The Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteM to memes@lemmy.world · 1 year agoEmbarrassing all those chumps just buying lightbulbsstartrek.websiteimagemessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up1906arrow-down114
arrow-up1892arrow-down1imageEmbarrassing all those chumps just buying lightbulbsstartrek.websiteThe Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteM to memes@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square69fedilink
minus-squarePatcheslinkfedilinkarrow-up13·edit-21 year agoLook at Mr. Money Bags buying the specialty loose nuts and bolts. They’re like $2.50/bolt these days. God dam
minus-squarepancakeslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-21 year agoIt’s also ridiculous the markup on fasteners. I used to work in nuts and bolts and the going rate was like 90-97% markup on fasteners. Edit: I was confused, it was 90-97% profit margin, not markup. Example, a bolt sold for $3.00 would cost like $0.10 to produce
minus-squaredejected_warp_core@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoTo be fair, when you absolutely need that one or two special bolts to put your lawnmower back together, the markup isn’t a big deal. Otherwise, I’m buying stuff by the box, and starting to prefer metric more and more.
minus-squarelightnsfw@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoCheaper than the ones that come in the little baggies.
Look at Mr. Money Bags buying the specialty loose nuts and bolts.
They’re like $2.50/bolt these days. God dam
It’s also ridiculous the markup on fasteners. I used to work in nuts and bolts and the going rate was like 90-97% markup on fasteners.
Edit: I was confused, it was 90-97% profit margin, not markup. Example, a bolt sold for $3.00 would cost like $0.10 to produce
To be fair, when you absolutely need that one or two special bolts to put your lawnmower back together, the markup isn’t a big deal.
Otherwise, I’m buying stuff by the box, and starting to prefer metric more and more.
Cheaper than the ones that come in the little baggies.