CUSTOMER ADVANCES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

CUSTOMER ADVANCES

CUSTOMER ADVANCES

7.      CUSTOMER ADVANCES

On occasion, we require customers to make advance payments prior to the shipment of their orders in order to help finance our inventory investment on large orders or to keep customers’ credit limits at acceptable levels.  As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, customer advances totaled $1,355 and $1,918, respectively, and originated from several customers.