Originally posted by Bob M:
That's an honorable way to feel, Loon. Apparently, you have developed a close business relationship with your dealer, and those businesses need that kind of loyalty to survive.
Except for a few early on purchased from Cape Annie's, I've been buying new releases from my local HL dealer, which in in Seaside Heights, NJ.
They have been a HL dealer since the beginning. Back in the 90's they used to have Bill Younger signing events. Since the store is small, they would have tables outside on the boardwalk. Many would comment on how nice it was to have their lighthouses signed while ocean waves were crashing on the beach behind them.
My local HL dealer used to have several autoship customers, but they are all gone now. I think I'm just one of three or four steady HL customers. This is a store that used to have several cases with HL's in them, now they have only one case.
Sad to think the only way a two digit autoship would become available if another store went under. That and HL would have to override the rule of the store having to buy two of every SKU.
I still may call HL directly in the near future to see if their is a way to sort this out. I willing to make the financial investment longterm, if a two digit becomes available to my local dealer.