On Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:38:28 -0400, Renata
wrote:

What's the task?
I think it's a great idea and would be interested in getting a copy
myself, so any info to that end that you'd be willing to share would
be appreciated.

Thanx
Renata

Well, it's nothing that I wrote, though I suspect a script/macro could
be written to do the job. I use Quicken for all my financial records.
One of the built in features is a "One Step Update" which can be
configured to go online and update not only the program itself, but
also any accounts which have been enabled for online access. That
update operation can be set to run at scheduled times.

I have a couple of complaints with the program. First, if the update
fails for any reason, it leaves a copy of Quicken running without a
user interface. The only way I've found to shut the "background" task
down and allow a "foreground" copy with a GUI to run, other than to
restart the computer, is to kill the process using Task Manager. The
other complaint is that the scheduled task doesn't run as a service
which means the user has to be logged on to the machine in order for
the task to run. Neither one is a 'deal killer' for me, but I do find
it a little aggravating.



Tom Veatch
Wichita, KS
USA

On Sep 19, 9:46 am, Phil Hansen wrote:
On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:31:14 -0700, Ronald
wrote:

On Sep 17, 2:08 pm, "Mortimer Schnerd, RN" mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com
wrote:
wrote:
I've posted this here because I want you all to have a name and a

Hi Ron,
Will you now have a web site that will accept overseas destinations
with easy payment options and delivery addresses as opposed to the
hoops and things that were required before?
Thanks.

******

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Hey Phil,

I apologize for the hoops and trauma involved in placing international
orders with McFeely's. Here are the problems I see with international
commerce. It's difficult for us to use an automated system to quote
international deliveries because the shippers have options which can
become fairly complicated pretty quickly. If we sold a standardized
product (like books or CDs), it would be easier for us to publish a
simple set of S&H rates but with product lines as diverse as ours in
terms of weight and packaging requirements, not to mention
restrictions on exports for some, it really is a matter better suited
for a custom quote. I wish that weren't the case but we'd be doing
ourselves a real disservice if we even tried to publish a simplifed
S&H schedule for international shipments. What would happen is we'd be
wildly divergent from that schedule in terms of what we were actually
billed and that would result in our either charging our customers too
much or eating too much of the S&H. The former isn't how we want to
run our business and the latter would eventually result in price
increases, neither of which is a good long-term situation.

But, I am hopeful that the future may bring some changes.

Ron

In article r0SHi.6226$6B2.4314@trndny04, Nova wrote:
Robert Bonomi wrote:
In article , dpb wrote:

Doug Miller wrote:

In article , dpb wrote:

http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/sta...sofpurcat.html

No business ID, no sale.

"Business identification" can be as simple as a business card that you

made on

your home PC, and a cell phone number.


None of the branches I have seen (and I think
that holds for web/mail order sales as well) are set up to collect sales
tax -- ergo, no business id to show exemption, no sale.

That apparently varies from one state to the next: the Grainger store
here in
Indianapolis is certainly set up to collect sales tax.

It's been a few years since was where there was a branch so could have
changed, or it could be an overall policy change.

The info at the web site still indicates business tax ID which typically
indicates the necessary info for them to justify not collecting same...


*NOT* True. The only stuff that sales tax is not collected on is stuff
that is purchased "for resale". Material sold to a business, for that
business's own use -is- taxable, and the seller must collect tax on it.

You have to prove a "sales tax permit/id" to escape paying sales tax on
'for resale' items. This is a very different thing from a business 'tax id'
number.


As a retail business operator in New York State I have to track sales
tax "exempt" purchases for in-house use and pay the appropriate tax due.
This applies to out of state/internet purchases, purchases made on
an Indian reservation. etc. as well. Sales tax is considered an end
user tax and the end user is ultimately responsible for paying the tax
if it was not collected by the seller.

Technically, on things like out-of-state purchases, one _doesn't_ pay "sales
tax", but 'use tax', which, by a strange turn of affairs, is exactly
the same rate as the sales tax. They are separate and distinct items in
statute and state tax regs.

On in-state purchases for "in-house use", one _should_ be paying the sales
tax at the time of purchase. NYS may allow 'no tax' purchase, and belated
tax submission by the purchaser, to 'make good' on in-house consumption --
Several jurisdictions that I am aware of do _not_; and one gets in significant
hot water if something purchased 'exempt, for resale' is used in-house.

