Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/16

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Subject: Re: [Leica] brick, INVENTORY
From: Ian Stanley <stanley@loxinfo.co.th>
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 16:18:48 +0700

Hello Tom,

	I'd like to get in on a bulk purchase of TRI-X if you keep my share in
your freezer until I pass through Vancouver this summer.  Take care.

Ian

At 11:57 PM 99-11-15 -0500, you wrote:
>I buy my Tri-X in the nice yellow boxes, 50 rolls per box, and I think the 
>price is around $4/roll (that is Can$ at that). I just wish that Kodak would 
>do what Ilford does with the PressPack, the rolls come in small foil pouches 
>rather than in plastic cans. The volume of carrying 10-15 rolls in your 
>pocket in plastic cans versus foil pouches is noticeable. There seem to be a 
>price break with Kodak if you buy either 300 rolls or 600 rolls of Tri-X. I 
>cant remember what it is, but even at $0,25/roll it adds up when you
multiply 
>it by 300 or 600. OK. LUG maybe we should do a bulk purchase of film from 
>Kodak, all the Tri-X users get together and buy a 1 years supply at a time. 
>That should get us a rather good price in the end.
>Tom (down to my last 150 rolls of Tri-X) A
>