Laser Sketch $ Increase - Engraving Etc. Forum

From:	Engravin' Dave (DATAKES)	30 Aug 2005
To:	ALL	1 of 15

1862.1

I just received a phone call from Laser Sketch notifying me that their pricing was going to be increased 20% on September 1. If you need to order any product for the holiday season, tomorrow would be a good time to do so.

Here is a link to their price-increase notice. http://www.lasersketch.com/catalog/index.htm. You can now order through their website shopping cart.

EDITED: 30 Aug 2005 by DATAKES

From:	Cody (BOBTNAILER)	31 Aug 2005
To:	Engravin' Dave (DATAKES)	2 of 15

1862.2 In reply to 1862.1

David,

I just tried your link. They must have already shut it down to put the price increases into effect (11:00pm CST).

Cody

From:	graniteman (MGARCIA)	7 Oct 2006
To:	Engravin' Dave (DATAKES)	3 of 15

1862.3 In reply to 1862.1
HI DAVE, IM MARK GARCIA AND WE ARE JUST ABOUT READY TO OPEN OUR NEW WAREHOUSE. WE WILL BE WHOLESALING GRANITE AND MARBLE PLAQUES. CURRENTLY WE ONLY HAVE GRANITE AND VERY SOON THE MARBLE. OUR WEBSITE IS UNDERCONSTRUCTION STILL BUT YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT IT.... www.artistic-laser.com . WE ARE LOCATED IN REDLANDS CA. WE ARE NOT AFFILIATED WITH ANY OTHER COMPANY OUT THERE. OUR PRODUCT IS VERY GOOD.

From:	Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY)	7 Oct 2006
To:	graniteman (MGARCIA)	4 of 15

1862.4 In reply to 1862.3

In the future please use upper and lower case letters.

All caps is considered shouting on the Web.

Philadelphia, PA (Really Bensalem)

When you finally understand it completely... it changes.

From:	graniteman (MGARCIA)	7 Oct 2006
To:	Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY)	5 of 15

1862.5 In reply to 1862.4
HI HARVEY..... I FULLY UNDERSTAND. BUT IM SHOUTING BECAUSE WE ARE HAPPY THAT OUR BUSINESS IS FINALLY TAKING OFF!! ...so for now on i will tone it down a bit. thanks for the imput . mark :)

From:	Engravin' Dave (DATAKES)	7 Oct 2006
To:	graniteman (MGARCIA)	6 of 15

1862.6 In reply to 1862.3

Mark,

This is just an observation, but the website looks more like you are selling your service as opposed to wholesaling granite and marble plaques.

Do you plan to offer oval, round, heart and other non-rectangular shapes as well?

Will your product have a beveled or routed edge?

How will your product be packed for shipping to eliminate or minimize scratching and breakage?

From:	graniteman (MGARCIA)	7 Oct 2006
To:	Engravin' Dave (DATAKES)	7 of 15

1862.7 In reply to 1862.6
hi Dave. yes we are going to offer laser engraving services as well as monument designing. we have a vy-tek mls4496 laser for all engraving. also we have a cutter plotter and sandblast booth for our monument design. but we are definitely doing the wholesaling of granite and marble plaques. we will offer heart, oval, round, square, and rectangular shaped plaques in granite and hard marble.we will inspect each piece and wrap individually to try to avoid any type of breakage or scratching. our sizes will range from a 4" round to a 36" x 24" plaque. all material will have a 1mm beveled edge and most will have all sides (6p) polished. we hope to hear from you soon!...thanks

From:	Engravin' Dave (DATAKES)	7 Oct 2006
To:	graniteman (MGARCIA)	8 of 15

1862.8 In reply to 1862.7

That is good news for those who use granite and marble.

Freight charges will be a big issue for those on the other coast. I know I am jumping the gun, but at some point will you consider setting up a distributor centrally and on the east coast?

Being nosey, is your product mined from China or Mexico?

From:	mikew	8 Oct 2006
To:	Engravin' Dave (DATAKES)	9 of 15

1862.9 In reply to 1862.6

Dave, Mark's granite engraves better than most marble I've seen. The polishing is like a mirror and is a true edge polish unlike the other mentioned supplier.

If I lived in Maine I'd still order from Mark, it's worth the extra shipping $ to have such a great product and not have to deal with the attitude of the other supplier.

From:	Webquest	8 Oct 2006
To:	ALL	10 of 15

1862.10
I would say that the wholesale marble/granite business is ripe for some competition. A little competition never hurt anyone.

From:	graniteman (MGARCIA)	8 Oct 2006
To:	Engravin' Dave (DATAKES)	11 of 15

1862.11 In reply to 1862.8
hi dave and thanks for the reply.as of now no intentions of going to the east coast.....but its a thought! thanks, mark.

From:	UncleSteve	8 Oct 2006
To:	graniteman (MGARCIA)	12 of 15

1862.12 In reply to 1862.11
You just MIGHT be the perfect candidate for the USPS flat rate boxes! If it fits, it ships at a flat rate any state...... The larger box is made to hold letter size items, 8.5x11, which would hold 6x9's, 8x10's and 11-7/8" x 3-3/8" x 13-5/8". You can see the boxes at: http://shop.usps.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductCategoryDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10001&catalogId=10152&categoryId=13359 or just go to http://www.usps.com and search for flat rate boxes and then click on the box to see the size and rate. "Don't believe everything you think!"

From:	graniteman (MGARCIA)	8 Oct 2006
To:	UncleSteve	13 of 15

1862.13 In reply to 1862.12

hey Steve thanks for the info. i will take a look in a few minutes.
busy here replying to all the emails.. :)

thanks.
mark... www.artistic-laser.com

From:	graniteman (MGARCIA)	8 Oct 2006
To:	UncleSteve	14 of 15

1862.14 In reply to 1862.12

hey Steve, i just saw the rates for the flat boxes. they are perfect for what we are doing. i appreciate the help.

thanks a bunch!!!
mark
www.artistic-laser.com

From:	UncleSteve	8 Oct 2006
To:	graniteman (MGARCIA)	15 of 15

1862.15 In reply to 1862.14
My pleasure. And I am SURE your customers will appreciate the much more reasonable shipping rates. "Don't believe everything you think!"

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