On Wed, 01 Aug 2012 07:06:43 -0500, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet
wrote:

On 7/31/2012 8:24 PM, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:26:40 -0500, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet
wrote:

On 7/31/2012 4:04 PM, SonomaProducts.com wrote:
On Tuesday, July 31, 2012 1:01:09 PM UTC-7, Swingman wrote:
http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=30675 If you use pocket hole joinery and have a Rockler near you, you might want to see if they're running this in-store today. Stopped by and picked one up this morning for 9.99 (already have one without the quick release and I've taken to using one, along with a vice grip style hand clamp, over all other methods). FWIW ... -- www.eWoodShop.com Last update: 4/15/2010 KarlCaillouet@ (the obvious) http://gplus.to/eWoodShop

Do you suppose they are making any money at $9.99. I suppose yes. So normally $12.00 more seems a bit like a bit of gouging. I understand they are a specialty retailer so need to have bigger margins to cover the lower volumes and high cost of holding rare inventory for long periods but this confirms to me that their a bit out of line on pricing quite often.

I have a lot of fun near my home where a Harbor Freight is 20 feet away fom Rockler.


I have to say, if they are making money at $10, regular price at $12 is
not price gouging. They do have insurance, inventory, brick and mortar,
and employees to pay.

Regular price is $22, save $12, guys. And the $22 is gouging, IMnsHO.
Who do they think they are, Veritas? (sorry, Rob, but...)

What in the world does Veritas and or Rob have to do with anything???

Rob Lee, not Robatoy, silly.


You might be shocked if you knew how much mark up there is on clothing.

Bottled water??

Those valve stems on you car wheels have at least 1,000 % mark up.

Seriously the amount of profit made on a product has absolutely no
effect on whether you should buy it or not. Can you afford it or not?

I make a concerted effort NOT to reward the folks who make windfall
profits on anything they sell, from gum on up to vehicles and homes.

Speaking of valve stems, I was starting to mow when I turned a corner
and the tractor didn't follow the steering wheel. Just about that time
I saw the left front tire come off the outside bead of the rim. sigh
It took me about ten minutes to go get the jack, a piece of rope, a
stick, fill the pig tank, grab a chuck and the valve stem key, and
hogtie the thing back into fullness of air. 5 minutes later, after
everything was ut away, I continued my mowing. Things ran a whole lot
smoother after that.

--
Another belief of mine: that everyone else my age is an adult,
whereas I am merely in disguise.
-- Margaret Atwood