Re: Now that Vern's gone ADI is the same as it used to be.

["Russell Brill" <russwbrill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Jim Rojas" <jrojas@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I stopped buying from ADI 5 years ago. It turns out I get better pricing
>for Ademco equipment on the internet, no matter how much I buy.
>
> ADI is suppose to be a wholesale distributor. But if you really shop
> around, you will find that most of ADI's pricing is close to retail on
> most items. It's no wonder many dealers buy direct from the manufacturers
> or from other distributors.
>
> ADI also claims they don't sell their stuff on the internet. I have proof
> to the contrary. ADI uses several surplus dealers to sell off alot of dead
> and older inventory, instead of passing the savings along to the dealer. I
> have even seen Ademco 5800 wireless transmitters available in bulk on the
> internet. If you follow their stock counts closely, you can see that as
> the auctions of eBay sell, their instock quantities drop dramatically. One
> surplus dealer in New Jersey was photographed with having 2 ADI trailers
> loaded with alarm equipment to be sold on the internet.
>
> And when you take a look at the eBay sellers other items, all the items
> are carried in the ADI catalog. When ADI no longer carried Napco, do you
> really think ADI sent it all back to Napco for credit? Nope. A good part
> of it was sold on the internet through several surplus dealers.
>
> Jim Rojas
>
>
>
> "Bob La Londe" <usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Wow, talk about not listening.  Oh, well.  Three out of my last three
>> attempts the guys I spoke with either didn't listen to what I wanted or
>> weren't interested in helping me get what I wanted.
>>
>> HEY GUYS!!!  You should look at how much money I spent with you last year
>> and the year before, and then look at how much I have spent with you
>> since
>> Vern left and I quit getting good service.
>>
>> Pricing sucks and service has gone back to the old days.
>>
>> Get a clue.
>>
>> --
>> The Security Consultant
>> Bob La Londe - Owner
>> 849 S Ave C
>> Yuma, Az 85364
>>
>> (928)782-9765 ofc
>> (928)782-7873 fax
>>
>>
>
>
I had wondered about that myself......... Thanks for the info Jim........
Regards, Russ