Keeping track of merchants

[southcoastboile]

Just wondered if anyone has a good system for making sure all the fittings/parts you use actually get invoiced to a customer e.g if your employees pick them up.

also does anyone have a good system for price checking fittings and material costs every month?

 

[tamz]

Employ a lassie in the office. Use order numbers specific to each job and get the merchant to ring you to confirm the price is in accordance with your terms.

 

[southcoastboile]

What do you get the merchant to ring you on every job?

 

[tamz]

They ring the office to get the order number and the prices are checked against the terms on the computer.

 

[southcoastboile]

So I take it you have a list of terms for every part on the computer then?
That's a good idea doing it that way. Im gunna do that from now on. Thanks tamz

 

[Ray Stafford]

Or you could just use a merchant that only has one price, and therefore never overcharges anyone. (Or at least, overcharges everyone equally!)

We are a an equal opportunity highwayman.

 

[northcarr]

Yes that's my number one moan about merchants the fact everyone gets a different price I think plumbfix has the right idea with a catalogue with the price in they may not be the best in the word but at least you know where you stand.I priced a shower at a certain large merchant last yr £40 cheaper on eBay the funny thing was when it was deliverd it was the same merchant that supplied it .

 

[Ray Stafford]

I priced a shower at a certain large merchant last yr £40 cheaper on eBay the funny thing was when it was deliverd it was the same merchant that supplied it .

Happens all the time.

Funny when you save the £40, not so funny when you take your merchant price in good faith to quote and your customer shoves the ebay price up your nose.

 

[southcoastboile]

I'm getting sick of merchants trying to add stupid mark ups on stuf. I have gone through about 4 with a monthly spend of 3 to 8k. If one of them made a small mark up and was honest they would keep my business. I even tell them that and they still don't do it! Grrrr winds me up

 

[SimonG]

Happens all the time.

Funny when you save the £40, not so funny when you take your merchant price in good faith to quote and your customer shoves the ebay price up your nose.

Ah but thats when I ask them if the computer is smart enough to fit it.