Yen Watch II

December 19, 2008

A dollar now buys only 90 Yen. It's quite horrible for us, but we're sticking with the finely made Japanese products, and are hoping for a turnaround. The only thing that's saving us is buying direct and selling direct. We don't want to be the low-ballers, we don't care to be the "price leaders," we just want to sell things at a fair price and offer good values and service--and all the good stuff. But woe be to distributors trying to wholesale Japanese goods to dealers. Whether bike parts or Toyotas, good luck. If we're suffering, they're suffering more.

The last "Yen Whine" was a  month or so ago when it went to 105. We like it around 115. We love it at 120.

We appreciate your patronage in any case, and will keep prices as low as we can, so long as orders come in now and then.