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March 19, 2008
Ozark Spaces (Springfield)
In an article called "Installing hand shower a worthwhile project" when discussing where to purchase hand showers online only mentioned PlumbingSupply.com as an online source.
March 16, 2008
Morning Call (mcall.com) In an article regarding water "conditioners" (which is a radically different than
product than water "softeners") they mentioned us as being a dealer
of water conditioning equipment that is actually honest (apparantely a rare thing these days).
"You can also find a great deal of information on the Web, but much of it is provided by manufacturers and dealers who might be considered biased in favor of the devices.
At least one dealer is bluntly critical, however. ''Caution, we are very skeptical that these work,' says an information page on the devices."
February 20, 2008
Detroit News
Columnist Glenn Haege recommended PlumbingSupply.com for the place to buy backup sump pumps on the Internet.
July 2007
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We were the only plumbing supplier specifically mentioned in an editorial by Jim Olsztynski in the prestigious Supply House Times magazine called: "The Plumbing E-tail Market" (page 164):
"One of the earliest plumbing Internet e-tailers was www.plumbingsupply.com, a Northern California wholesaler's offshoot. They've been at it since 1995 and their Website identifies a lengthy list of customers that have purchased from them. The roster reveals a wide variety of companies and institutions big and small (www.plumbingsupply.com/some.html). Prices drives some Internet sales but even more e-shoppers are attracted by selection, availability and convenience. Online shoppers generally don't care to spend time visiting showrooms or big box stores."
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April 2, 2006
New York Times In an article called "Samurai Shopper; April Showers" discussing shower and shower heads resources referred to PlumbingSupply.com "with its far more affordable inventory."
March 7, 2006
Slate.com, in an article by Nick Schulz regarding the auto-flushing toilet our web page PlumbingSupply.com/autoflushvalves.html was used/linked to explain what an example of an auto-flushing toilet is. We believe PlumbingSupply.com was used because we are well respected and seen as a leader in the Internet plumbing supply business.
December 2006 issue
Old House Journal Magazine, we were featured on page 47, "Like the fenders on a classic car, the mouldings, color, size, and shape of toilet tank lids are distinctive to each manufacturer and era, such as the rare kidney-shaped lid for a Case toilet, circa 1925. In addition to the Case lid, PlumbingSupply.com (www.plumbingsupply.com) has a large selection of salvaged toilet tank lids from 80 manufacturers, dating from the 1920's to the present. The company says it only sells lids in good condition with any flaws limited to slight scratches or chipping visible only in back."
October 15, 2006
Boston Globe (Boston, MA) in an article written by Eileen McCluskey, titled "ABC's of buying and installing a toilet, she specifically mentioned "Virtual store" PlumbingSupply.com as making it easy to browse and search for specialty plumbing parts such as soft close seats and bidets.
June 10, 2006
Herald-Standard (Uniontown, PA) in an article written by Josh Krysak (about copper pipe) referred to PlumbingSupply.com as "...the largest Internet supplier of plumbing materials..."
May, 2006
On page 156 of Domino Magazine (DominoMag.com) landscape designer Carmen Bush listed PlumbingSupply.com where one can purchase one of "10 things that make me happy."
April 1, 2006
Popular Multi Channel Merchant in an article written by Mark Del Franco called "Simplifying S&H" referred to us:
"Some marketers have cleared spelled out exactly what the shipping and handling charges entail.
Attorney George Isaacson cites Website Famous Plumbing Supply as an example of how to explain not only the what but also the why of how the marketer arrived at the charges.
It may seem impersonal to some, but its explanation leaves little room for interpretation."
We feel honored that highly regarded Attorney George Isaacson, a tax council to the Direct Marketing Association as well as an instructor at Bowdoin College (Maine),
used us as an example of a company that explains it's policies clearly.
January 29, 2006
Yahoo under their Plumbing Supplies, Distributors, rated PlumbingSupply.com the number one most popular site.
May, 2005
We feel quite honored that in an article in This Old House, called: "Installing a Toilet," by Scott Gibson,
the very popular "This Old House" plumbing expert Richard Trethewey recommended PlumbingSupply.com as one place to purchase plumbing products.
