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[...] Why Not Do All Of My Research Online? You might think that you can do all of your vendor research online, but wholesale vendors that you find on the web can be extremely sketchy. In fact, there are many vendors online that are middlemen who pretend to be wholesale vendors just to get your business. It is because of these deceptive practices that I recommend finding vendors at trade shows rather than purely online. For more information on buying wholesale, please checkout my article on Why Buying Wholesale Can Be Misleading. [...]

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By: wholesale distributors

wholesale distributors — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:00:08 +0000

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By: Mark Schrag

Mark Schrag — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:42:40 +0000

I totally agree with your statements. I had a home furnishings retail store for 33 years, but closed last year. The term wholesale can mean many things depending who is using it to their advantage. Also, does it include, free freight, terms, advertising allowance, etc. The lowest possible price , for the most part, means just as stated, no other conditions exist. I also have a wholesale business, in which I use “my price to you” (the lowest price to you). For most buyers you really have to spell out the exact price. Buyers will keep asking for more special terms to them. That is an endless pit, since generally someone, somewhere will always have a lower price, but not always for the exact same product. Let the buyer beware!!! To the small lot buyer integrity, honesty, quality still count.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:31:43 +0000

@Matt
Most of the time, I ask for the product number and the quantities required so I can provide these customers with a quote, but they rarely follow up once they hear the words “no wholesale”. It should be more about pricing and service but they don’t even give things a chance. Oh well.

@Ron
We could just claim that we sell wholesale. But if we do, we can’t charge sales tax and we have to take down a Tax ID number since they are just reselling our products. Your story about quantity discounts is hilarious. This happens to us all the time.

By: Small Steps to Health

Small Steps to Health — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:28:32 +0000

I see “wholesale” going down the same path as “outlet.” Now their is even “premium outlet” which cost almost just as much as the regular stuff on sale. All marketing and hype to get us thinking that we got a good deal.

By: Ron

Ron — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:18:45 +0000

Why not just say, “Yes, here are our wholesale prices” and make ‘em happy? After all, you set the minimums to get those prices!

I’ll never forget the day a guy asked me the price on an interior door. I told him they were $69.95. He asked if I gave quantity discounts. I asked how many he had in mind. His answer: TWO. I told him we gave discounts on the same quantity breaks that we received them — half of a tractor trailer!

He bought the two doors anyway.

By: Matt Keegan

Matt Keegan — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:15:57 +0000

I have always felt that the term “wholesale” was a bit misleading. Sure, some companies offer wholesale prices, but they aren’t necessarily the cheapest prices out there.

WalMart, for instance, can use its vast buying influence to obtain prices below wholesale and turn around and sell much of their merchandise for less than what even a wholesaler charge.

Blame consumer learning habits for thinking that wholesale is the best way to go, without looking at what really matters which is a competitive price, service, return policy and the like.