HGR since they changed hands has changed a lot. In some ways for the better.... in some ways not so much.
I used to be able to walk through make a list of numbers, sit down with a salesman, come up with a package deal, fill my truck, and head home with a mountain of goodies. I could sell the goodies I bought for resale and cover the whole load.
That doesn't work anymore.
I was just up there a couple months ago and the idiocy continues. I brought my salesman two lista cabinets that I was interested in buying. Both were identical. Same model, same everything, both had tow motor dents and dings, same paint, etc. One was $1400 and one was $1000. I wanted both to build a setup bench across from the Brother for inspection, gauges, fixtures, tooling, etc. Would not budge an ounce.
The other I laughed at was a Moore #2 Jig Grinder. It was marked as "Last Chance" and had been "Last Chance" for over 3 months. It was metric, and everything was German. He wouldn't budge from the $850 marked price.
I buy Abrasive Surface Grinders whenever I see them, and they had one that was "Last Chance" they wanted $500 for. I had just bought one a couple months prior for $220 "Last Chance" but, even seeing that, the salesman would not come down from $500. When I was up there this last time he told me they scrapped that $500 surface grinder. They might have gotten $100?