OK as I have posted several times IM in the first days of the start up of my frame shop. I received my tax ID today and started calling potential distributors. I want to at least pick out the ones that I want to deal with now so that I can set up accounts and receive orders very soon after I sign my lease.
On to the question. There is only one (that I know of) distributor around that delivers here weekly. My parents have dealt with them for years. So I called and ordered a catalog. Then she told me that I would need to make the trip up there (about 2 hours away) soon to pick out what moulding samples I want. In my mind I was thinking, "well send them all". She proceeded to tell me that they have this first time buyers program thing where I could give them $100 and they would set me up with their more popular mouldings. If I buy $100 dollars worth of THESE MOULDINGS in 2 months I would get my money back. She said that they have sent out too many samples to people that never ordered from them. Ohh yea that package contains about 150 mouldings. This is about 700 short of what I was planning.
I was thinking about getting a list of the mouldings that they carry and then just ordering the samples from the manufacturer. Do manufacturers send out sample mouldings? If so problem solved, but if not any ideas? The really aggravating thing is that I was going to make the trip there to pick up my first order anyway. It shouldn't be too big just $200 dollars in glass and 5 or 6 hundred in mats!
On to the question. There is only one (that I know of) distributor around that delivers here weekly. My parents have dealt with them for years. So I called and ordered a catalog. Then she told me that I would need to make the trip up there (about 2 hours away) soon to pick out what moulding samples I want. In my mind I was thinking, "well send them all". She proceeded to tell me that they have this first time buyers program thing where I could give them $100 and they would set me up with their more popular mouldings. If I buy $100 dollars worth of THESE MOULDINGS in 2 months I would get my money back. She said that they have sent out too many samples to people that never ordered from them. Ohh yea that package contains about 150 mouldings. This is about 700 short of what I was planning.
I was thinking about getting a list of the mouldings that they carry and then just ordering the samples from the manufacturer. Do manufacturers send out sample mouldings? If so problem solved, but if not any ideas? The really aggravating thing is that I was going to make the trip there to pick up my first order anyway. It shouldn't be too big just $200 dollars in glass and 5 or 6 hundred in mats!