So is it too late to switch to an NKK knob<g>?
Moe
--- Paul Schreiber <
synth1@...> wrote:
>
> > <<<<
> >
> > The DIY gods giveth and they taketh away.
> >
> > I was informed last night that my heretofore
> preferred supplier of
> > MOTM knobs, Newark, had raised the price from
> $1.45 to $2.25 in
> > quantities of 50 or more. This sucks!
>
>
> Blame Tyco Industries. They buy up smaller companies
> (in this case
> Thomas&Betts/Alco), chop off the
> bottom 25% of the revenue lines, then raise prices
> across the board 25%. I
> ∗hate∗ those bastards! That's
> why I ∗specifically∗ used a NKK switch, and not
> Alco.
>
> Paul S.
>
>
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