Thanks Chris...however...

Thanks Chris...But...why is all of this happening in the first place?

1. The constant demand from the buying public that everything be low in price so thay cam buy lots of it for nothing, with no regard as to how companies will stay in business is killing companies left and right. Now, what if all of the companies that make hard drives go out of the HDD business because there was no money it, except for one? Hmmmm, they are now the only supplier and they think that 500Gb SATA drives should sell for $1000 each. Ridiculous you say? I think not.

If so, let's tell the Arab Emerates to shove their slimey oil because we are buying elsewhere.

The Bad Guys said "Next time, we will attack you from within". All they had to do was go to the Arab states and say "You will raise the price of oil to $500 per barrel or we will eliminate you". Let's see, Make a boatload of money and stay alive or give the Americans cheap oil? Sounds like a no-brainer to me.

2. The price of fuel affects everyone and it might actually be the reason that ProMax is going away. Everything they sell needs to ship in and ship out on a fossil fueled vehicle. The economy is way down, as it is every presedential election year, and people are trimming nickels and dimes from their costs. B&H is the WalMart of the industry and has driven the price of everything into the ground. They sell in such high volume that they can make a nickel on something and it's still a profit. No one can compete with them. I don't shop B&H and I don't shop WalMart. Sure, I pay a little more but I would rather support the people who actually care than the two companies who want to squeeze the rest of the suppliers out of business. Want to know why ProMax is finished? Ask the fools who buy from the cut throats.

We buy from BandPro, Location Sound, Trew Audio, BKW, Filmtools, National Video Tape, the vendors who advertise on the COW and ProMax. Is this a smart business move because we pay more? Maybe not, but I sleep just fine knowing that I am supporting people in the business who care about me instead of that nickel. In WalMart's defense, their prescription prices will probaly save numerous elders who live on a fixed income and can't afford medication. Crap, I did not want to say that but the only one's worse than WalMart are the pharmaceutical companies. The devil wears many hats.

Anyone out there who decided to buy something from B&H instead of ProMax over a few bucks can confidently say "Hey, look what I did!"

As far as mentioning politics, why do you think we're in the mess?



Steve Wargo
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