Brad, But you've got to remember that S&S doesn't care!!!!!!!! They're perfect! With maybe one exception: Kent Webb! Avery At 06:18 AM 4/6/2006, you wrote: >Hi Greg and List, >This issue drives me nuts. I've contacted Schaff, Pianotek and >Steinway with the same question....When will and why don't you put >your stuff on an ecommerce site so we can order easier? They all >declined in one form or another. > >Some enterprising supplier will eventually figure this out, and get >ALL of my business. >Since Chad took over the Steinway parts gig, at least you can now get >a spreadsheet from him of their price list. (Shannon wouldn't do >it, saying she wouldn't give her information out ) ?? > >I don't mean to start a philosophy discussion on the merits of >guarding a sacred document like a price list....personally, I have no >problem explaining that my industry offers pricing to technicians, >just like any other industry. My plumber can get a baseboard >heating unit cheaper than I can....cuz he's a plumber. I get it, no >problem. > >I've even thought about creating my own product database from all the >suppliers, and selling access to it for a modest fee. Think of >that, you could click to hearts content and create a customized order, >which you could then fax/email/send to the appropriate suppliers. > >How much time have I spent, flipping through the index, the catalogs, >then the price list to create an order? Aaaahhhhh!! > >What would you pay for access to a super convenient ordering system? >What if you could compare cost scenarios of different >suppliers/configurations, and easily create accurate rebuilding quotes >reflecting the use of different parts, etc. ? > > Is it worth pursuing? Inquiring minds want to know. > > > > > > > >On 4/4/06, Greg Newell <gnewell at ameritech.net> wrote: > > Thanks David. I wish they would put this stuff up > > electronically. Seems like it would be so much > > easier to click on something to add it to the > > shopping cart and have prices automagically update. Maybe someday. > > > > best, > > Greg Newell > > > >-- >Best Regards, >Brad Smith, RPT >www.SmithPiano.com >II III II III II III II III II III II III >brad at smithpiano.com >603-494-4147
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