[MacDV] Re: Abes of Maine

[James Asherman]

sb wrote:

>These places (including B&H) were founded by members of a religious sect
>called Hassidic Jews. They live in tightknit neighborhoods, Brooklyn has
>several. They are also dominent in the diamond business.
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>http://www.jewishmuseum.net/Permanent/Hasidic_Jews.htm
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>The reason you get a better price on the internet instead of walking in the
>door, is that they have to maintain the stock and the human salesforce for
>the Bricks and Mortor location. The online sales come from a central
>warehouse and bots do the paperwork. This is true for most stores that are
>both internet and B&M.
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Well there are a lot of Hasiidim at B+H that's for sure. But at Beach 
they are just orthodox.
  Beach admitted that the phone sales and walk ins were serviced from 
the same back warehouse I could hit with a rock from here. That other 
guy who worked for Silo I think explained how this works.
J

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