May, 2005
An Internet Communications course taught at Michigan State University has references to our founder's Internet article "How Big Will it Get?".
April 23, 2003 as well as May 27, 2004
 - We were again reviewed by The International Association of Webmasters & Designers and we received their 2003-2004 Golden Web Award in recognition of creativity, integrity and excellence on the Web.
March 8, 2003
Washington Post In an article called "Preventing Problems in thew Laundry Room" PlumbingSupply.com was mentioned as a place to purchase products online to prevent problems in the laundry room.
July 2002
Jim Salmon, who has a radio show about construction and home inspection services, on radio station WHAM (1180 AM Albion, New York), wrote this about us:
"Has one of the largest selections of plumbing parts and supplies you are going to find, on or off the web. They
have been online since 1995 and offer quality and a high level of customer support."
May 2002 issue
National This Old House magazine (Kitchen & Bath Issue) writer Scott Gibson wrote an article called Installing a Toilet (starts on page 81). On page 152 he list us as one of four recommended suppliers (he actually mentions us twice).
February 18, 2002
 - We were contacted by WCCO Radio and our Mike
was asked to be interviewed on the radio by talk show host Al Malmberg on WCCO Radio (Minneapolis) which is heard across some 35 states. The interview lasted one hour.
May 4, 2001
 - We were reviewed by The International Association of Webmasters & Designers and we received their 2001-2002 Golden Web Award in recognition of creativity, integrity and excellence on the Web.
November 6-10, 2000
Nationally recognized USA Today - Week in review - In their Tech Digest section: They made us their Pothole of the Week site.
July 25, 2000
 Penn Cen - We received their "Information and Education Award" of the day.
April 2000
Water Conditioning & Purification Magazine rated us a Website of the Month.
Senior Editor Steven Delgado wrote an article (pg 86 & 88) entitled "A Virtual Plumbers Jubilee".
"...The designers of this page must know that plumbers and plumbing suppliers don't have time to revel in imagery of their
trade; they need parts and they need them now.
The no-nonsense homepage features a combination of proprietary products and components plus a variety of water systems manufactured by outside companies....
-a refreshing find on the Internet indeed."
February 2000
Contractor Magazine featured an article on E-commerce web sites.
"Ready or 'Net" by Rob Heselbarth
"... site devoted to providing contractors with access to a huge amount of plumbing supplies... carries unusual products such as PVC side-outlet
90's and random copper fittings..."
October 12, 1999
 The editors of 4anything.com chose our site as one of
the best within our category.
October 1999
MSN Microsoft in their "search home" section rated us one of the top 5 sites with plumbing products.
July 27, 1999
Sidewalk Cincinnati (MSN - Microsoft) in their Buyers guide reviewed 14 sites. Included
in the 14 "Sales & Bargains" shopping were Disney.com, JC Penney, Pier 1, Circuit City and our site. They mentioned our plumbing supply overstock (sale) page as a place for
bargains: "... Prices are well below retail value."
May 1999
TheInteriorDesigner.com rated our site as
one of only 6 sites in their fixtures & plumbing, kitchen and stated: "From Grohe, Hansgrohe,
KWC, and other brands... plumbing advice, faq's and links... and lots of other fun."
December 1998
Blink Magazine added our parent company to their favorite Internet shopping sites (along with Pier 1 Imports, Books.com and JC Penney).
December 2, 1998
Site du Jour of the Day
"... it's nice to see a site that has everything — including the history of the kitchen sink."
October 15, 1998
MS-NBC News "Shopper Lady" reviewed 6 sink and faucet sites and put us on top.
"... Their prices are very competitive... and their product line is deep and on display in a no-frills design.
If you know exactly what you want and have your heart set on making an online transaction, this is the place to go...
with lots of helpful hints in the form of FAQs."
September 24, 1998
The well read Houston Chronicle reviewed our site:
"Yes, you can buy everything and the kitchen sink at this site. It's got everything from simple clamps
to water heaters to something called a 'Doo-doo Doodler."
July 1998
The Renovator Magazine reviewed 10 sites. Their comments about ours were:
"This site is a 295-page online catalog of products you may not be able to
find at your local hardware store. They feature 'Low prices and top quality plumbing products'..."
note: we now have MANY more pages in our catalog.
