The DeWALT Macho Man

Apparently, DeWALT thinks "Macho Men" use their tools, and this latest promotional item helps us to enjoy that view of theirs. Thanks for the gift. It's making us laugh quite a bit.

What's going on with Laser Levels?

We've been asked this quite a bit lately. Looking at laser levels on our site, you'll quickly see that many of them are on backorder. The question is, why?

Apparently, there is a little chip inside these levels that is currently in very short supply. Short supply as in almost non-existent. All of the manufacturers are in the same boat right now, so any that aren't currently on backorder probably will be soon.

If you need a laser level, I strongly suggest looking for ones that show stock numbers on the individual product pages. Those are the only ones we can 100% guarantee will ship in a timely fashion. I'll post an update when we get word on things getting back to normal, but this is the situation as of now.

Summer sandbox time

Every now and then, I get to build something. Well, recently I got to build a sandbox. Being summer time, my two sons needed something to keep the occupied outside, and a sandbox is good, less than clean fun.

A few 4x4's, 2x12's, lag bolts, stainless screws and some lattice work, followed by some outdoor paint left over from our shed and it's all ready to go. Happy boys, and I got to use some power tools. Such fun.

Help! We're getting crowded!

To keep up with our growing business, we've stocked up on things. We narrowed our aisles in the warehouse, put rails on the floor for the man-up stations, and invested in all sorts of new equipment including a second set of carousels.

Well, now our warehouse is completely full again, but business dictates that we have what we need in our inventory and could probably use more. So I guess we're at that crossroads once again - do we build more on our lot, get another building elsewhere, or do we look for a fulfillment partner to handle some of this product load?

So far, we're just investing in out-of-warehouse storage and keeping it close for easy use, but as we continue to expand our inventory to better service our customers it is getting to the point that we can't handle it with what we've got.

Thanks to our customers, it seems this problem comes up every couple of years. It's better that we need this type of help than help in getting business, though. Our customers are the best.

Thanks for the problems. They're appreciated.

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