lilspaz68
Well-Known Member
On another forum a woman posted this...
When placing a bulk order with Harlan today, I was informed that they are changing the minimum order from $100 to $500 so that they can focus on the research labs and not on retail sales. When I asked the lady what people in the rat pet community should do, she recommended one of the distributors on their list (there aren't many).
Since I heard this news today, I've been contemplating whether I should try to instigate a letter-writing campaign to get them to keep the order minimum low... no more than $250. $250 is a pretty decent sized pallet of food, and at that point it's definitely not a "retail" order. It's a doable amount for small distributors... for instance, people like me, who do bulk orders every few months, or rat rescues like Kim's Ark.
Comments? Ideas?
I searched the forum and saw nothing mentioned about this... so I'm guessing that not many people know. The lady (Julie was her name, I've dealt with her for orders several times) said that it's either in effect as of 11/1/07 or 1/1/08... she wasn't sure, and said the final memo hadn't been distributed with the date yet.
When placing a bulk order with Harlan today, I was informed that they are changing the minimum order from $100 to $500 so that they can focus on the research labs and not on retail sales. When I asked the lady what people in the rat pet community should do, she recommended one of the distributors on their list (there aren't many).
Since I heard this news today, I've been contemplating whether I should try to instigate a letter-writing campaign to get them to keep the order minimum low... no more than $250. $250 is a pretty decent sized pallet of food, and at that point it's definitely not a "retail" order. It's a doable amount for small distributors... for instance, people like me, who do bulk orders every few months, or rat rescues like Kim's Ark.
Comments? Ideas?
I searched the forum and saw nothing mentioned about this... so I'm guessing that not many people know. The lady (Julie was her name, I've dealt with her for orders several times) said that it's either in effect as of 11/1/07 or 1/1/08... she wasn't sure, and said the final memo hadn't been distributed with the date yet.