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From: Walt Teats Date: Tue Jul 03 06:00:30 2007 |
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========[ Invite a Friend - http://www.ganoksin.com/invite.htm ]======== 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 ____________________________________________________________________ T h e O r c h i d L i s t Open Electronic Forum for Jewelry Manufacturing Methods and Procedures ____________________________________________________________________ Orchid FAQ: ~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/faq.htm Orchid Archives: ~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/archive Orchid Galleries: ~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/gallery.htm Invite a Friend: ~ http://www.ganoksin.com/invite.htm ____________________________________________________________________ Tips From The Jeweler's Bench - Article Archive ~ http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/tip_sear.htm The Jeweler's Selected Bibliography List ~ http://www.ganoksin.com/jewelry-books Buy Orchid Jewelry: ~ http://www.ganoksin.com/shop ____________________________________________________________________ -Unsubscribe: -Email: orchid-request AT ganoksin.com Body=unsubscribe subject=blank ____________________________________________________________________ |
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