I find it terrible that so many women find it so easy to steal (not return, move, give away)such an expensive item and I have lost a number of pumps in the last 11 years, 3 just this year! That said I have to say that the pump companies do sell the hospital grade rental type pumps. I have several clients who buy new kits from me every time a friend or family member has a baby because they have a Lactina that was bought before the Pump in Style came out, one mom has a Classic because she had Premie twins and her husband didn't want to pay rental fees, (years ago), I bought a Lactina in '96, I think, because the wholesale price was going up and I wanted to own one, and some rental stations try to buy instead of rent most of their pumps. (With the theft rate though I couldn't imagine doing that.) I have also heard that quite a number of moms are calling to buy the Symphony, there are actually people out there who have the money to do so, I wish they would come my way. Of course, selling a hospital grade doesn't make you more than $100.00 to $200.00 in profit! So for me it is better that the families rent, but I wouldn't turn away a buyer. Anyway, just wanted to say that they do really sell lots of hospital grade pumps. I have even had a couple of long term renters who decided that they would like to buy the machine but reconsidered when they found out that their rent couldn't be put towards the purchase. They weren't too happy, but what could I do? Sincerely, Cheryl Marian *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html