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Date:         Sun, 23 Feb 1997 14:23:33 -0700
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From:         bill <bill@freeholder.com>
Subject:      big news

>As an avid cyclist, there is a big debate over low cost mail order vs >mom and pop bike shops. I see a similar problem with Ron's business.

Speaking as someone who has been self employed since 1969 -- including some time in mail order, and several years owning a "mom & pop" bicycle shop in Flagstaff, AZ, I want to comment on this. The above statement implies that a business can be either mom & pop or mail order.

In fact, the same business can be both, and it sounds to me like that is the case with Ron's. If you want to make a distinction between local (any size) and mail order (any size), I think that would be a valid point.

As a businessman in a small town, I try hard to support my friends and neighbors who have local businesses. Since I have maybe the only air cooled Vanagon in town, the local NAPA doesn't have much I need, so I'm going to give Ron's mom & pop mail order VW parts a try.

Bill ---------------------------------------------------------- Remember, it ain't what you don't know that hurts you, it's what you do know that's wrong.


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