Great Eastern Cutlery closed due to virus

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Great Eastern Cutlery closed due to virus

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Found this posted on GEC website just now.
I hope this doesn't go on to the point of permanent damage to GEC or their employees.
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::facepalm:: Sending hopeful thoughts to the Great Eastern families-that they're all protected and can get back to work swiftly.
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Crazy

night clubs, bars, cinemas I get

but an online company - it makes no sense at all
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Case also has closed their factory for at least the next two weeks according to a post from a Case employee on the Case Collector’s Club forum.

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Corso wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2020 10:27 pm Crazy

night clubs, bars, cinemas I get

but an online company - it makes no sense at all
Corso, Great Eastern Cutlery, aka GEC, is a cutlery manufacturer, not an on-line company. They have a factory, although a small one, with employees working there. ::tu::

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Kabar is also shut down with respect to shipping orders due to the mandatory PAUSE order signed by Gov. Cuomo Friday.

Kabar said that they would still be fullfilling online orders, they just wouldn't be shipping anything out until the order is lifted. Their offices are closed to all non-Kabar visitors.
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Mumbleypeg wrote: Sun Mar 22, 2020 4:33 pm
Corso wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2020 10:27 pm Crazy

night clubs, bars, cinemas I get

but an online company - it makes no sense at all
Corso, Great Eastern Cutlery, aka GEC, is a cutlery manufacturer, not an on-line company. They have a factory, although a small one, with employees working there. ::tu::

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I was more thinking of the purchase process

So just ship on to retailers who sell online - the economy needs to keep on rolling or things could get a lot worst...
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Corso wrote: Fri Mar 27, 2020 9:18 amI was more thinking of the purchase process

So just ship on to retailers who sell online - the economy needs to keep on rolling or things could get a lot worst...
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Great Eastern is shut down due to a statewide order. To date there is not a single case of the virus reported in the county where they are located.
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pasqual56 wrote: Sun Mar 29, 2020 2:11 pm Great Eastern is shut down due to a statewide order. To date there is not a single case of the virus reported in the county where they are located.
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