Banshee
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- Oct 11, 2002
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I'd like to purchase a PALLET or Surefire 123's direct form the factory...but its gonna cost me a few bucks more than I thought :
http://www.surefire.com/cgi-bin/main/co_disp/displ/prrfnbr/885/sesent/00
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Lets all pitch in and do a GP!! Who wants the pleasure of repacking all these red beauties ! (jest kiddin' guys)
this is what Sf has to say about their new battery prices !
How can we sell a premium-quality battery for $1.05 that outperforms other major brands selling for as much as $8.00? The answer is simple…those other companies charge much higher margins because they have to cover the expense of major media ad campaigns (drum-beating bunnies don't come cheap), displays in mega-store chains, and all the other costs associated with selling a commodity at the highest possible profit.
We (SureFire) have a different approach. We are in the business of making the world's finest flashlights. Our lights are extremely bright-so bright that the police use them to momentarily blind criminals during raids and arrests. To achieve that level of brightness you need a high-energy power source, which is why, over 15 years ago, we developed the first flashlight powered by 123A lithium batteries.
The first thing people would say when they tried one of our flashlights was, "Wow, that is bright!" The next thing out of their mouth—after their vision returned—was, "$8.00 for a single battery! Are you nuts?" So, as soon as we grew large enough to buy batteries in volume, we decided to remove the only drawback to owning one of our flashlights—the cost of batteries.
Our engineers tested every major brand of 123A battery until they settled on the one with the best performance characteristics for high-drain devices (like high-performance flashlights, cameras, flashes, etc.). Now, one of Japan's leading battery manufacturers produces SureFire brand batteries for us by the millions, and we are passing those economies of scale on to you. We buy in volume, have a minimal mark-up, and keep marketing and distribution costs down by selling primarily over the Internet. After all, we are not in the battery business, we make flashlights.
Making premium-quality 123A lithium batteries available at a reasonable cost makes our customers happy and helps us to sell more flashlights. And, when you purchase a SureFire 123A lithium battery, you can rest assured that it is one of the safest and most reliable brands available for use in flashlights, cameras and any other high-drain electronic device.
http://www.surefire.com/cgi-bin/main/co_disp/displ/prrfnbr/885/sesent/00
/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Lets all pitch in and do a GP!! Who wants the pleasure of repacking all these red beauties ! (jest kiddin' guys)
this is what Sf has to say about their new battery prices !
How can we sell a premium-quality battery for $1.05 that outperforms other major brands selling for as much as $8.00? The answer is simple…those other companies charge much higher margins because they have to cover the expense of major media ad campaigns (drum-beating bunnies don't come cheap), displays in mega-store chains, and all the other costs associated with selling a commodity at the highest possible profit.
We (SureFire) have a different approach. We are in the business of making the world's finest flashlights. Our lights are extremely bright-so bright that the police use them to momentarily blind criminals during raids and arrests. To achieve that level of brightness you need a high-energy power source, which is why, over 15 years ago, we developed the first flashlight powered by 123A lithium batteries.
The first thing people would say when they tried one of our flashlights was, "Wow, that is bright!" The next thing out of their mouth—after their vision returned—was, "$8.00 for a single battery! Are you nuts?" So, as soon as we grew large enough to buy batteries in volume, we decided to remove the only drawback to owning one of our flashlights—the cost of batteries.
Our engineers tested every major brand of 123A battery until they settled on the one with the best performance characteristics for high-drain devices (like high-performance flashlights, cameras, flashes, etc.). Now, one of Japan's leading battery manufacturers produces SureFire brand batteries for us by the millions, and we are passing those economies of scale on to you. We buy in volume, have a minimal mark-up, and keep marketing and distribution costs down by selling primarily over the Internet. After all, we are not in the battery business, we make flashlights.
Making premium-quality 123A lithium batteries available at a reasonable cost makes our customers happy and helps us to sell more flashlights. And, when you purchase a SureFire 123A lithium battery, you can rest assured that it is one of the safest and most reliable brands available for use in flashlights, cameras and any other high-drain electronic device.