Actually, I never had much problem with getting hold of vendors. At my former job, there was a saying "Squeaky Wheel gets the Grease". Here is the 3 methods that I used at work, and I still apply it with vendors on cars.
1) Email is informal method and never seems to get results.
a) Most of the vendors on this forum, are now on Facebook.
2)Telephone is the best method.
3) Facility visit: Actually, I have shown up at vendors that I bought products from in the past.
Well, there is benefit here. You get to see what they are doing in that shop.
(Camaro Specialities, DSE, Pilkington, Motor City Speed (Billy Briggs), and I recently visited Sled Alley in Detroit yesterday. I got to see Camaro XV.)
a) In the 1980's, there wasn't an internet. So I went to major car shows or swap meets to meet vendors. This is the best way to buy products. No shipping costs at all. Depending on your state. (No taxes).
Lot of the vendors are small shops: 1 to 3 employees, so I never really expect them to return an email within 48 hours. WINTER is their busy time of the year.
Jeff
Last edited by Sparks67; 01-22-2013 at 08:20 AM.
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