May 1998
| Supply House Times, The Prestige Magazine of Plumbing, Industrial PVF and
HVACR Distribution, in an article (pg 57-58) titled Leveraging The Web, the author Joe Dysart wrote:
"ONLINE ORDERING: Anyone serious about doing retail business on the Web should either have an online ordering system or be planning one."
"... An interesting model for the distribution industry... Truly a next-generation pioneer... does not accept
telephone orders - it only works with customers willing to communicate via e-mail. And those willing to meet those terms,
the benefits can be substantial. Offering cut-rate deals... features thousands of products and an extremely detailed interactive catalog." |
October 1997
The very popular San Jose Mercury News
(approximately one million people readership) in an extensive Internet mail-order article by David Wilson, in the Business Section, October 12th (pgs 1E & 6E):
Mentioned PlumbingSupply.com as the Internet plumbing supplier: "... Going electronic enables businesses to reach out to new customers.
Some may not have matched the company's typical customer profile, or they may have been too far away to contact
... runs a Web site... that's open to anybody... the Web opened a consumer market..."
September 1997
KitchenWeb.com said about us: "America's choice plumbing supplier..."
August 1997
North Texas Water Garden Society
said that we are the place "... for the serious Do-It-Yourselfer..."
July 1997
The plumbing trade's ever popular Reeves Journal
in their July 1997 issue in their "Plumbing The Web" section on page 36 under "Top Plumbing Websites" had this to
say about us: "This site may be worth a peek by a pro. Lots of information,
and the entire on-line catalog can be downloaded to your computer."
Also on page 40 in an article titled "Tapping Into The Electronic Pipeline" by
Leland Edward Stone:
"In fact, ... is promoting itself solely as an Internet
plumbing supplier. A complete catalog and technical assistance are offered on-line.
There are no telephone sales reps. Only fax orders and e-mail are accepted."
June 1997
Slithers wrote: "... Parts, Parts, and more Parts"
May 1997
Scott Kaczorowski's fantastic 16 page instructions
on construction of a brewing system says about us "... and is great resource for parts."
April, May, June 1997
Supply House Times magazine, a well-known trade magazine (for plumbing distributors)
asked our founder to write about the Internet and the plumbing
distribution business on the Internet.
Vic accepted and wrote three articles, all of which were
published by the Supply House Times.
His first article appeared in their 1997 April's issue (pg 71) titled "Internet Marketing: Is It Worth The Effort?
His second appeared in May 1997 (pg 89) titled: "Internet Marketing, How Big Will It Get."
June 1997 featured his third column (pg 83) titled "Should I Or Shouldn't I?"
April 1997
Alberta Canada Agricultural Information Lists our
drip page
under their 'Irrigation Equipment Manufacturers and Suppliers'.
March 1997
TodaysHomeowner.com called us
"... famous Internet plumbing supplier."
February 1997
 Luckman - "Of the more than 150,000 Web sites
that we've checked out, our editors believe that your site should be
publicly recognized as a Luckman Four-Star winner."
February 1997
ASA News, the Associate Editor of ASA News,
Pamela Hsuan said that we had a "Super Webpage!"
ASA News was the voice of the American Suppliers Association - the plumbing wholesaler distribution group.
January 1997
We received the Humorous "Worst of The Web" award. -
We were much talked about and reviewed in those earlier Internet days as we were the leaders in plumbing product sales on the net.
We were visited and given awards by many other unusual sites such as the "Worst of the Web."
January 1997
Renovations, We received their "Site of the Month" award.
December 1996
Plastic Pipe Connections on their
Information for the Plastic Pipe Industry had this to say about us:
"Over 100 pages of plumbing products, FAQ's, advice, and fun stuff."
November 1996
Supply House Times, The Prestige Magazine of Plumbing, Industrial PVF and
HVACR Distribution, in their November 1996 editorial (pg 74), Heather McCune wrote:
"... 'Selling plumbing products on the Internet? No one will do that,' many
laughed. Wanna bet? Take a look at some of the more established sites." and she mentioned us as THAT (established) site.
November 1996
Courtney's "Web Pick"
October 1996
We received their highest award of FOUR STARS (their top rating) from Magellan search engine
They reviewed us (again) and this time in their "Featured Reviews" for Construction.