On Thu, 20 Sep 2007 10:45:29 -0700, Ronald
wrote:
Hey Phil,

I apologize for the hoops and trauma involved in placing international
orders with McFeely's. Here are the problems I see with international
snip

Hi Ron,
Thanks for the reply. I regularly buy from 'Woodcraft' , 'Rockler' and
'Lee Valley' with no problem. Their sites recognize an overseas
address and then send an automated shipping quotation which must be
accepted before the goods are sent.
Hope you can get this sorted as I would like to get some goods from
you.
Thanks.

******

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On Sep 21, 11:39 am, Phil Hansen wrote:
On Thu, 20 Sep 2007 10:45:29 -0700, Ronald
wrote:

Hey Phil,

I apologize for the hoops and trauma involved in placing international
orders with McFeely's. Here are the problems I see with international
snip

Hi Ron,
Thanks for the reply. I regularly buy from 'Woodcraft' , 'Rockler' and
'Lee Valley' with no problem. Their sites recognize an overseas
address and then send an automated shipping quotation which must be
accepted before the goods are sent.
Hope you can get this sorted as I would like to get some goods from
you.
Thanks.

******

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Hey Phil,

Our challenge with this is how heavy some of our items are. For the
most part, nothing Woodcraft, Rockler or Lee Valley sells comes close
to the stereotypical 40 lb box of screws for which we're famous.

But yes, we'll get it sorted out soon. I appreciate your feedback.

R

Ronald wrote:
On Sep 21, 11:39 am, Phil Hansen
wrote:
On Thu, 20 Sep 2007 10:45:29 -0700, Ronald
wrote:

Hey Phil,

I apologize for the hoops and trauma involved in placing
international orders with McFeely's. Here are the problems I see
with international snip

Hi Ron,
Thanks for the reply. I regularly buy from 'Woodcraft' , 'Rockler'
and 'Lee Valley' with no problem. Their sites recognize an overseas
address and then send an automated shipping quotation which must be
accepted before the goods are sent.
Hope you can get this sorted as I would like to get some goods from
you.
Thanks.

******

eat the samoosa to reply

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Hey Phil,

Our challenge with this is how heavy some of our items are. For the
most part, nothing Woodcraft, Rockler or Lee Valley sells comes
close
to the stereotypical 40 lb box of screws for which we're famous.

Dunno about that. They all ship some pretty hefty stuff, Emmert-clone
patternmakers' vises and Sjoberg workbenches for example.

But yes, we'll get it sorted out soon. I appreciate your feedback.

R

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On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:24:02 -0700, Ronald
wrote:
But yes, we'll get it sorted out soon. I appreciate your feedback.

Thanks,will keep an eye on the website.
Cheers

******

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Robatoy wrote:

My gut-feeling tells me that McFeely did all right, WE are not likely
to benefit. Granger will likely rape the brand.
Maybe we'll get square-drive screws made in China, which may or may
not fit our drivers.

/cynicism

Where do you think McFeely's gets them now?

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Jack
http://jbstein.com

This deserves a bit of clarification however.

While we do import fasteners, they're made to our specifications. We
don't just buy what's available and trust me, there is a lot of
questionable stuff available to buy.

Also, it's important to note that we still do business with North
American distributors. The industry changed on us and many of our
manufacturing partners became import/export brokers after it became
impossible for them to compete otherwise. I was there during the great
change-over (as we like to refer to it) and it wasn't something for
which we lobbied. We accepted it only after it became clear that the
fasteners being brought over would meet our specifications. I know how
seriously Jim Ray took the change as I was there to watch him write
the letter to our customers.

As an aside, as a part of our standard testing process, we check for
torsional strength and the quality of "bit fit". That's not to say
that we never make a mistake but we're not about to accept inferior
products just because they're cheaper. It goes against who we are. Our
imported screws match and even exceed the torsional strength of our
previous North American-made product.

Back on topic, when our manufacturing partners changed to import/
export brokers, we lowered our prices. Why? We felt that a cost
reduction should be passed on to our customers. We did that even
though the quality was equivalent.

Trust me, there's no desire to get rid of what makes us special. Yes,
we're part of the Grainger family but we'll never lose focus of those
responsible for our success. And I'm pleased to say there's been no
effort to make us do so. Our goals are all related to improving our
service, not lowering it.

And we have you all to hold our feet to the fire. If we fail you, call
me. My contact info is in my profile and my #1 professional goal is to
make sure we don't let you down.

Always yours,

Ron


On Sep 23, 9:17 am, Jack Stein wrote:

Where do you thinkMcFeely'sgets them now?

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