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I have always been the person who tells everyone to buy local first and support your area....
I was traveling on the road today and stopped at a fairly good size boat shop with the intentions of possible purchase of some restoration supplies I need.
Here is how it went....
Hello... do you carry Gluvit?
I received a puzzled look and the young lady went into the back room to check.....
I was then greeted by a woman who told me that gluvit is only sold in auto parts stores......
I then asked if she knew what gluvit is? and she told me she had no idea!! (Then why was she so quick to say an auto parts store?) I mentioned it was made by Marine Tex and she showed me a smaller box of marine tex and told me this was the latest stuff!!
I then saw a 4 ounce tube of 5200 on the shelf and i looked at the price $18.95 and the full size tube was $24.95 .... a regular size can of zinc chromate was $18.95
OMG and there people are in business!!! They walk among us!
That will be my last visit there.
I was traveling on the road today and stopped at a fairly good size boat shop with the intentions of possible purchase of some restoration supplies I need.
Here is how it went....
Hello... do you carry Gluvit?
I received a puzzled look and the young lady went into the back room to check.....
I was then greeted by a woman who told me that gluvit is only sold in auto parts stores......
I then asked if she knew what gluvit is? and she told me she had no idea!! (Then why was she so quick to say an auto parts store?) I mentioned it was made by Marine Tex and she showed me a smaller box of marine tex and told me this was the latest stuff!!
I then saw a 4 ounce tube of 5200 on the shelf and i looked at the price $18.95 and the full size tube was $24.95 .... a regular size can of zinc chromate was $18.95
OMG and there people are in business!!! They walk among us!
That will be my last visit there.