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I've been doing a lot of traveling lately and checking out the HD stealerships across the country. I've been picking up "dip dots"/ look 'em up on line if you dont know what they are/ from each HD dealer I visit to add to my collection (a lot cheaper than buying a $30 t-shirt each time I visit a new dealer), every dealer is different, prices vary from free to as high as $4.95 for one. Last week I was at a dealer in So.Cal., asked for one and they gave me a handful no charge! Today I was at a South West dealer and was charged $4.95! It may be lame to rant about a few bucks but there's just no consistancy. I don't expect to get these for free, but WTF? It's no wonder some of these dealers got bad reps, I just had to rant!!!
We collect them too. I have a shadow box frame that I covered the backside of in leather and we glue the dots to it. If the dealer does not have the dots we try to get a pin.