Hearthlist Digest #341 - Wednesday, September 8, 1999
 
Re: Internet Sales
  by "Pat Martin" <[email protected]>
EXPO Education in Baltimore
  by "Sue Kalish" <[email protected]>
 

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Subject: Re: Internet Sales
From: "Pat Martin" <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 11:57:18 -0500
 
Some of these reply's are obviously from people who have never replaced a
thermopile.  Just wait until the do it yourselfers have to replace their =
1st
thermopile.  Talk about a nightmare waiting to happen.  Gas leaks are =
going
to be the order of the day.  Gas stove designers have yet to fix this =
little
problem on most of their products and until they do it will not be as =
simple
as some customer tweaking pilot assemblies.
 
That said, there will be a small percentage of people who will actually be
able to do the service themselves and would not be willing to pay someone
anyway so internet sales will probably pick those up.  But the vast =
majority
of my customers would not be willing to do any service on the unit and =
when
it comes to gas....
 
Pat Martin
 
 
 
 

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Subject: EXPO Education in Baltimore
From: "Sue Kalish" <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 14:48:53 -0500
 
The recent HPA CEO Report listed the revised
exhibit hours for Baltimore.  Based on these
changes in exhibit hours, the EXPO Education hours
for Baltimore have also changed:
Tuesday, March 14, 1 pm - 5 pm
Wednesday, March 15, 8 am - Noon, 1 pm - 6:30 pm
Thursday, March 16, 10 am - Noon, 1 pm - 6:30 pm
Friday, March 17, 8 am - Noon
Please note these dates on your calendars!  With
this schedule you should have time to balance
education with the show floor.  Tentatively
scheduled as a kick-off to education Tuesday is a
professional speaker who will talk about, "The
Internet:  Plaything or Real Channel to Market?"
followed by a panel of hearth industry folks and
someone who has done a lot of research on who buys
from the Internet for a session entitled,:  "Do or
Die:  The Effect of Internet on Your Hearth
Business & Life."  We have asked Craig to be on
(or lead) the panel.  Any suggestions for
panelists (or the program) are welcome.  Thanks.
Sue Kalish, HPA