There are two reasons to be sensitive to chargeable versus non-chargeable options. First, a non-chargeable option incurs no additional cost, at least when ordering from a source that charges catalog price. Second, and perhaps most importantly, a non-chargeable option does not count toward the current limit of five chargeable options. The five most common non-chargeable options are as follows:
A commonly-overlooked chargeable option is an alternate color for the spacers, specifically when metal—RMK-supplied brass or aluminum, or sterling silver sourced from Doug Cream)—is one of them. The 2010 catalog price for this chargeable option is $10.