wow, that savings coupled with the Obama care savings and your off to a great yearA fairly new supply house in our area has been after our business, so I sent them a list of material I need for a job.
Long time supplier 18,500.00, new supplier 16,800.00. 10% savings:thumbsup:
For the time being.
I agree, but maybe Brian's customer did some price shopping too.Yet we get pissed when our customers price shop. Show a little loyalty for Christ sake......
Actually, I've never been upset about my customer price shopping. I would often get a job at a higher price because of my relationship with the customer. Don't get me wrong, there are limits, but I would get more than one quote and I would expect my customer to get more than one quote.Yet we get pissed when our customers price shop.
I wonder what the proper premium is expected for loyalty? How much more should Brian pay before it's OK to purchase from a lower priced supplier?Show a little loyalty for Christ sake......
Your first bid was a ripoff and your second bid was a trunkslammerA fairly new supply house in our area has been after our business, so I sent them a list of material I need for a job.
Long time supplier 18,500.00, new supplier 16,800.00. 10% savings:thumbsup:
For the time being.
There is a BIG difference between a supply house and a contractor..Yet we get pissed when our customers price shop. Show a little loyalty for Christ sake......
Just bait. but still good for business.A fairly new supply house in our area has been after our business, so I sent them a list of material I need for a job.
Long time supplier 18,500.00, new supplier 16,800.00. 10% savings:thumbsup:
For the time being.
Maybe for a few boxes and some receptacles.DIYer4Life said:I don't really complain about customers price shopping. But for sake of argument, there is a difference.
When a customer price shops a contractor, it takes up a lot of that contractor's time. Even a quick estimate takes at least an hour of my time. A more in depth job at a further location could take up 2+ hours. The customers always like talking to me, even if they end up not giving me the job. A free source of information that makes house calls. :laughing:
Pricing shopping a supply house doesn't waste nearly as much time, usually only a couple of minutes and that person never had to leave their desk or counter.
What's 10k amongst friends though?Maybe for a few boxes and some receptacles.
We bought $84k of copper wire yesterday for one job.
If we were 'loyal' to the SH that was high, we would have been out almost $10k.
Yet we get pissed when our customers price shop. Show a little loyalty for Christ sake......
I believe good service trumps loyalty but like anything else you get what you pay for.I have one long time account... almost (20) years of doling their service work...
Their policy is anything over $1000.00 goes out to bid... lowest bid get the job...
I have lost $20,000 jobs because I was $75.00 higher... really sucks.... but that is the "policy".. forget loyalty...![]()