Distribution...

[BliarOut]

Aargh.... I've just spent fifteen minutes on hold to a distributor to get a price on a bit of software... There's about £15 margin in it for us

Who are the decent SW distributors these days? And don't say Ingram

Shit margins and shit service, no wonder I try to avoid selling software.

[Marki]

what hardware do you sell mate ?

[plasticpig]

There arent any. You could try Blue Solutions www.bluesolutions.co.uk as they always seem to pick up the phone reasonably quickly.

[BliarOut]

Marki said:

what hardware do you sell mate ?

HP... Have a good distie for that, it's the MS and AV stuff that we have to sell on the back of it that really makes the job a pain.

[Marki]

BliarOut said:

Marki said: what hardware do you sell mate ? HP... Have a good distie for that, it's the MS and AV stuff that we have to sell on the back of it that really makes the job a pain.

Thats funny ,, we sell to Distis accross Europe

[BliarOut]

Marki said:

BliarOut said: Marki said: what hardware do you sell mate ? HP... Have a good distie for that, it's the MS and AV stuff that we have to sell on the back of it that really makes the job a pain. Thats funny ,, we sell to Distis accross Europe

Get my HP distie upselling the other SW I need for a turnkey package and I'll be a happy bunny.


TBH, I can see why SW is a pain, five million part numbers each slightly different from the next, but never the part you actually want. The distie doesn't seem to know what I need and I'm always nervous of speccing slightly the wrong part no. It would be fine if I was doing it every day, but the stuff goes obsolete so there's no point in learning the product matrix. Ordering SW is a pet hate of mine

[Marki]

I think distis sell SW because they have to , and to try and provide a one stop

I thought most SW was sold over the net now ,,

[BliarOut]

Marki said:

I think distis sell SW because they have to , and to try and provide a one stop I thought most SW was sold over the net now ,,

It is, but I can't be certain exactly what part number I need so I have to speak to someone who generally knows less than me...

Know any good UK HP disties that also sell MS and AV SW?

[Marki]

BliarOut said:

Know any good UK HP disties that also sell MS and AV SW?

Sorry no , as i say i am HW based and realy try not to get involved in the funny stuff for the exact reasons you have given