The New Super Mario Bros. is the only video game I have ever been really immersed in for a long period of time. It is the only video game I have ever gotten close to completing; right now I am at the two-star level. Its really just an excellent device at $129.00 with compelling titles like Tetris and Mario Kart, and Mario Brothers. I can no longer say: “I don’t play video games.”

Also Weller/Cooper Tools really came through for me recently. In March I ordered a replacement tip-retainer sleeve for my somewhat vintage 9911AS soldering iron. It was backordered to a warehouse in Mexico, but Arcade Electronics went to great lengths to get it for me. When it finally arrived around June 15th, I was eccstaic. It was finally here, a rare part for a long discontinued product. When I went to install it on my soldering iron I was crushed when it didn’t fit. The part number on the box matched and everything. I thought it was a lost cause, but I decided to e-mail Paula at Arcade anyway. She put me in touch with Larry Smith at Cooper Tools, who went above and beyond what he had to do for this tiny part. He went down to the parts department, tried out the part personally and came to the conclusion that the one I had must have been incorrectly packaged. He then dropped the correct part in an padded mailer and sent it directly to me free of charge, three days later. I received it, and everything was perfect! Finally, after more than three months I was able to use my soldering iron to its fullest capability. Thank you Cooper Tools.