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To my knowledge it's a family owned company. Goes public it would probably turn into a graingerBy the way... I'll add that McMaster Carr is a private company. No Wall Street stock issued here, so the damned Bean Counters are not welcomed. I can assure you that the day they go public ( God Forbid) .... We'd then be paying 35.00 shipping for a small order fitting in an envelope weighing 2 ounces.
Theres something to be said for a "Privately held", WELL RUN company. Wall Street's capitalism run amuck with corporate raiders just isn't a good thing for America IMO.
Fastenal has a store here but usually doesn't ever have what I need. They order it, get it in at their store in 4 or 5 days, charge full retail (if not more) and charge you freight to boot. And usually only sell in large quantitys. I can't see any advantage of driving the mile or so to their store.
I used to get a new McMaster catalogue (unsolicited) every year at the ski area but never used it. The on-line site is so good there wasn't much need for a paper copy.
Maybe they do that if you don't have an account with them or aren't logged on? I've spent hours roaming their site without impediment.if you spend to much time searching through it they will temporary ban you from viewing it.
Maybe they do that if you don't have an account with them or aren't logged on? I've spent hours roaming their site without impediment.
Oh but their website and app are amazing. If only other shopping sites were so organized.