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Dog Crates and Dog Crate Covers Price Increases Forthcoming :(

July 17th, 2008

With the state of the economy, I suppose I should not be surprised that costs are rising. Midwest dog crates have seen three price increases since the first of the year. I cut my already low margins on some items with the April price increase in an attempt to keep my selling prices to customers from rising too much. Unfortunately, there is no room to slice my margins with this latest July increase and still be profitable, so I will need to increase my selling prices when the most recently announced pricing takes effect. Expect to see increased retail pricing on the website within 2-4 weeks. If you anticipate needing a crate (or any Midwest product) in the near future, purchase now and you’ll likely save yourself 10%-15%.

Pet Dreams, the manufacturer of the Cratewear Dog Crate Covers, also recently announced a significant price increase. Those prices are set to increase August 1st so I’ll be adjusting selling prices to customers on those as well.

Let’s hope that a “changing of the guard” with the November election will usher in an era of relief and stabilize our failing economy. We need a strong dollar to keep our import costs down (since it’s an unfortunate reality that our country would rather import products than manufacture them ourselves).

Lori

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