contradicted yours
with compelling evidence that what you paid was perfectly fine.

--
JK Sinrod
Sinrod Stained Glass Studios
www.sinrodstudios.com
Coney Island Memories
www.sinrodstudios.com/coneymemories

Dennis Brady wrote:

I believe that if a retailer can't build a successful business
charging no more than double the wholesale price, that retailer should
clear the field to make room for a more efficient one that can.

The free market will determine when the retailer clears the field to
make room.
--
Jack


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