On Feb 4, 5:55*pm, Van Chocstraw
wrote:
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.

It's amazing. I ordered a small thing (forgot now what it was) from a
third party that came from them and next time I turn around I have one
of these giant catalogs in my mail box. They must be hurting for business..

Grainger seems to be doing pretty well:
http://www.marke****ch.com/investing/stock/gww

One of Grainger's competitor's, MSC, also puts out a huge honking
catalog. Their stock seems to have its ups and downs, but it didn't
have a total meltdown like a lot of companies in the downturn.

R