With Big Savings on popular Makita power tools and a third Free lithium-ion battery on select kits, plus 10% off on select renowned Jet metalworking and woodworking shop tools, Dad will be a better craftsman and DIY-er for less.
Ft. Myers, FLA (PRWEB) May 29, 2012
This June 17, Father’s Day, will honor fathers throughout the country and, as usual, the necktie will lead the parade of gifts showered on Dear Old Dad in recognition of the many gifts he has bestowed on the lives of his family.Dad doesn’t want another tie, though. He wants power tools.
In recognition of fathers and what they really want on the Big Day, Wholesale Power Tools – Construction Supply Superstore, a leading online retailer of power tools, generators, construction and metalworking equipment, bits, blades, fasteners and more, is holding a Father’s Day Sale through June at http://www.wholesalepowertools.com/ with significant savings and extras on corded and cordless power tools from leading manufacturer Makita, and on metal and wood shop tools from Jet and Powermatic.
Wholesale Power Tools is featuring additional savings on already low wholesale prices on a wide variety of Makita power tools, and is throwing in a Free third lithium-ion battery, a $100 value, with several of the line’s highly popular 2-piece cordless combination kits and a 3-speed Makita Impact Driver. There is also Free Shipping offered on a selection of the most desirable tools and kits in the Makita line.
In addition, Wholesale Power Tools has a 10% off sale through June 30th on professional-grade metal- and woodworking shop tools from the Jet brand, known the world over as the gold standard for true craftsmen. Plus, also through June 30th, select Powermatic shop tools are featured with 17% savings.
Just to prove the point on what Dad actually wants as a Father’s Day gift, Wholesale Power Tools offers the following statistics: According to the study Power & Hand Tools, conducted by the Cleveland-based industry data research firm The Freedonia Group, demand for tools is growing at a 3.3% annual rate and should reach $14.5 billion in the U.S. in 2012, with the growth in demand from consumers outpacing that of professionals. At the same time, a recent Gallup Poll showed that only 6% of American men wear a tie to work every day, and the nation’s #1 necktie maker, Phillips-Van Heusen Corp., says sales of ties has dropped to 50 million a year from a high of nearly 250 million annually some 40 years ago.
Besides, even men who wear ties to work join their more casual brethren in the Do-It-Yourself-er category at home, using power drills, sanders, saws, drivers, nailers, staplers, trimmers, vacuums, cordless tools and more to build stuff, make repairs, and basically be the envy of all the other fathers in the neighborhood.
The highlight of power tools in the Makita line are the cordless models featuring both lithium-ion batteries and exclusive Makita brushless motor technology. The lithium-ion batteries charge much faster than the traditional nickel-cadmium type, and they hold a charge about 50% longer, both factors that keep the tools on the job longer.
But it’s the brushless motor technology that is really blazing a trail in the power tool world. Called Makita BL™ Brushless Motor Technology, this innovation in power tools was created by Makita in 2003 for assembly work in the defense and aerospace industries. In 2009 Makita expanded its offering, delivering an 18V LXT Brushless Motor Impact Driver for contractors, and now the technology is available on a wide variety of power hand tools for the professional and DIY-er alike. Makita’s efficient BL™ Brushless motor is electronically controlled to optimize battery energy use for up to 50% longer run time per charge than similar non-brushless tools. Electronic controls efficiently use battery energy to match torque and RPM to the changing demands of the application for increased power and speed when needed. And since there are no carbon brushes, the BL™ Brushless motor runs cooler and more efficiently for longer life, always a great savings.
A featured item in the Makita Father’s Day sale at Wholesale Power Tools is the LXT239 18V LXT Lithium-Ion Brushless Cordless 2-Pc. Kit, which includes a ½” Hammer Driver-Drill and a Brushless Impact Driver, both featuring the brushless motor technology and lithium-ion batteries, plus a Free third 18V lithium-ion battery as part of the this special Makita sale. The kit is available now with Free Shipping. Get complete information at http://www.wholesalepowertools.com/makita/.
In the JET Tools line, where the Father’s Day sale at Wholesale Power Tools is an additional 10% off already low wholesale prices, look for such items as the Jet 710116K 14” Deluxe Pro Bandsaw Kit, which comes with a 5-year warranty and features a massive cast iron frame for increased power to cut even larger pieces of wood. This kit, like many items in the Jet line, comes with Free Shipping. Visit http://www.wholesalepowertools.com/jet/ for details.
Wholesale Power Tools – Construction Supply Superstore carries a complete line of power tools, generators, compressors, scaffolding, inspection cameras, fasteners, accessories and more from a wide variety of the leading brands in the tools business for immediate shipping. The online retailer targets the professional and DIY-er with a large inventory and pricing strategy that delivers the best value in the tool business. The website also features Live Chat where tool experts can answer any questions concerning tools for the job, the right blades, fasteners and accessories and much more.
