Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:50:10 -0700
Reply-To: Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Good deal on Fluorescent lights
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Caveat Emptor.....
Ah yes, Northern Arizona Wind & Sun, the place where yer lucky if you get
yer order. These folks have a very bad rep with both the retail public and
their supplier/vendors based on a lot of horror stories I've discussed with
on both sides. Just a lot of bad feelings, really too much to go into
here. My own dealings with NAWS left a bad taste in my mouth last time I
dealt with them as well.
They don't buy from ThinLite direct (they say they do though) because Thin
Lite has a 10,000 piece order minimum which is intended for the supplier
market for Motorhome/Trailer manufacturing. So NAWS gets the product where
they can and sell close to their cost and make it up elsewhere with higher
markup crap. I know what Thin-Lite charges for these lights to the
Motorhome Industry based on the 10,000 quantity minimum because I only live
7 miles from their importing/distribution warehouse in Camarillo, CA and
stopped by to talk awhile back. They didn't have much nice to say about
NAWS at the time.
On the flip side, I have run into folks who have had really good dealings
with this NAWS. Go figure :-/ I really hope you do, so let us know the
outcome.
I'm really kinda surprised they're still in business.
My nickel's worth
--
Jim Thompson
84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
oldvolkshome@gmail.com
http://www.oldvolkshome.com
jim@airheadparts.com
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On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 8:32 PM, pickle vanagon <greenvanagon@gmail.com>wrote:
> I found what seems like a really good deal on the camper fluorescent light
> fixtures. They are 32.25 here:
> http://store.solar-electric.com/tl-171.html
>
> These are exactly the same lights that you get from other vendors for
> $50-$60 (or the dealer for more than a hundred). I know because I replaced
> the stock incandescent fixture from our '83 camper with one of these last
> season, and it said "Thin-lite 171" on the inside.
>
> (I have no connection with this outfit. I just ordered some of these
> lights
> from them.)
>
> By the way, does anybody know what the wattage of the stock incandescent
> fixture was? I can't seem to find my old one to check.
>
> -Wes
