T&T: Fawcetts

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In a message dated 02/01/07 11:16:50 AM Eastern Standard Time,  
rcrogers6@kennett.net writes:

Your  friend has failed to avail himself of the cost savings program offered 
by  Fawcett. All you do is register and you then receive significant 
discounts  from marked prices. The man is plumbing is a former plumber and 
can sort  out any connection dilemma.

In the past, their prices for register  customers were always lower than 
West. They do counter-shop West, so   if West keeps raising their prices 
.....

They give the quality and  service of Tiffany - not the prices. I'm just a 
satisfied former local  customer. They are not receptive to returns older 
than 30 days.

Ron  Rogers
New Bern, NC

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug  Gould" <doug@5goulds.com>


| Anyone who shops at Fawcetts  knows that customers in
| that store are NOT there due to low prices. I  have
| shopped at Fawcetts a number of times, and my friend
| who lives  in Annapolis calls it "the Tiffany's of
| marine stores". A hugely  sucessful store, mind you.
| Another indication that marine shoppers  aren't
| primarily price conscious.  
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Funny how personal experience can change perceptions. A few years ago  
Fawcetts sent me a catalogue which I kinda perused but thought they didn't have  
much  compared to WM and Boat US or Thomas Hardware (More on them later).  I'm a 
midwesterner so had no experience with Fawcetts other than that  catalogue.
 
If your a sailor, Thomas Hardware in Grosse Pointe MI (Detroit) is where  you 
go when you die. I was in there quite a few years ago and a high end lady  
(complete with spectator shoes) came in and asked the counterman with an  
imperial stare for  the 2 winches her husband had ordered. He  pointed to the floor 
where they were laying and asked the lady how she was going  to pay for the 
$3000.00 worth of winches. She said by check and wrote it out  gave it to the 
counterman and continued standing at the counter. The counterman  asked her was 
there something else. She said yes she wanted someone to carry  them out to 
her car. To which the counterman replied " You can handle them  yourself. They 
are quite light, thats why they cost so much and promptly turned  away.
 
Roger