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- Drew - 07-28-2002
Have you seen that winesearcher has a pro version for $15 a year? They now limit their searches similar to wine speculator....you get a couple of results for free but for all the vendors you gotta pay! ARRRRAGUE!!!!!!!
Drew
- Bucko - 07-29-2002
I payed up -- worth it with just one buy IMHO.
- Botafogo - 07-29-2002
Drew, to quote one of my favorite NRBQ songs (other than "Got my HoJo Workin'!"), "There ain't no free....."
Your 401K is in the toilet because a bunch of kids hopped up on Jolt Cola thought that in the "new economy" you didn't have to "make money"....
Roberto
On a more cynical and paranoid note, we have been telling every wine importer with jacked up margins that that site is their worst enemy come to life: now any bozo with a net dial up can see that the wines they are trying to WHOLESALE for $30+ per bottle are RETAILING in Switzerland (NOT a place known for bargains) for $15.00. It wouldn't surprise me a bit if there was not some pressure on the owners to make it a little harder to get at the info....
- Drew - 07-30-2002
I know...you're right but here's wine searcher and wine spectator and others after offering free services, charging for info that for years was without compensation, what ever happened to advertising?
Drew
- mrdutton - 08-09-2002
Drew, you can only cook the books for so long before the advertising budget just goes all to hell........