DoorButler® New Retail

Please consider the following information as factual, and a confirm for the market potential of our new Premier™ magnetic door closer and related line.

Premier™ door closer was introduced to retail customers on 02-JUL-2005 at General True Value Hardware Store, 660 S. Broadway Blvd.; Denver, CO 80209 USA; 303-777-7799; Reiny Brester, Owner.

 A customer was preparing to pay for a door closer he selected from many supplied by the store, as you can see by variety in the pics below.  The device was from an American OEM considered to be the leaders.  Upon showing him a simple demonstration of the Premier™ closer at the cash register, without hesitation he picked ours despite that it cost several dollars more. 

Mr. Alonso (the Inventor) respectfully returned the competitor's device back to its spot on the shelf.    Eight units were actually sold within the first few hours.  Immediately the next day, a manager placed our Premier™ closers so that others could better compare.

Even more rewarding is the fact that as of 31-OCT-2007 the store has ordered 152 Premier™ closers, and approx 2000 repair kits featuring the RedThing™.  Incidentally, their average sales for competitor closers was once approx. 158 units/yr.

 Finally, Steve the Manager was amazed when a customer recently walked in specifically to purchase three Premier™ closers for a net sale of $45.00 plus tax.  With nearly 30 years of hardware experience, he claims that Premier™ is "THE BEST CLOSER HE HAS EVER CARRIED".

Also note that many door mfg's. have stated that our Premier™ closer actually performs better than what they too once considered to be the best, from the same market leaders. 

Recently, an ambitious OEM proposed investing their resources to exclusively develop our new DoorButler® storm & screen door hardware line for global distribution. Did I mention that we're seeking investors?

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