Visit http://www.wholesalepowertools.com/ or call toll-free 866-462-3581 for complete details.
Chuck Lunsford
Wholesale Power Tools
866-462-3581
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US wholesale prices fell 0.2 percent in April - Yahoo Finance
WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. wholesale prices fell in April, reflecting a big decline in gas and energy costs. But outside that drop, inflation was tame.
The Labor Department says the producer price index, which measures price changes before they reach the consumer, dropped 0.2 percent in April. It was the first decline since December and the biggest drop since October.
Excluding volatile food and energy costs, the so-called core index rose 0.2 percent.
For the 12 months that ended in April, wholesale prices have risen just 1.9 percent, the smallest 12-month change since October 2009.
Modest wholesale inflation reduces pressure on manufacturers and retailers to raise prices. That helps keep consumer prices stable.
Gas prices spiked earlier this year. But they have dropped 5 percent since peaking last month.
Shopping Mall Fire Kills 19 People in Qatar - International Business Times
One day after the shopping mall fire killed 19 people massive cleanup operations were underway lead by firefighters and the civil defense force. At least 19 foreign nationals, including 13 children were killed in the fire. The children were from New Zealand, Spain, Japan, and The Philippines, among other countries. Officials have said that none of the dead were from Qatar. Seventeen other people were injured, including four children. It has been confirmed that the fire broke out somewhere between Gates 3 and 4 in the mall, it is not clear what started the fire yet an investigation is underway. The villagio Mall, which was opened in 2006, is an Italian-themed shopping complex with a hotel, theme park and a canal equipped with gondolas.
Shopping for Appliance Parts Reinvented by TopApplianceParts.com - Yahoo Finance
WILMINGTON, Del., May 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TopApplianceParts.com changes the way appliance parts are purchased online by creating a marketplace where multiple vendors offer their inventory for sale so customers get to choose the best price.
For decades, shopping for appliance parts meant buying parts from one store that typically has one supplier with limited inventory.
TopApplianceParts.com has created a network of vendors that supply original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and non-OEM appliance parts for all brands and types of appliances and electronics.
When consumers visit TopApplianceParts.com, they can search for appliance parts they need using part number, model number, part description, brand and type of appliance. Once the consumer identifies the appliance part they need, they will see that appliance part offered from multiple vendors.
Consumers can click on the More Info & Availability button to get the price and availability from that particular vendor. The advantage of this new way of shopping is that some vendors might not have the desired appliance part in stock, but another vendor does.
Using this method, consumers avoid back ordering the appliance part from a supplier that does not currently have this part in its warehouse. Consumers can get real time appliance part availability information from each vendor.
Another advantage is price comparison shopping since the same appliance part can be offered by more than one supplier at a different price. By comparing prices from different vendors, consumers can save money.
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Kenya: Nairobi blast 'caused by bomb' - BBC News
A blast at a shopping complex in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, that injured 33 people on Monday was caused by an explosive device, the police have said.
There had been confusion over its cause - officers first blamed it on an electrical fault, but the prime minister said it had a terrorist link.
Police now say they are hunting for two male suspects one of whom may be a German or Turkish national.
The police spokesman said one suspect may have entered Kenya from Somalia.
The militant group al-Shabab has repeatedly threatened to stage revenge attacks after Kenya sent troops to Somalia in October 2011.
In recent months, al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for a string of grenade and bomb blasts across Kenya, that have killed several people.
Monday's explosion tore apart a shopping centre on Moi Avenue at lunchtime.
One witness said a bag was abandoned next to her just before the explosion.
In Tuesday's statement, Kenya police spokesman Eric Kiraithe said the blast was "caused by an improvised explosive device planted in the building by criminal elements".
"The team has been able to recover several materials from the scene of the explosion which has been sent for forensic analysis to determine the composition of the explosive and its method of initiation," he said.
Mr Kiraithe appealed for the public to come forward with information and said one of the suspects may have entered Kenya through the border town of Garissa.
Prime Minister Raila Odinga visited the bomb site on Monday and said it the explosion had been a "heinous act of terrorism".
"We are under threat, but we will not be cowed," he said.
Earlier this year, the African Union force backing Somalia's interim government was boosted from 12,000 troops to nearly 18,000 to incorporate Kenyan troops which entered Somalia last October in pursuit of al-Shabab militants.
They accuse the Islamist fighters of being behind various kidnappings on Kenyan soil and of destabilising the border region.
Our culture of consumption glorifies compulsive shopping. It is time to treat the shopaholic like any other addict - Daily Mail
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Shopaholic. Even the word itself sounds faintly ridiculous, doesn’t it? It is a word frequently bandied affectionately by the most generous husband about a wife who has been on a spree, for as we all know it is usually women who feel most compelled to shop till they drop, don’t we?
