"JimH" wrote in message
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"Eisboch" wrote in message
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Anybody go shopping lately at West Marine?

I hadn't been there for a couple of years. I stopped in today because I
was thinking of picking up three new LED type cockpit light fixtures to
replace the halogen bulb types.
I did this a few years ago in the upper station .... replaced the stock
halogens with red LED types. IIRC, the fixtures were about 15 bucks each
then.

Found them today at West Marine and grabbed three. Then I noticed the
price.
$34.95 each. Hung them back on the display rack.

Talk about big oil ripping off the customers.

35 bucks for a 75 cent plastic fixture and a 2 dollar LED?

Gimmie a break.

Eisboch


I only buy last minute needs from them (they are 1/2 mile from my boat)
unless I cannot find the item at the local hardware store (also 1/2 mile
from the boat).....otherwise I buy from the net. ;-)

I am replacing a 2 step swim platform ladder with a 3 step..........West
Marine wanted $179 for a 3 step ladder. I said no thanks and purchased a
better quality ladder over the net from Overton's for $114.


I also found some nylon bungie cord clips that I've been searching for. I
needed 10 of them for a sunscreen that goes on the cockpit area of the boat.
I figured they would be a couple of bucks each, at most. Nope. They come
two to a package, $7.95 per package.
So, 5 packages of stupid, cheap nylon clips cost almost 40 bucks.

We need some civilian oversight on this.

Eisboch