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rockinmom spending too much on rocks Member since January 2007 Posts: 481	Anyone have experience with these people? Apr 17, 2007 18:59:22 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockinmom on Apr 17, 2007 18:59:22 GMT -5 www.richardsonrockranch.com/pricelist.html The prices seem okay I think.. has anyone bought from them? Tammy

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Anyone have experience with these people? Apr 17, 2007 23:06:01 GMT -5

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Post by rhodescabbin on Apr 17, 2007 23:06:01 GMT -5

I have done business with Richardsons for many years and I have nothing but good to say about them!!! I have never mail ordered but I do know they try their best to pick out what you describe...If you go there in person, one word of caution, do not hit the rocks lol. I was there one afternoon and there was about a dozen rockhounds come in and some had been drinking and one fella took and was windowing rocks and oh man major butt chewing as they have a sign up-no rock hitting. At any rate they are good, down to earth people.
-Dale Rhode

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Anyone have experience with these people? Apr 18, 2007 10:52:24 GMT -5

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Post by stefan on Apr 18, 2007 10:52:24 GMT -5

I have looked at their site time and time again- every time I get ready to make a purchase- Something comes up (in other words I pick up something on the board instead!!) But they have good pricing and a nice selection-

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sandsman1 In Memoriam RIP John "sandsman1" Member since December 2003 Posts: 11,341	Anyone have experience with these people? Apr 18, 2007 10:54:09 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sandsman1 on Apr 18, 2007 10:54:09 GMT -5 i bought from them awile back and i didnt have any probs with them and there the cheapest i have found for thunder eggs so far -- i guess so they come from there ranch haha
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Anyone have experience with these people? Apr 18, 2007 11:42:33 GMT -5

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Post by akansan on Apr 18, 2007 11:42:33 GMT -5

Wow - the prices seem extremely reasonable. Better prices than I've found elsewhere on the net, at least. Depending on shipping, the prices are actually better than the ebay prices for many of those same materials.

deb193 Guest	Anyone have experience with these people? Apr 19, 2007 7:17:08 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by deb193 on Apr 19, 2007 7:17:08 GMT -5 Yes, it has me wondering about the UPS cost for 50lbs of rock.

rockinmom spending too much on rocks Member since January 2007 Posts: 481	Anyone have experience with these people? Apr 19, 2007 12:51:34 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockinmom on Apr 19, 2007 12:51:34 GMT -5 I think we're going to plan a camping trip down there this summer. Thanks for the thoughts. Tammy

goldfinger Guest	Anyone have experience with these people? Apr 25, 2007 15:57:56 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by goldfinger on Apr 25, 2007 15:57:56 GMT -5 I've been there before. Great people. If you can't trust them- we're all in bad shape. Steve

Trilobite noticing nice landscape pebbles Member since March 2007 Posts: 77	Anyone have experience with these people? May 10, 2007 8:25:23 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Trilobite on May 10, 2007 8:25:23 GMT -5 " one fella took and was windowing rocks " What does this mean?

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Anyone have experience with these people? May 10, 2007 14:22:57 GMT -5

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Post by rhodescabbin on May 10, 2007 14:22:57 GMT -5

To window a rock is to take a hammer or a harder rock and pop the end of the rock, thus breaking the end cap off so that one can see whats inside the rock...Most all their rock is already windowed by the many miners they buy from and many people don't know the proper was to hit a rock to get the least amount broken off...Isami (Biggs Jct) taught me the best way and thats to visualize hitting the very last 1/4" of the rock, works great...
-Dale Rhode