Soemething to consider before rushing out to the electrical wholesaler.
An example ... at the electrical wholesaler I buy CBI ASC for just under R500 inc ...builders R 349 inc
1.5 mm house wire just under R400 per roll 100 m builders ... R375 inc vat
J1 boxes for the cheap crap box R84 ... builders R70 inc vat
I pay cash for everything ... so my options are open ... if you have an account you might be stuck buying through the wholesaler.
In some cases buying directly from places like AC/DC ... even though I have a cash account it is still sometimes cheaper to buy via the wholesaler.
If like most contractors ... you dont give a crap because the customer is paying ... and charge customer the list price plus 25 % before your discount ... then shopping around isnt worth the time wasted ... I just like to look after my customers ... they stick with me for many many years.
Maybe this is a tip for contractors who want to be around for more than 5 years ... dont use your customers as cash cows to milk all the time.
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