can charge less than the bigger outlet, I thought it was the other way
round?

Two local decorater shops are selling 10 litres johnsons trade matt white
for 13.99GBP and 12.99GBP and the sheds are selling it for 16.99GBP

Most odd.

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
can charge less than the bigger outlet, I thought it was the other way
round?

Two local decorater shops are selling 10 litres johnsons trade matt white
for 13.99GBP and 12.99GBP and the sheds are selling it for 16.99GBP

Most odd.

Just because the bigger outlet may be able to purchase them cheaper than
the smaller outlet, it doesn't mean they don't want to make more profit...

On Sat, 05 Aug 2006 14:32:30 GMT, "The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote:

can charge less than the bigger outlet, I thought it was the other way
round?

Two local decorater shops are selling 10 litres johnsons trade matt white
for 13.99GBP and 12.99GBP and the sheds are selling it for 16.99GBP

Most odd.

The reason the big places are so profitable is that people think they are cheaper because they are
bigger....

Ian Cornish wrote:
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
can charge less than the bigger outlet, I thought it was the other
way round?

Two local decorater shops are selling 10 litres johnsons trade matt
white for 13.99GBP and 12.99GBP and the sheds are selling it for
16.99GBP Most odd.

Just because the bigger outlet may be able to purchase them cheaper
than the smaller outlet, it doesn't mean they don't want to make more
profit...

My local independant plumbers merchant is much, much cheaper that Wickes or
B&Q - and they know what they are talking about!


--
Dave
The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
can charge less than the bigger outlet, I thought it was the other way
round?

Why? You're falsely assuming the price charged to you bears any
particular correlation with the price they've paid. Both outlets will
sell it for what they can.

Mathew

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from "The3rd Earl Of Derby" contains these words:

Two local decorater shops are selling 10 litres johnsons trade matt white
for 13.99GBP and 12.99GBP and the sheds are selling it for 16.99GBP

Gouging, innit. The prices charged by retailers, particularly the sheds
are just plucked from the air according to the perceived value of the
product and nothing to do with the cost.

For example, my nephew works for a shipping firm who deliver for a well
known leather sofa firm. When accidents happen they only pay the
leathershed for the supply cost of the item - rarely more than £50 for a
sofa, often under £30.

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Skipweasel
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

The message
from Mike Harrison contains these words:

The reason the big places are so profitable is that people think they
are cheaper because they are
bigger....

eBay - people often pay more for something than they could buy it in the
highstreet for.

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Skipweasel
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

Guy King wrote:
The message
from "The3rd Earl Of Derby" contains these words:

Two local decorater shops are selling 10 litres johnsons trade matt white
for 13.99GBP and 12.99GBP and the sheds are selling it for 16.99GBP

Gouging, innit. The prices charged by retailers, particularly the sheds
are just plucked from the air according to the perceived value of the
product and nothing to do with the cost.

For example, my nephew works for a shipping firm who deliver for a well
known leather sofa firm. When accidents happen they only pay the
leathershed for the supply cost of the item - rarely more than £50 for a
sofa, often under £30.

Time to hatch a plot - how do we got £50 sofas?

NT

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from contains these words:

Time to hatch a plot - how do we got £50 sofas?

Import zillions of them from China like the big leatherbarns do.

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Skipweasel
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.