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<DIV><FONT size=4>Hi Jeannie. <BR>Yes and the price of gas goes =
spirialing
up.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>And along with that the price of postage, especially =
with UPS
and FedX who can change their price at will.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>We use the USPS for it is less costly and only two =
blocks
away. In our rural town they will even pick up at our mail box, =
but we
usually take it in ourselves.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Adn then if you have to send out bills =
<G></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Joe Goss<BR><A
href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A
href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DI=
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=jcgrassi@earthlink.net =
href="mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net">Jeannie
Grassi</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">'Pianotech'</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 29, 2004 =
9:22
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Freight costs from =
piano
suppliers</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=600012115-29042004><FONT =
size=3>Everyone,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=600012115-29042004><FONT size=3>I ordered a =
tuning fork a
couple of weeks ago (yes, they still exist!). It came in a small =
padded
envelope. The freight cost almost half the price of the tuning
fork. I was shocked! </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=600012115-29042004><FONT =
size=3></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=600012115-29042004><FONT =
size=3>jeannie</FONT></SPAN></DIV><!-- Converted from text/plain =
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<P><FONT size=2>Jeannie Grassi, RPT<BR>Registered Piano =
Technician<BR>Island
Piano Service<BR><A
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href="mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net">mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net</A><=
/FONT>
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align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On =
Behalf Of
</B>Erwinspiano@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 29, 2004 =
8:00
AM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Freight =
costs from
piano suppliers<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>In a message dated 4/29/2004 2:50:37 AM Pacific Standard Time,
davner@kaosol.net writes:</DIV>
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solid"><FONT
face=Arial>What annoys me is companies who pack tiny parts into =
huge boxes
filled<BR>with excessive amounts of packing peanuts, butcher =
paper,
styrofoam,<BR>cardboard, bubble packs, etc. It's =
out-of-control
waste and pollution in<BR>that most people don't make the effort =
to
recycle that stuff. And some of<BR>it, like plastic and =
styrofoam is
darn hard to recycle.<BR> Schaff isn't too bad in =
that
regard. They use a little too much<BR>"butcher paper", but =
not
outrageously.<BR> --David Nereson,
RPT</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
<DIV> <FONT size=3><STRONG>
Dave</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3><STRONG> Hey I
agree!!!!!</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3><STRONG>
Dale</STRONG></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>