[Jewelry making - Article 00117] - Re: [Orchid] Wholesale catalog frustration

[Walt Teats]

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Orchid,

    Thanks for your posts on my rant about Rio & the unnamed "other"
    supplier. If my post led anyone to think I was a mench w/ regards to
    who can or can't order from a given supplier, let me assure you that
    I am a huge supporter of beginners, students, hobbyists etc.. I am on
    an advisory board for a community college in Kalispell Montana that
    has a 2 year goldsmithing program. The good folks  AT  ArtCam have
    invested many thousands of dollars to the program. It is also a JA
    bench jeweler test site. 

    No...my main complaint was the fact that "ordinary" citizens are
    getting access to a venue previously set apart for those of us in the
    business (beginner or seasoned veteran). This shouldn't be like
    "sharper image" or "crutchfield" where anyone & everyone can fill out
    an online form & send away for a catalog. I do expect that our
    supplier "friends" have our backs. If not..what's the point? What's
    next? findings & mountings on Amazon? On Big Lots? Jewelry repair on
    the DIY or Fine living channel? The industry IS changing. It's always
    changing through consolidations, store closures & bankruptcies. I
    shouldn't have to worry about getting "clotheslined" by my suppliers.
    They should be looking out for the people who put them all on the
    jewelry map: the students, artists, hobbyists, & professionals.

Walt Teats
American Goldworks
Great Falls, MT
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