SUPPLIERS: Name 3 things to do when ordering that saves $$$

[Bob Foster]

It would be nice if the suppliers spoke up here and offered some suggestions.

 

[packfancjh]

1. buy in bulk-1 case saves 10%, 4 cases saves 15% when my customers order
2. meet free shipping requirements- every dist has diff requirements
3. check the sales out- most stores have monthly sales on popular products when you can't buy in bulk or are buying accessories.

 

[Greenie]

plan ahead more than your next job.

 

[Scott S.]

talk with people who know their stuff, and order what you need and not what you think you need.

 

[John Olson]

1: Put your credit card on file
2: Email me your order
3: Don't step over $$$$ to Pick up Pennies

How will this save you money? The most valuable item in Life is Time. You cannot make more of it and once it is spent it is gone forever. Don't spend hours or days trying to save a dollar on a jug of juice or $5 on a tool. Just email your order before you go to bed and know it will be on your door step in 1-5 days depending on where you live. The time you save and the piece of mind you gain is priceless, way more valuable the 10% off or even 20%

 

[Shawn Forsythe]

Good stuff already. Here's a few more.


1) Formally educate yourself in your craft.

The amount of time and money wasted doing things over again, or worse, ruining an expensive textile is an all too commmon occurrence. Sure you can pick up a massive amount of information in a resource such as this very one here, but nothing replaces a comprehensive full fledged course on a subject of your intended expertise. Our most popular class is the spotting classes we hold several times a year, but I dare say that more than 80% of the cleaners out there have never taken a spotting class, while the smart ones repeat the class.

2) Read instructions, read owners manuals, and follow their guidance.

Over half of all chemical products are used in some manner contrary to the written instructions, and to the users detriment in a monetary sense. The majority of equipment repairs are in some way related to unfamiliarity with the proper use of the equipment as outlined in the owners manual.

3) Maintain your equipment.

This goes back to reading the owners manual and the scheduled maintenance program outlined in it. New users often ask for information related to the life expectancy of a truckmount or other piece of equipment of high value. Nearly always the answer is a span of time that varies by around 50%! That means telling a guy that his $25,000.00 investment may easily last 8 years, or may only have a usable life of 4 years if he's not willing to protect that equipment by maintaining it.