[Jewelry making - Article 00088] - Re: [Orchid] Weapons of mass-destruction

[Jim Small]

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    David - 	 

    There may be no "good" solution to this dilemma; "good" in the sense
    of pleasing to people. We, my wife and I, made the decision not to
    use the discounters for anything...period! If we expect to have folks
    patronize our services and buy from us, then they need to be
    comfortable paying what we ask for our goods and services. They
    likely won't be able to do that if they are trying to support a
    family on one or two paychecks as sales clerks for a discounter,
    which is increasingly the only available work as discounters drive
    other businesses out of the marketplace.. 	 

    I'm reasonably well-educated (PhD dropout), and well-traveled within
    the United States. As Lee Einer and several others at Orchid have
    noted very articulately, there is a major battle going on in the
    world marketplace. You must make your own choices in Canada; we have
    chosen to do business the old way, and try to keep some respect for
    our concept of dignified labor. 

Jim Small
Small Wonders Lapidary



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