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WINDOW-PRO Digest for Thursday, December 15, 2011.

1. Re:  Rancho Cucamonga, CA Installer wanted 
2. State of customers 
3. 2012 Hunter Douglas Priority Dealer cost 
4. Re: Marketing 5. RE: Budget Blinds 
6. Luminette Traveling Wand Issues 
7. RE: Window Covering Cord Safety 
8. Subject: Letter to your Congressman/woman 
9. Luminette Probelm 
10. Re: Denise's Budget Blinds response 
11. Caught Fire ?
12. Sen. Dick Durbin abandons language in Financial Services Appropriations Bill (S 1573) 
13. Installer in Washington DC area 
14. ***Advertising on Window-Pro***

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Subject: Re:  Rancho Cucamonga, CA Installer wanted
From: Sedonagoals@aol.com
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 10:24:31 -0500 (EST)
X-Message-Number: 1

Re:  Rancho Cucamonga, CA Installer wanted
 
John Cavallaro answered your ad for an installer.  I recommend  him highly as I use him regularly for window covering installations  for Haus & Home in Big Bear Lake, CA and also for many commercial jobs in  Southern California, when I worked for Contract Decor, Inc. in Thousand Palms,  CA.  He is always on time, polite, great with the customers, and knows what  he is doing.  
If any problems come up on the job site, he handles them  without a 
complaint and then explains what he did to correct the problem.   I hope you give 
him a try.
 
Pat Dixon
sedonagoals@aol.com
928-300-5575

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Subject: State of customers
From: Judith Clark <judith@delements.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 10:26:43 -0500
X-Message-Number: 2

OK Charles,

We both know this isn't about Vivaldi and a Canali suit. A suit is a little odd for a guy to wear in our profession, don't you think?  BB King is fab.
As you recall my comparison was with news talk. Pick you music....I don't care....how about The Moody Blues....please don't any of you bring up Green Day or Lady GaGa, not the point.  Actually, I read that if you listen to Mozart prior to taking a test statistics show you do better on a test. The reason is the complicity of the music gets the areas of the brain working for better analytical thinking.  Don't argue, just try it.  If it doesn't work go back to the news :-)

Judith Clark, FIFDA, CID

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Subject: 2012 Hunter Douglas Priority Dealer cost
From: "Tom Ehly" <tom75@cox.net>
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 10:54:42 -0600
X-Message-Number: 3

Just a quick complaint about the 2012 Hunter Douglas Priority Dealer cost. 
Last year they raised the price to $2100 for an annual cost.  This year with the "recovery" still down the road they raised it to $2,500. We are fortunate to have a HD plant in town that makes great product.  I love to sell HD but as a small business I have to keep a close eye on my sample costs.  The other manufacturers are much more sensitive to our industry and sample costs.  While I could afford to be a priority dealer, the cost has become too high.  I think dealers need to let HD know we just aren't going to take it anymore.

Tom Ehly
Ehly's Interiors

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Subject: Re: Marketing
From: Denise Garner <affordableblinds1@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 14:57:44 -0800 (PST)
X-Message-Number: 4

I read your message and it was clear...But it still remains my opinion that you are a snob. Last I checked, we were still allowed to have an opinion.
______________________________
 From: Judith Clark <judith@delements.com>
To: Window-Pro <window-pro@webelists.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 7, 2011 11:00 AM
Subject: [window-pro] Marketing
 
Denise and John, you guys are wonderful because you proved my point so well.
The point is folks don't read or they have poor comprehension. Due to this a businesses quick and apparent perception to the public must go a long way.

Judith Clark, FIFDA, CID

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Subject: RE: Budget Blinds
From: "Steve Bursten" <steveb@excitingwindows.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2011 08:30:35 -0500
X-Message-Number: 5

Simply have to express the pleasure of reading Charles Sandler's response on the Budget Blinds issue.  I felt I was enjoying an eclectic college lecture bridging Vivaldi, Canali fashion, to American Blues singers.  I hope charles will write more in the future.  Guarantee I will read them.  I also agree with Charles about the dedication and professionalism of the BB folks.  They are the leaders in building a network of dealers under a common brand, and making hundreds of business owners successful.  No easy task.  He is also correct, that no matter how much we educate and inspire the customer, if they don't have the money, they can't be a customer for top custom products.  The trick here, is to have ways to target the people who DO have money, who do take pride in the beauty and emotional satisfaction of exceptional window fashions.  Then, we need words to help them justify the value over time.  They do have the money, if they feel the value they will buy.  That is not easy when 4 out of 5 customers don't have the money for top products and designs.  It is hard for the sales consultant to switch to a different value system of the 20% who want the good stuff.  But, that is what good marketing is about today: attracting and closing more affluent customers with the right value perspective.  Ain't easy.  But, it can be done.

Steve Bursten

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Subject: Luminette Traveling Wand Issues
From: "Faith Halligan" <finesseinteriors@cox.net>
Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2011 07:34:51 -0800
X-Message-Number: 6

Hunter Douglas apparently monitors this board because after I made my initial post describing the difficulties we were having with a brand new Luminette I got a call from my rep and she will be accompanying us when we go back on the 17th to see if we can get this very expensive shading working better for my customer.

