"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote in message
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> In Montauk, Long Island, commercial fishermen arrive with all sorts of
> nice fish. I once commented to a fish market person how great it was to be
> able to get fish that was just a few hours old. He explained that this was
> not the case. Most of the fish is shipped 2 hours to the Fulton Fish
> Market in NYC. He then buys his fish from there, through a distributor or
> whatever. He said it was healthier for him (and other retailers) to
> respect this distribution arrangement because he really liked his kneecaps
> intact.
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> Some things can't be explained in pure business terms.

Yup. And some can. Accountability for one. You buy all the fish from the
same distributor, and there's a problem, you go to the one distributor and
complain.

You buy from a multitude of fishing boats, it makes it difficult to trace
the problem back to the source.

Of course, kneecaps are important, too. It just helps to have another reason
for a backup.

Donna