Re: [Videolib] The high price of dance instruction tapes

Randy Pitman (vidlib@videolibrarian.com)
Wed, 16 Jul 2003 14:27:39 -0700

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Hi Sally,

Good one. To quote the koan-spouting, grunge-playing, wooden-acting =
Keanu Reeves: "Whoa." I'm looking into buying a whirlpool bath =
(inexpensive model, but a step up from Eddie Murphy's memorable =
definition of a poor man's jacuzzi), and some of those heavy suckers are =
about $75 to ship; unless those cassette cases are made out of solid =
gold or this guy's got Carnegie Hall-level insured pianist's hands, I =
can't even begin to fathom the shipping and handling price of $840!

Best,

Randy Pitman
Publisher/Editor
Video Librarian
8705 Honeycomb Ct. NW
Seabeck, WA 98380
Tel: (800) 692-2270; Fax: (360) 830-9346
Email: vidlib@videolibrarian.com
Web: www.videolibrarian.com
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From: Sally Wellman=20
To: videolib@library.berkeley.edu=20
Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 1:29 PM
Subject: [Videolib] The high price of dance instruction tapes

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I'd like to share my video pricing story of the day. For many years, =
we've purchased dance instruction videos from a guy in Memphis who shall =
remain nameless. I just opened a package of 6 tapes that he sent to me =
on approval. I flipped when I looked at the invoice --$6210 ($895 per =
tape and $840 shipping & handling). Who is he kidding -- he sent the =
things library rate through the mail.

Gee. What a way to do business!!!

Sally S. Wellman
Assistant Coordinator, Special Services
& Manager, Audiovisual Resource Center
State Library of Louisiana
701 N. 4th St.
Baton Rouge, LA 70802

Voice: 225-342-4939
Fax: 225-342-4941=20

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Hi Sally,
 
Good one. To quote the koan-spouting,=20 grunge-playing, wooden-acting Keanu Reeves: "Whoa." I'm looking into = buying a=20 whirlpool bath (inexpensive model, but a step up from Eddie Murphy's = memorable=20 definition of a poor man's jacuzzi), and some of those heavy suckers are = about=20 $75 to ship; unless those cassette cases are made out of solid gold or = this=20 guy's got Carnegie Hall-level insured pianist's hands, I can't even = begin to=20 fathom the shipping and handling price of $840!
 
Best,
 
Randy = Pitman
Publisher/Editor
Video=20 Librarian
8705 Honeycomb Ct. NW
Seabeck, WA 98380
Tel: (800) = 692-2270;=20 Fax: (360) 830-9346
Email: vidlib@videolibrarian.comWeb: www.videolibrarian.com<= /DIV>
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Sally Wellman =
To: videolib@library.berkeley.e= du=20
Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 = 1:29=20 PM
Subject: [Videolib] The high = price of=20 dance instruction tapes

I'd like to share my video pricing story of the day.  For = many years,=20 we've purchased dance instruction videos from a guy in Memphis who = shall=20 remain nameless.  I just opened a package of 6 tapes that he sent = to me=20 on approval.  I flipped when I looked at the invoice = --$6210  ($895=20 per tape and $840 shipping & handling).  Who is he kidding -- = he sent=20 the things library rate through the mail.

Gee.  What a way = to do=20 business!!!

Sally S.=20 Wellman
Assistant Coordinator, Special Services
& = Manager,=20 Audiovisual Resource Center
State Library of Louisiana
701 N. = 4th=20 St.
Baton Rouge, LA  70802

Voice: =20 225-342-4939
Fax:     225-342-4941=20


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