On 10/5/07, David Hillman <hillman@planet-torque.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 5 Oct 2007, Bob Kegel wrote:
> Hypothetical question... if HD _were_ selling the same toilets for less
> than their wholesaler, why would that be bad for the plumbers? Unlike
> the wholesaler, HD will sell to anyone, right? And they are probably
> more-conveniently located, too.
>
A whole bunch of reasons. The credit terms offered by home depot may
not be as favorable as a specialty supplier. The people at HD have no
clue about anything they sell, while the specialty supplier knows
their products. There's no guarantee that HD will buy more of the
product when they sell out. The home depot doesn't have any interest
in professional markets (they've sold off their wholesale building
materials division). It's a pain to shop at the home depot. It took
me ten minutes to buy a couple boxes of light bulbs the last time I
was there. The local supplier will get you out hte door faster.
--
David Scheidt
dmscheidt@gmail.com
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