Faith Halligan
Finesse Windows & Interiors.

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Subject: RE: Window Covering Cord Safety
From: ShinyBlind <iduwindows@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 06:36:09 -0600
X-Message-Number: 7

Yes Gerry,, what you said!

I'm a conservative Christian so I must not have any moral compass.  I don't know how my kids survived!  I better get rid of my guns.  On second thought, I'll just blame Glock in case of any accidents.

Sal

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Subject: Subject: Letter to your Congressman/woman
From: cpage70 <cpage70@bellsouth.net>
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 04:57:32 -0800 (PST)
X-Message-Number: 8

Sent mine.

Thanks for the link Rory.
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Subject: Luminette Probelm
From: Home blinds and Floors <sales@homeblindsandfloors.com>
Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:59:15 -0500
X-Message-Number: 9

Hey guys I have been in the window treatment business for over 7 years but made a big mistake last week. I had a sliding glass door measured the Luminette and added five inches for the header. Had another window that was  different size approx  60 inches away same wall asked customer if he wanted it to go to floor he said no and I proceeded to measure 5 inches above the molding. Installation day the slider and window do not match up at the top........surprise surprise but I treated it as a separate window and it would look ok at different heights.  I solved the problem by telling the customer I would cut off the slider to match the window so we could have the tops all the same height.

#1 Does anybody know a company in Maryland that will cut down a luminette? I really do not want to send it back to Hunter Douglas.
#2 If this does not work out should I be responsible for eating a remake?

This business makes me so stressed at times.....................

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Subject: Re: Denise's Budget Blinds response
From: R I Rampage <rirampage@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 09:36:47 -0500 (EST)
X-Message-Number: 10

"Budget" Blinds is just a name, they sell many of the same products that we 
all sell (less some brands), and they tend to come and go pretty quickly.
Every franchise that has been in my area has been sold in the last couple
years.  It's a "anyone can be in the business" franchise.  Worry more about 
your business and less about theirs and you'll be fine.

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Subject: Caught Fire ?
From: alanprostick <prostick@live.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 16:20:58 -0500
X-Message-Number: 11

Dear Pro s :

I was very happy , this past week , to see that there is still some 
controversy and humor left in this site. For a while there, it was
really putting me to sleep.

While the name "Budget Blinds" may not have ultimately decide what type 
of customer walks through the door, the name will certainly have an
influence  on the mind state of the customers who purchases there. You
won't go to an establishment named "Budget" unless you care more about
price than quality and selection. The name definitely tells you that the
establishment is focused more on price than other concerns. That is not
to say that they won't have a modicum of quality and selection, but you
know by the name that you will  give up something to get the lower
price.

As for going to  Budget  instead of Hertz  , the name definitely tells
me something about the type of car that they are likely to have on hand,
the level of service, and , quite probably, lead me to believe that I
will pay a price differential for Hertz over Budget.

Please keep fanning the fires. If I want to go to sleep, I can alway
turn on the TV.

Alan Prostick

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Subject: Sen. Dick Durbin abandons language in Financial Services Appropriations Bill (S 1573)
From: Rory McNeil <rory@tech-styles.net>
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:01:53 -0800
X-Message-Number: 12

Hi Pros,

It seems that the letter from Congressman Nunnelee cosigned by 26 other
Congressman had the desired effect.

"Meanwhile, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., abandoned efforts to require the
Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue tough new rules on window
blind cords that can strangle children and tiny but powerful batteries
that can harm small children if ingested."

You can read the full NPR article here. The above paragraph appears
about 5 paragraphs up from the bottom.

http://n.pr/vu8t38

Best Regards,
Rory McNeil
www.window-pro.org

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Subject: Installer in Washington DC area
From: David <cccccc.david@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:20:14 -0800
X-Message-Number: 13

Looking for installer in Washington DC area.
Please email:  cccccc.david@gmail.com

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Subject: ***Advertising on Window-Pro***
From: Rory McNeil <rory@tech-styles.net>
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:17:17 -0800
X-Message-Number: 14

Hi Pros,

Many of you may have seen the recent ***Official Sponsored Ad*** on
Window-Pro for Susan Bouldin's ValanceMakers system. Susan was clever
enough to put a YouTube link in her ad to show 3500 window covering
professional how her system works.

Before the ad went out on Window-Pro about 5 people had viewed Susan's
video and at the time of my writing 410 people have now watched. Susan
was amazed and delighted at the power of Window-Pro. Let's face it, how
much would it cost you to put up a
booth at a trade show and make 400 demonstrations? Thousands of dollars
to be sure!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DOHqT97Zn6bQ

The cost for a one time text based ad on Window-Pro which will be
emailed to 3500 window covering professionals email in-boxes is a
bargain at $100. Run don't walk to secure your test ad because rest assured
these low prices can't last:-)

Best Regards,
Rory McNeil
www.window-pro.org

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