This may turn into another rant, and if it does, I apologize in advance.
We have had discussi ...they only sell to brick'n'mortars, in order to keep the LNS species off the endangered list, so I would not be able to order in quantities sufficient for my Build Your Own Kit idea. I could order CONES, which I could then cut off and kit myself, but I don't kit the major designs. I only sell the components of exactly what I used to make a model.
Well, my overriding mission in the Build Your Own Kit is that I offer exactly what I used to make the model AND the customer is free to buy each component, or not. If one is in the boondocks and doesn't HAVE an LNS, but likes the model and wants the stuff--boom--instant accessibility for that person. That allows me to use what materials I like (okay, love) without fear of putting off someone who may want my design but knows she can't get the stuff for it so would not buy it for that reason.
So my question is this: Do any of you have such an overabundance (or even abundance) of brick'n'mortar shops that you don't have to shop online? Do you WANT to go from shop to shop to shop (even on the phone) trying to find something you really want, and end up having to buy it on the internet anyway?
Am I missing something here? Am I missing some principle that I HAVE to be a brick'n'mortar shop to offer a product to a customer (other than that's the company's policy, which I respect, but don't understand)?
Oh, that was 4 questions. My apologies. I'm kinda disappointed, really. Not that there's no alternative--I just thought I'd try something new. If it's hard to get, it's not getting used in my designs.