From: "huestis" <buzzybee@capital.net>
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 10:11:34 -0700
To: <BiologicalBeekeeping@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: Dadant ready for orders

Hi Barry,

> being 5.0 - 5.1, he said they will continue to sell what they have on hand
> but did not anticipate making anymore, unless of course there becomes a
> large demand for it. They'll always have the dies on hand but don't want to
> be holding inventory on something that probably won't move much since the
> 4.9 is now available. I would suggest people use 4.9 starter strips once the
> 5.0 - 5.1 foundation is sold out.

reply:

In the restaurant business we have something called FIFO (first in , first
out). This is what I am trying to avoid. I don't want to receive the
5.0-5.1 foundation as Dadant will be trying to get rid of it. My colonies
are on 5.2 cells and it would not make much sense to go down to 5.1 as I
might make the jump in one shot (hopefully???). Since Dadant doesn't give us
a cell size (not that I saw!) they could send any small cell foundation
4.8-5.1mm. I would already have ordered some foundation to use as strips if
it were not for this fear! Kind of like a pig in a poke.

Clay