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In article , "Mike Henry" wrote:

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J&L's stores are nice but their mail order business needs a good kick in
the
ass. And who better to do it than MSC. I'll bet they'll turn them
around like they did Enco.

In the end, I bet we (consumers) are the losers here. Competion is a good
thing. Now Enco, MSC, and J&L compete with themselves.

J&L 25% off sales had become so common, that was only way I purchased. My
son, who buys $20K in tooling at a time, routinely got really special
deals.

I'll bet the 25% off specials will become a thing of the past, though J&L's
retail prices were high enough that it only came out to 10-15 % off most
other vendors prices in the end, maybe less after shipping was added. Too
bad they weren't bought by McMaster-Carr, whose web site is far easier to
use.

A couple times a year I get 20% off coupons from MSC. The odd thing is
they are only good on phone orders, which is a bit of a pain in the neck.

Doug White