> I always like to support mom & pop stores when they're competitive
Lots of them are competitive.
As a (small time) landlord, I need a shop that will stock, deliver, install
and haul away the old quickly and without supervision. There are out there
and they are competitive with the big box stores. By competitive, I mean
within 10% on price. They offer better service and often have in-house
service personnel.
Yeah, it may be a little different for me because I average about one major
piece a year, but when I went into my current supplier the first time, I
negotiated hard, but acted as if I was a one time buyer. His final
delivered and installed pricing was within 5% of Home Depot and Lowes prices
and his own guy delivered and set it up the next day at a time I picked. I
like that much better than the big box generic delivery service.
Jack
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