Interesting Corning Glass exchange

Re: [spiers] Interesting Corning Glass exchange

And you now see why people go overseas to outsource... we can make anything,
but we won't.

Along these lines, I was selling Libbey glass products...5-10 K
increments..and asked the Libbey salesman if he was not going to go around me...
he
scoffed at profits of mere 5-10K... and I understand it..they just don't have
economies of scale to pick up those crumbs...and we do.

Anyway, I am developing a theory... if the last 30 years boom in exports was
in some measure precipitated with nixon going off the gold standard... and
going off the gold standard will cause the dollar to crash... then we'll see 30
years of export boom because USA will become a cheap labor country... still
developing the argument... rent with and option to buy in bellingham... watch as
then navy withdraws... normally when the military pulls out, the economy
booms as the porn, prostitution and drugs around military bases disappears too.

John
In a message dated 9/19/05 1:55:22 PM, mgranich@yahoo.com writes:

I'm trying to find a supplier for borosilicate sheet glass, also

known as Pyrex glass. The glass will be used for an optical

application with a very limited market. Pyrex is a product produced

by Corning Glass in NY. I e-mailed Corning Glass asking how I could

obtain their glass directly. The response:


What am I, the customer, going to do for Corning Glass! My 3 – 5

year business plan needs to help their company grow! I know, it's

obscene! Here is their email answer to my question…..


"Although we sell through a distribution network, and our criteria is

quite arbitrary, a prospective company interested in becoming a

distributor could provide a detailed 3- 5 year business plan outline

ling how they plan to help us grow the 7740, Pyrex Rolled Sheet

business. You would have to comment to using Pyrex for specific

business opportunities, such as, a $500M stove window application,

This might also include a commitment to purchase, in advance, some

value of inventory. It all boils down to what can you do to help us

grow our business incrementally. It would not serve us well if all we

were doing is diverting business from on of our existing

distributors. "


Anthony

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