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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: cosmicforce who wrote (29309)	9/24/2001 10:41:46 PM
From: coug	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

Great cosmic, I'm with you.. Most of the time, all we need is Costco, Trader Joes, Raleys, Macys and Home Depot.. We have even traveled with Costco Travel, great personalized service.. And it seems, one of the problems here on this thread is not unlike the international level.. Certain isolated people have a problem with others, even though they hardly know them, even cyber speaking, but they get nasty, out of frustration and/or envy. Just my opinion, as each and everyone of us is just a microcosm of the whole.. m

To: cosmicforce who wrote (29309)	9/24/2001 11:49:13 PM
From: bonnuss_in_austin	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 82486

<<I don't run the risk of having the middleman mess up.>> Yes. Another nail in the coffin for the 'full-service' agent. The travel business is a stunning success story -- the most visibly successful, so far, at the consumer level -- in the e-business revolution (sorry -- 'Evolution,' I mean -g-) that represents a paradigm shift in the value of hiring an expert 'for convenience.' I'm sorry, but that need, perceived or otherwise, is gone. Meaning, there is NO value in paying a premium for better 'quality' service. Same with real estate agents, but worse as they cost big money -g-