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Bob Senior · 02-10-2002, 05:10 AM

Derf & Slip:

Thompson doesn't like to ship in small quantities. They will, but the packing cost is somewhat high. If you, or anyone else for that matter, would like to get together and arrange a large order, we might be able to get the per dowel cost down a little bit. They advertise a lot of sizes but don't seem to actually have many of what their website advertises in stock. But we could probably get whatever we want if we could order a few thousand.

I'd prefer some 1-1/4' x 12" or 13". I could get two plugs per piece, that way, and the cost would be lower.

But hell, at 35 cents a piece for 200, they're about what a four foot birch dowel costs at HD! I think at HD a 4 foot 1-1/8" is over $4. My 200 will last me a few years at the current rate but you can never have too much wood!!

BTW, they don't accept credit cards, requiring instead money orders or bank checks.

02-10-2002, 05:10 AM	#12
Bob Senior Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Wakefield, RI Posts: 298	Derf & Slip: Thompson doesn't like to ship in small quantities. They will, but the packing cost is somewhat high. If you, or anyone else for that matter, would like to get together and arrange a large order, we might be able to get the per dowel cost down a little bit. They advertise a lot of sizes but don't seem to actually have many of what their website advertises in stock. But we could probably get whatever we want if we could order a few thousand. I'd prefer some 1-1/4' x 12" or 13". I could get two plugs per piece, that way, and the cost would be lower. But hell, at 35 cents a piece for 200, they're about what a four foot birch dowel costs at HD! I think at HD a 4 foot 1-1/8" is over $4. My 200 will last me a few years at the current rate but you can never have too much wood!! BTW, they don't accept credit cards, requiring instead money orders or bank checks.