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Old 02-17-2012, 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by 509Chevelle View Post
I know and I hate it when I call a manufacturer to buy from them direct and they won't sell to you, forcing you to go thru a dealer.
Here is the difference. I distribute for a lubricant manufacturer. I buy product by the skid and sell to the end user one or two at time. I sell a ton of lubricants. Imagine my manufacturer dealing with the 1000's of phone calls and emails from people buying 1 can or just 1 case. They would rather sell to me at a discount and make me buy it by the skid. Plus, they have a built in sales force with my guys in plants pushing product. It costs them NOTHING to have my sales guys working for them.

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