Re: I need somebody to sell me some Hubbell wiring products

dg wrote:

> I will call Graybar.  Platt won't sell to me either, they say I need to be
> an electrical contractor or some other stupid story.  I asked if they were
> strict about that policy or if I could sweet talk my way into a sale, they
> said "no way".  I guess Campton electric and Platt electric aren't hurting
> for sales.  Ridiculous policy if you ask me.  Especially because I can
> walk right in and buy whatever I want if its on my employers PO-either
> store.
> 

Many suppliers are not interested in nickel and dime customers, because of 
the cost of handling those sales.  In past years, I used to buy a lot of 
equipment from some suppliers and because of that, they had no problem in 
handling small orders for me.  However, if I just walked in and wanted to 
make a small purchase and wasn't a regular customer, they likely wouldn't 
have sold me anything.  Also, many suppliers don't have a cashier where you 
can buy something.  They're strictly purchase order.  There may also be 
sales tax implications, in that if you're not a business and don't have a 
tax number, they may have to charge you a tax, that they wouldn't have to 
otherwise.

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