Aluminum is half what it cost just six months ago. It's not worth saving those beer cans!

 

I work for Moen faucets and we are working on old futures that are still higher than today's prices. Once these are depleted we will start using the new future lower priced brass.

But now that business has learned to put people over the barrel thing won't come down until a price war can be created. Or people just don't buy.

Hello ... ever run across the concepts of capitalism? 

 

Les 

Good point, but capitalism requires real competition, and also it requires 'people' to buy the cheapest product (or the best) to get rid of high prices or low quality.

If people still buy the same old at whatever the price, or, if no manufacturer/retailer lowers the price, then you do not have capitalism, or atleast not competition.

What about the companies that do not need lines of credit? I'm fortunate to work for just such a company. Times are still tough but we offer a top notch product, sold in what today is an un-conventional way (face to face on referral).  While business was down last year we still were in the positive numbers. If it weren't for everything else going up (healthcare, utilities, raw materials, etc.) we would have been even better off. Still we are not taking anyhting for granted (or so I'm told) this year and there is a huge push on to be as productive as we can be with what we already have.

 

Chas

 

P.S. I should note that of our main product line it is MOSTLY Stainless steel.

Where did you get track for $3/foot again?

 

Everywhere I look it's close to $5.00