Stop in for a cup of coffee

Chris, you keep talking about the commute and the money but you aren't talking about the most critical part of the job...the actual work that you will be doing 8 hours a day.

That's the part that makes the difference between taking a job or not. The other bits are just check box items of minimum requirements. 50% more money or a short commute will never make up for a lack satisfaction with the actual work or experience gains.
The other factors to me is there is a chance to move into customer sales/ relations. The gentleman said that's where one guy is retiring this summer. They get paid a decent base but get 10 percent of their annual sales, the lowest one on the team made 1.5 million in total sales, that's 150,000 dollar bonus check....