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Manufacture Direct for Crystal Jewelry.
Scarves & Fashion Accessories For: In addition to low minimums
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and quick shipping, Grey Eagle
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world,” Messer adds.
Mayday Industries Inc.,
based in Westminster, CA, spe-
cializes in a small, but rapidly
growing niche: items geared to
disaster preparedness. There
are now 350 different products
available on the website, reports
John Tepel, owner.
They are separated into Quake,
Fire, Storm and Terror groupings,
and there is also considerable
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overlapping. Among the prod-
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ucts are fi rst aid kits for boats,
campers and pets, in addition to
residences and businesses.
Other products range from
stun guns and pepper sprays
to lighting, communication
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stretchers. Retailers can buy di-
rectly from the company website
at www.maydayindustries.com.
However, Tepel says some of the
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company’s distributors have de-
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To retailer buyers, a picture,
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along with a detailed description,
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can be worth more than 1,000
words. These Internet wholesal-
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