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Plouasne
Just a question do any of the local trades persons get together, and arrange a bulk buy discount with the merchants, my son is with a co-op in France, I do not know all the ins and outs, but for a small yearly fee, he and the plumbers get a larger discount because its all bulked together with the other plumbers, he reckons that it pays handsomely, with another on average 15% off the price, all though he get his materials when he wants them,from the merchants and is invoiced separately
Best way I can describe it, is that 20 or so plumbers get together and say to the merchants we will by from you what is the best discount, or we will go elsewhere, mind you the merchants look after the trades people in France
[that bathroom suite ?? are you a professional? Oh your not, that will cost you 1500€, but why do you only charge the plumber who is installing it 800€?, its like this, he comes in every week and buys goods, you will only buy once or twice from us, and it covers him when he charges you the full price the odds and ends which he cannot price, like the three hours he spent with you giving you advice and a free estimate, now do you want the bath or not, if not I have other clients to see to]
About 4 times a year the merchants will hold maybe a full day trade show, it could be just the mid day, normally shut, or an evening do, a light meal (meats and bread and butter, plus wines and spirits), I have seen wine bottles opened with a pipe clip before now (screw the threaded end of the pipe clip into the cork and pull)
The very first oil fired condensing boiler sold by the merchant, which my son installed, second day on site the rep turned up with two bottles of wine, for the fitters and the client, then he treated us to a mid day meal
Last June my son and his wife were taken along with 400 others to just outside Dakar, for a weeks holiday, in holiday chalets, didn't cost him a penny, it was laid on by the merchants and manufacturers, for being good customers
Best way I can describe it, is that 20 or so plumbers get together and say to the merchants we will by from you what is the best discount, or we will go elsewhere, mind you the merchants look after the trades people in France
[that bathroom suite ?? are you a professional? Oh your not, that will cost you 1500€, but why do you only charge the plumber who is installing it 800€?, its like this, he comes in every week and buys goods, you will only buy once or twice from us, and it covers him when he charges you the full price the odds and ends which he cannot price, like the three hours he spent with you giving you advice and a free estimate, now do you want the bath or not, if not I have other clients to see to]
About 4 times a year the merchants will hold maybe a full day trade show, it could be just the mid day, normally shut, or an evening do, a light meal (meats and bread and butter, plus wines and spirits), I have seen wine bottles opened with a pipe clip before now (screw the threaded end of the pipe clip into the cork and pull)
The very first oil fired condensing boiler sold by the merchant, which my son installed, second day on site the rep turned up with two bottles of wine, for the fitters and the client, then he treated us to a mid day meal
Last June my son and his wife were taken along with 400 others to just outside Dakar, for a weeks holiday, in holiday chalets, didn't cost him a penny, it was laid on by the merchants and manufacturers, for being good customers
