Thank-you for pointing this out (not many do) and I agree... Vendors should get way more appreciation than they do. The Figure and Vendor bashing... and program bashing.. have gotten way way out of hand and really needs to stop... it doesn't do anything or accomplish anything but to drive people out of the community and destroy peoples joy in their work. There's no good reason or need for it.

I show my appreciation with my money - which is the most important way to show it.  What some people around here call "bashing" is what other people call "constructive criticism".  Mediocre vendors are driving me (and more importantly, my money) to other storefronts. 

Positive feedback loops are never a good thing.