The current distributer has discontinued carrying Bracken Flake, due to poor sales. That is information from I got from one of my favorite Etailers. They say to keep calling and ordering and they will keep asking for it. Maybe the distributer will change it's mind.
The current distributer is only going to be supplying a handful of blends as bulk. Everything else, not discontinued, will be available only in tins, with some in 250g boxes. I don't think we know all the blends this distributer is discontinuing.
We already cannot get most of the blends. Prices across the Internet are all over the place, with one Etailer listing a pound of Brown #4 rope at over a $100 a pound. Limit one pound per customer. If they have it, as I have not asked. Your local B&M's may have stocks of your favorites. But for how long?
I am assured that the factory is working full time. They simply cannot keep up with worldwide demand.
Of course there was that thread a month or so ago giving a particular Etailer a raking over the coals for their pricing. I saw a mention of pricing at another Etailer in the RATS thread. Have you guys actually took a good look around? A lot of the Etailers have increased prices on some items, because of limited supply and high demand. On various blends. And eBay.....I don't even want to think about how stupid some of the pricing is over there.
This is to let you guys know, what little I know. Each Etailer has their own pricing structure. They are a business and some of their business is private. As it should be. This thread is not a place to savage any particular Etailer for their prices. Doing so will probably result in moderation with extreme prejudice.
I am simply asking that if you like a particular blend, that seems to be in constant short supply. Do what my Etailer told me. Ask your favorite Etailer, or B&M to order more. Be polite! But keep asking. They will pass that on to the distributer. You want Bracken Flake available in 5 pound bulk, ask for it that way. You want other blends, ask! Hey you never know.
Thought you guys should know.
The current distributer is only going to be supplying a handful of blends as bulk. Everything else, not discontinued, will be available only in tins, with some in 250g boxes. I don't think we know all the blends this distributer is discontinuing.
We already cannot get most of the blends. Prices across the Internet are all over the place, with one Etailer listing a pound of Brown #4 rope at over a $100 a pound. Limit one pound per customer. If they have it, as I have not asked. Your local B&M's may have stocks of your favorites. But for how long?
I am assured that the factory is working full time. They simply cannot keep up with worldwide demand.
Of course there was that thread a month or so ago giving a particular Etailer a raking over the coals for their pricing. I saw a mention of pricing at another Etailer in the RATS thread. Have you guys actually took a good look around? A lot of the Etailers have increased prices on some items, because of limited supply and high demand. On various blends. And eBay.....I don't even want to think about how stupid some of the pricing is over there.
This is to let you guys know, what little I know. Each Etailer has their own pricing structure. They are a business and some of their business is private. As it should be. This thread is not a place to savage any particular Etailer for their prices. Doing so will probably result in moderation with extreme prejudice.
I am simply asking that if you like a particular blend, that seems to be in constant short supply. Do what my Etailer told me. Ask your favorite Etailer, or B&M to order more. Be polite! But keep asking. They will pass that on to the distributer. You want Bracken Flake available in 5 pound bulk, ask for it that way. You want other blends, ask! Hey you never know.
Thought you guys should know.
