Sipping and taxes both lousy. But give this some thought. What does it cost to drive to a dealer or other store to get your stuff? $.050 per mile! What is your time worth? And you usually get to escape your local sales taxes. And how often does a dealer or other local suppliers add shipping onto special ordered stuff? 

We order and stuff magically makes it to our homes. I personally find it amazing that the world can become so small. 

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Ryan Perry
Sent: Monday, March 23, 2015 3:52 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Fresh Water Tank Drain Cap

Ordered one from you Ron. I gotta say though, $17 in shipping for a cap and
4 bumper strip tabs? Can't weigh more than a pound. Total cost for this simple replacement totaled to $30! WOW! I like stock but can't seem to afford the shipping.
Ryan

On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 3:26 PM The Bus Depot <vanagon@busdepot.com> wrote:

> > I see this is available at the usual places. But I can't seem to get 
> > any
> orders from
> > any of the vendors in less than 2 weeks, big or small. And no, I 
> > don't
> live in the
> > boonies, just Asheville, NC. Does anyone know of a hardware or 
> > plumbing
> store
> > item that would work as a replacement? This would be the 34mm from 
> > what I can tell. I don't think I can order anything that will make 
> > it here on
> time.
>
>
> We have them in stock. If you ordered one today via 3-Day shipping, 
> you'd have it by the weekend.
>
> http://www.busdepot.com/253067285
>
> Ron Salmon
> The Bus Depot, Inc.
> www.busdepot.com
>