Re: McMaster exposed

Matt,

Yes, Mcmaster-Carr is "infamous" for their catalog "selection"
process. But the website DOES do a good job (we didn't used to have
it, and HAD TO get a catalog somehow)

Somewhere along the line we did enough things "right" to qualify...
BTW, it does not seem to have much to do with VOLUME of sales; I'd
guess stability and word-of-mouth matter more ,tho it is likely that
with unobtainium supplies running low (from which the catalog is
printed), and with the website available and working better all the
time; the catalogs will get even harder (is that possible?!) to
receive...

You will find MANY VERY satisfied customers of this company, OUTSIDE
of the CATALOG issue... maybe they know something Grainger(who readily
supplies catalogs) doesn't? I LOVE catalog "shopping", but their
service is worth your consideration and money, IMO.

Hope this helps.

Ballendo

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Matthew King" <mattking@k...> wrote:
> That's interesting - The McMaster-Carr sales people told me to
basically
> take a running leap head first into the lake because I didn't have
enough
> people working for me and wasn't worth the expense of a paper
catalog. Turns
> out they were right - they haven't gotten the first cent from me!
Three
> guesses as to why...
>
> Matt King
> King Plantation