[Jewelry making - Article 00743] - Re: [Orchid] Swest. vs Stuller

[MillsGem]

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    Tom, Logic is not infallible nor is it black OR white. Stuller is the
    prime supplier to forty thousand brick and mortar jewelers. If they
    were to open up the floodgates to the mass market, as has Fire
    Mountain Gem, they would alienate their volume high ticket accounts.
    Swest is not nearly as diversified as Stuller and much of what they
    sell has long been made available to a broader segment of the
    public. Every company has its own operational criteria. And, every
    company seems to have its niches ; Swest, for example, has a nice
    catalog with castings for which you can also buy wax patterns. As
    for Fire Mountain , I find them to be a good source of freshwater
    pearls and you can get greta deals by buying in quantity. 

    And by the way, Swest IS owned by Stuller and chances are that if
    you are a Stuller account holder you will also qualify for an open
    account with Swest..  Ron at Mills Gem, Los Osos , CA. 

    P.S. Happy to report a best ever Christmas, but can't wait to kick
    back....two weeks of back to back days with crammed deadlines is a
    killer. Time to take a fun little jaunt to Quartzsite. I'll need the
    rest inasmuch as I have not done any repairs for weeks and there is
    a pile stacked up on my bench ! Merry Christmas !




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