Griots 6" - $84.99 (link)

I share your sentiments, im a wholesaler in a different industry...yes thats one of our biggest problems.

But there is nothing we (you & I, the smaller guys) can do about it. We have two options: Stop carrying that brand because they allowed the item to get "whored" out OR stock the line and move on. No need to make it more complicated that it should be...its a good deal.

Our business model has changed in the past 20 years (the internet has really sped things up/driven prices down)....you gotta adapt or die.

 

I live a few miles from the Griots store in Plainfield IN and just picked up one last week for the son-in-laws birthday. Oh well sometimes you're the bug and sometimes you're the windshield. I try and stick to a few of my favorite vendors but being a last minute purchase and no shipping kind of sealed the deal. I do see exactly where the sponsoring vendors are coming from and support them whenever possible.When the mega-dealers take over you end up with the minimum wage clerk that doesn't have a clue what you're talking about or need . When I call, the last thing I want is to speak to a computer and then a sales person that could care less about my needs. Just my 2-cents and my thoughts on the way things seem to be headed lately.

 

Out of stock. They got rid of them all.