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[Jerry Smith]

         The way that got the ability to buy at wholesale was to apply for 
a tax exempt ID. Now I get lots of calls from companies and salesmen. Many 
come over for the coffee and to play with the shop cat. I get great pricing 
and get credit with most companies.

Jerry

At 07:33 PM 10/14/2004, you wrote:

>On Thursday, October 14, 2004, at 02:52 PM, Ries Niemi wrote:
>
>>Some steel yards are setup to deal with walk-ins, others are not- so 
>>sometimes to get what you want, you have to buy a minimum order that 
>>might be larger than you would prefer. A lot of companies want to 
>>discourage timewasters and itty bitty orders, but if you are persistant, 
>>you can get what you need.
>
><mick_jagger>
>You can't always get what you want.
>You can't always get what you want.
>You can't always get what you want.
>But if you try sometimes,
>You can get what you need.
></mick_jagger>
>
>Sorry. Couldn't resist.
>
>Ries _is_ right about approaching in a professional, businesslike manner.
>
>And it might be surprising how willing to work with small orders a 
>supplier can become once one or two minimum purchases have been made. You 
>become a "Customer" instead of just another nuisance call.
>
>Of course, if the minimum is 25 tons per item, it might be a good idea to 
>look around for somebody else. :)
>
>If it's 250 bucks minimum per order, that might be manageable even by a 
>small one-man shop.
>
>Around here we're downright blessed to have Summit Equipment and Supply in 
>Akron. The folks there are well known for being able and willing to handle 
>any request for just about any metal. If they don't have it, check back later.
>
>330-633-1717 for those of us close enough to use them. I think they'll 
>ship too.
>
>They cater a bit to small shops, crafters, hobbyists, and artists/art 
>students, but can handle larger orders too. They're not the cheapest place 
>in the world, but it's a lot easier to buy one piece of, say, phosphor 
>bronze .020 thick X 2" or some 6AL4V (or is it the other way around?) 
>Titanium for $5 a pound than to buy a ton of it at $1 a pound.
>
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