Re: Still Got One Job to Finish

["Bob La Londe" <none@xxxxxxxxxx>]

"Bob La Londe" <none@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Everyday I look forward to the day I used to be in a contractor.
>
> Today I called around my vendors for some video cable for a job.  Pretty
> sure its going to be my very last one.  They all seemed high to me, and
> most didn't have exactly what I wanted.  For the heck of it I tried Amazon
> and found exactly what I wanted listed under Amazon prime (free 2 day
> shipping) for a $39/1000 less than the CHEAPEST distributor, and more than
> a $100 cheaper than the first one I called.  None of the distributors
> offered me free shipping on the order.
>
> Its going to get tougher and tougher for even the big distributors to
> compete with Amazon.  Its even tougher for dealers when their customers
> can buy nearly everything they sell for less than the dealers
> distributors.
>
> Thank goodness I atleast still get a decent labor rate.  (Actually I bid
> jobs with a flat total and don't worry about if I don't get them anymore.)

The customer keeps adding stuff to the job.  Cameras, convenience monitors,
misc repairs, etc.  Can't really complain as he pays, but I really am trying
to get out of the business.