"Review: 'Great holiday gift ideas!' may look good in front
of Nordstrom but it seems a trifle over-enthusiastic as a banner
at the Chico, California, plumbing supply company's Web site... it
does have an amazing inventory and it ships
just about anywhere. So maybe your beloved will go crazy for that
up-flush toilet after all."
September 1996
We were shown in 'Who's Cool in America!' |
September 1996
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We received their Seal of Excellence.
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September 1996
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We received their Gold Star Award.
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August 1996
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Toiletology.com on their parts page says that "... For OEM and
difficult to find replacement parts
(toilet tank lids, seats,
flappers, etc.)..." We were their number one site to check out for toilet parts. |
July 1996
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| For plumbing professionals - popular Reeves Journal in their July 1996 issue in an article
titled "Welcome to the Internet" by Will Hershfeld on page 30 states:
"All Hooked Up, Now Where to Go?"
"There are a variety of Web sites that are 'musts' for your first tour of the World Wide Web"
He mentioned us first as the place to check out and also about us: "... site demonstrates the commercial
opportunities and service capabilities available via the Web... enables users to price and order from an exhaustingly
comprehensive list of product categories, all of which can be accessed with a simple point and click of your mouse. The site also offers a FAQ
section with answers to various plumbing related questions such as scald safety, softeners, water quality, etc."
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July 1996
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According to Quiet Revolution we were rated as "a 5-Star Award Winner!"
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June 1996
Homebrew Digest - June 19, 1996 - From David Bradley:
"There is a great resource on the WWW for plumbing supplies. I'm not affiliated with the company; I just see lots of parts of interest to
home brewers. They offer most every type of fitting in brass/copper, and after Emailing the proprietor (Vic) with a request for some SS fittings,
they have some of those listed too. Prices look reasonable, especially to those who don't already have a convenient local source for such
plumbing needs. They do business solely over the WWW, taking orders via Email and fax."
April 1996
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We were reviewed on various public radio stations on Wednesday, April
3rd, 1996, by Jim Spaeth on his show; "An Internet Moment with Jim Spaeth."
"The owner of this outfit gives you advice on some things beyond plumbing,
like getting along in life. 'Speak softly, but wear a loud shirt.' is just
one of his favorite quotes."
"If you've been living in the suburbs for several years, you're probably noticing the toll that hard water is taking on your faucets and
shower heads. Perhaps it's time to browse the plumbing supply site on the World Wide Web. Vic, the proprietor, provides a catalog of parts
that he carries covering items from complete faucet assemblies to flare fittings and angle stops (whatever those are). You can place
your order on his built-in form and indicate whether you want second-day delivery. Vic also makes personal recommendations on
numerous plumbing products. If you have problems with hard water, I suggest you check out his remarks about the deluxe solid-brass Sloan
shower head. It's hospital and jail grade, virtually indestructible and self cleaning. It's also vandal resistant in case you have rowdy guests.
There's also a down link to some of Vic's famous quotes. My favorite is the one that says: 'He who dies with the most toys, still dies.'"
Jim also said, "It's neat to see someone mix personality and humor with
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April 1996
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Top rating from Magellan!
"Up-flush toilets? Elbow joints? Banging
pipes? Plumb this site for products to satisfy all your home plumbing needs. Of course, you'll
have to know what you need for the job, as the site is topically organized by part and
company. Both online ordering and fax orders are accepted, but not phone orders -- if you
place your order before noon (Pacific Standard Time), the order will be shipped the
same day. A FAQ answers common questions about a not-so-common site. Buy a T-shirt
with the company's logo, as well as other merchandise."
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March 1996
www.doityourself.com said about us:
"This appears to be the most comprehensive plumbing site we've seen on the
web, and we told them that! They have it!"
Over 3 years later (Oct. '99), they wrote: "This appears to be the most comprehensive plumbing parts site on the web."
As you can see, we aren't a "fly-by-night" company. We are proud of who we are and take pride in our work.
We have shipped to many thousands of locations; our customer satisfaction rate is second to none. We were here many years ago and we will be here for many years to come.
The PlumbingSupply Group - the most popular and largest Internet plumbing supplier since 1995
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