It is a word which carries no particular stigma in our buy-with-one-click age of pile-it-high, throwaway fashion, next-day delivery and celebrity-endorsed and media-fuelled clamour for the next, must-have handbag, to-die-for designer sunglasses, or perfect pair of shoes. To say nothing of the coolest designer gadgets and top of the range tech which is practically obsolete the minute you take it out of the immaculate packaging and plug it in.
Consumer culture: Boxing Day sales crowds at the vast Westfield Stratford shopping centre
Yet compulsive shopping, or oniomania, to use its medical name, is as potentially devastating for the individual and their family as alcoholism, compulsive gambling or other addictions such as anorexia and related eating disorders, with which it shares many characteristics.
Aggravated by the rampant consumerism of the last decades, the problem is on the rise and I suspect we are now finally going to have to stop poking fun at the shopaholics and take their problem seriously.
Compulsive shoppers suffer from an inexplicable preoccupation with shopping and spending. They are generally thought to get a dopamine-related high or hit from their purchases. Yet few are ever even used or worn and, once they have their booty home, the post-purchase shopper often collapses in self-recrimination and anxiety about how they are going to pay for their next fix. Around 5.8 per cent of British adults are thought to be affected and cases are on the rise.
Treatment: Scientists have discovered that an Alzheimer's drug can help allay some symptoms of shopaholics
Now, psychiatrists have established that a drug called memantine, originally designed for patients with Alzheimers, may have a significant benefit for shopaholics. Clinical tests have shown improvement in many key symptoms, such as impulsive buying, anxiety and improvements in brain function linked to the impulsive urges and behaviour.
Speaking as someone who has witnessed the pernicious effects of a shopping addiction from extremely close quarters, I am pleased to hear about this breakthrough and equally glad to see the problem being treated seriously for a change, instead of being seen as a bit of a joke and used as a faintly misogynistic put-down.
What worries me is how and why we seem suddenly to be seeing so many cases of this kind of extreme addiction, from apparently simple shopping to the kind of horrific eating disorder which trapped 63 stone teenager Georgia Davis in her own home. Prescribing dementia medication to compulsive shoppers may indeed help, but aren't we simply replacing one addiction with another?
Shopaholic: Star Thompson, who spends 1,000 a week on clothes
Last week, the Daily Mail reported on another 19 year old, Star Thompson, from Wakefield, who had turned to glamour modelling and escort work to support her out of control shopping habit. The teenager spends 1,000 per week on clothes, although she already has wardrobes full of unworn garments, including 200 bras and 15 pairs of 250 Ugg boots.
She was recently given an extraordinary 6,000 as a birthday gift by her family, but she had spent 4,000 of the windfall within hours. 'You only live once', said Star, showing off her crammed cupboards to a tabloid newspaper. True, but what kind of a life can this really be?
Miss Thompson readily admitted that her shopping and spending makes her 'feel better'. Yet like every addict, it seems that she is caught in a tragic cycle of euphoric highs and guilt-ridden lows. Compulsive shopping is reportedly highly addictive, given that the rush and satisfaction of the purchase can disappear as soon as they leave the shop, meaning that they need to make yet another impulsive purchase or locate another trophy buy or bargain to maintain their good mood.
Extraordinarily, the problem was first documented more than 100 years ago but has only been seriously identified and acknowledged as a valid subject for psychiatric research in the last 15 years. Hardly a surprise when you consider the tandem rise of ever-multiplying possibilities for us to buy a whole new range of things we don’t really need and can often barely afford. We can now all shop in ever bigger mega-malls, we can shop on-line, we can even watch television shopping channels all through the night and we can now pay for it all with a swish of our smart phones.
Our culture revolves around consumption. Despite our straitened economic times, we are still surrounded, 24/7, by potent and relentless marketing and advertising which promotes impossibly high material aspirations, creating utterly artificial wants and needs, making young women like Star Thompson feel she is not valid or worthy if she does not possess a particular pair of shoes.
Perhaps Miss Thompson would respond well to the proposed new treatment with Alzheimers medication? She certainly needs some sort of intervention, not least from her parents who appear to be content, and certainly wealthy enough, to continue to underwrite her addiction. But for how much longer?
The sooner the Thompsons, and the rest of society, recognise that shopping in this way and on this scale constitutes a serious psychological problem, the sooner the sufferers will get the help they so clearly need.
It is a problem of uneducated and empty headed women,in the main. Educated women have better things to occupy their minds than a foolish preoccupation with shopping,clothes and fashion. Give the poor dullards a bit of education....instead of a pill.
- A.Macmillan, Volos Greece, 29/5/2012 19:13
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