On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:44:04 +0100 Rod wrote :
So agreed. As the plumbers merchants (and so on) already charge a
premium - by not giving a discount on an individual transaction,
not giving as big a discount, not giving a discount on the monthly
cumulative spend, not providing credit facilities, etc. - they
effectively turn away the people who pay the highest prices.

But are they - to a trade supplier (and the trade customers in the
queue g) desirable customers? You may be making 100% mark-up, but
if it takes 5 minutes to sell one £1 fitting then you're not even
covering the salesperson's wages.

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