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    Bulk Purchases: 100 lb too small —Erik Olson
   The "funny" column of the WSJ today (9/10/02) tells how Adult Fans of Silly Putty organized bulk purchases and annoyed Dow Chemical with small 100lb orders. "Ten pounds is bigger than your head" says Jeff Kivert. But fans express frustration with (...) (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
   
        Re: Bulk Purchases: 100 lb too small —James Brown
     (...) Heh. This is particularly amusing to me, as I work at the other end of the line. If I had a window, I could look at the production tanks that Dow uses as temporary storage before loading and shipping. 100 lbs isn't just small, it's negligable. (...) (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
   
        Re: Bulk Purchases: 100 lb too small —William R. Ward
   (...) We did that about 10 years ago when I was working at Apple. Our whole department went in on a bulk purchase of Silly Putty. --Bill. (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
   
        Re: Bulk Purchases: 100 lb too small —Erik Olson
   (...) That's cool. I should include that Silly Putty is what it is after Binney-Smith packages it. Dow calls it 3179 Dilatant Compound. (22 years ago, 11-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 

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