Wholesaler prices
Discussion
I'm in the building trade and use wholesalers all the while, I don't like credit accounts so I pay for everything as I need it. But wow the price that some wholesalers are charging over the counter is crazy, even allowing for inflation they are way over the top just lately.
This isn't a whinge by the way, just a statement. In todays day and age with a multitude of on-line sales how do they stay in business when its so easy to go on-line and have everything delivered to your door or to site the next day? I only use the physical wholesalers now when I forget to get something on-line but the price difference is staggering. I know we pay for the convenience of being able to rock up and get things there and then but half the time its not in stock anyway and they want you to order it through them for next day but pay full cost, it doesn't make any sense.
Gone are the days of any trade discount at wholesalers, most of the time they are dearer than B&Q. So this morning I've been organised and bought twice as much as what I need for the next job, then I'll have a stock of goods ready for the job after that. I reckon I've only got to do this 8 times and all the stock I will have then have will be effectively free compared to getting it from wholesalers. I do think we should support local business's but they have forced me into doing this just out of greed.
So if anyone runs some sort of wholesaler do you not want the custom of the smaller guys anymore because it looks to me like they are saying go somewhere else. But if you only want the bigger firms why have a trade counter as I assume most of their buying is done though the office on-line anyway or over the phone.
This isn't a whinge by the way, just a statement. In todays day and age with a multitude of on-line sales how do they stay in business when its so easy to go on-line and have everything delivered to your door or to site the next day? I only use the physical wholesalers now when I forget to get something on-line but the price difference is staggering. I know we pay for the convenience of being able to rock up and get things there and then but half the time its not in stock anyway and they want you to order it through them for next day but pay full cost, it doesn't make any sense.
Gone are the days of any trade discount at wholesalers, most of the time they are dearer than B&Q. So this morning I've been organised and bought twice as much as what I need for the next job, then I'll have a stock of goods ready for the job after that. I reckon I've only got to do this 8 times and all the stock I will have then have will be effectively free compared to getting it from wholesalers. I do think we should support local business's but they have forced me into doing this just out of greed.
So if anyone runs some sort of wholesaler do you not want the custom of the smaller guys anymore because it looks to me like they are saying go somewhere else. But if you only want the bigger firms why have a trade counter as I assume most of their buying is done though the office on-line anyway or over the phone.
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