Where can I purchase picture frame mats at wholesale cost?

Question

I would like to purchase locally in Arizona so I don't have to incur shipping cost. Does anyone have any ideas?

Answer 1

[e-mail] is who I use. The guy who owns the machine is really helpful and ask if he has some that he can give you at a reduced rate.


He ships fast too.

I paint about 500 water color paintings a year that need mats. I try to keep them into two sizes so that i don't have to have a bunch of different sizes around.

He is much cheaper than Walmart or craft stores and I can have all mine look the same...more professional than having a hodge podge. Shipping costs are not that much becuase these are paper and can be shipped at book rate.

Answer 2

If you are referring to large quantity purchases at a deep discount, this has to be one of the biggest hoaxes concerning businesses. More often than not, suppliers do provide small discounts for such orders, but we're talking 5 or 10% and along those lines, the entire wholesale ideology is but a joke.

I would recommend, for yourself, start looking around and shop in town, you'll want to invest some time into this. Way I do things, I check Salvage stores and other deep discount places, sometimes even Walmart just so happens to have a good deal on what you need, as examples.

The trick is to find out the rough retail of your product, and your supplies as well, in short you have to know your cost. Once you know said costs, it becomes a matter of bargain hunting, obviously the deeper the discount the more attractive the bargain, while you may wish to keep quality in mind and there is some trial and error involved.

As a rule, if it's not at least 30% off the normal cost, don't even bother me. If it's 50% off, I'm there. And if it's 70% off or better, you can wake me out of a deep slumber at 4am and I will share your excitement at that time, once you're somewhat stocked up you can take a break but don't slumber off too long.

If you have to have supplies now, then buy what you need in short supply, and keep looking, the price of the short term supply would be an indicative cost to start basing the % discount on, as not all bargains are marked as such... One store may have an item for $10 while the next has a very similar item for $7 but neither is actually on sale that is just their price, it stands to reason the $7 item might be worth checking into.

As for trial and error, if you find a cheap item but you're not sure if it will work, buy a very small quantity so you can test it, then go from there, either it works for you or it does not. If it does, you may have found yourself a small cash cow.

The trick then becomes a matter of slowly building some back stock, that is to say the deeper the discount, the more you want to purchase, keeping certain expiration dates and your usage over time and a few other issues in mind, it usually never hurts to stock up for 2-3 years at a time if the discount warrants it, but the deals are few and far in between so you just have to go shopping on a somewhat routinely basis and from time to time.

And, you'll have to hunt and look, don't be afraid to grab every last one if you find a deal but don't forget to please be considerate of other shoppers.

That's how I do it, for my lawn care business I have 36 lawn mower blades, 113 quarts of synthetic oil (50% off), and likely a lifetime supply of linetrimmer string (a small mistake on my part lol), as examples.
The oil I found at advance auto parts, I check those newspaper inserts I get in the mail, and usually buy what I need up to the limit (in this case 2 cases or 12 quarts / sale), so as you can see I've been busy and it takes time, it sure didn't happen overnight (this will be my 6th year), but I'm mostly stocked up on 20% -to- 50% off stuff, a few things I found at greater discounts but...

And yes I do shop online sometimes and I order some stuff shipped from out of state, but it's just another in the long line of places to check and go look see.

Good luck

Answer 3

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