"Limp Arbor" wrote in message
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On Feb 4, 2:42 pm, David Nebenzahl wrote:
So there it was on my doorstep; a medium-sized but heavy box. Opened it
up and there was the brang-new Grainger catalog. All 4,130 pages of it,
most in 4-color printing. Nicely bound in a heavy cover that could
probably withstand any kind of industrial solvents.

Having been a printer (offset) in another lifetime, I find it amazing
that they can continue to print and distribute this gigantic catalog.
Especially considering the tiny amount of business I do with them
yearly. This thing must cost them $10-20 each to mail out.

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- a Usenet "apology"

At the prices they charge they probably make back the price of the
catalog on one order.

Not everyone is charged the same prices. They have a system of discounts in
several categories. When you maintain a certain buying level in a category
the price you're charged gets lower