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"greywood"

26/12/2006 6:35 PM

Mourning the loss of Rockler in Greensboro NC

'Read an email from the local Rockler- said that they'll be closeing
their doors mid Jan- We do have Woodcroft but I'm a firm believer in
competion- so it goes...


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"Stoutman" <.@.>

in reply to "greywood" on 26/12/2006 6:35 PM

26/12/2006 10:25 PM



"greywood" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> 'Read an email from the local Rockler- said that they'll be closeing
> their doors mid Jan- We do have Woodcroft but I'm a firm believer in
> competion- so it goes...
>

I just saw the fliers today. 20% off until the Jan 15th. They said they
were doing well, but Rockler was still pulling the plug. I always thought
the guys at Rockler were more knowledgeable than the Woodcraft people.

They will be sorely missed :(

Now I need to drive further to Woodcraft.

--
Stoutman
www.garagewoodworks.com

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Patriarch

in reply to "greywood" on 26/12/2006 6:35 PM

26/12/2006 11:31 PM

"Stoutman" <.@.> wrote in news:[email protected]:

>
>
> "greywood" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> 'Read an email from the local Rockler- said that they'll be closeing
>> their doors mid Jan- We do have Woodcroft but I'm a firm believer in
>> competion- so it goes...
>>
>
> I just saw the fliers today. 20% off until the Jan 15th. They said
> they were doing well, but Rockler was still pulling the plug. I
> always thought the guys at Rockler were more knowledgeable than the
> Woodcraft people.
>
> They will be sorely missed :(
>
> Now I need to drive further to Woodcraft.
>

Two summers ago, they had hired a new VP Marketing, and were going to open
a bunch more stores. Something's changed, or the VP Marketing maybe wasn't
as smart as someone thought.

Or us woodworkers aren't an endless market after all. I haven't spent $200
at Rocklers in the last 18 months. Or Woodcraft, either.

Patriarch


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