Hunter Douglas recends projected price increase

Last month Hunter Douglas Window Fashions™ announced another price increase for their Country Woods™ wood blinds, EverWood™ Collection and the Modern Precious Metals™ Aluminum Blinds. For the Everwood™, it was the second price increase in less than a year. They sent all the dealers new price guides and now we are to replace them back with the old grids. This is the first time in twelve years that I heard of Hunter Douglas™ receding prices and in my opinion, someone up there (the scarecrow) finally met the wizard before Christmas. No offence to Hunter Douglas™. The quality, innovation, materials, marketing, status etc. etc. of your products are unbeatable in a lot of areas but the bread and butters: woods, metals, faux woods (price wise) are really getting out of touch with the end user, the dealers and the competition. Granted some of the colors, options and materials are superb (no doubt about it) just look at the Everwood™ and you can easily tell it is superior to most out there. But more expensive than actual woods? When did that happen? Just my two cents and thank you, thank you, thank you for not doing this to us and our customers again so soon. Especially in this tough economy.