Author Topic: An Ordering Windfall (Read 304 times)

Midlife · « **on:** September, 24, 2009, 01:19:07 PM »

As part of my harness restoration business, I need to buy fuses in bulk. I found a company on-line that sold them in 5-packs per blister, so I ordered 50 of one kind, 25 of another, and 25 of yet a third, or 100 total fuses. Typically, fuses run $1 each, so when the order was $118 including shipping, I wasn't shocked.

Today, the package arrived and it was a big 'un! I open it up, and I find that they shipped 50 blister packs of the first kind (250 fuses), and 25 of the others (125 fuses). I ended up with 500 fuses for $118 including shipping!

I feel like a kid at Christmas! Woohoo! :tigg

I won't be running out of these for quite some time!

Johnny M · « **Reply #1 on:** September, 24, 2009, 01:35:54 PM »

any pics?

daveSanborn · « **Reply #2 on:** September, 24, 2009, 01:47:38 PM »

Was there a processing error on their part? Or were the package quantities just not understood?

Buying in bulk sure seems like the right way to go!

Shaun · « **Reply #3 on:** September, 24, 2009, 03:49:24 PM »

Geek.

I'm the same way with nuts and bolts. I have a wall filled with those parts bins full of different bolts, nuts, clips, thingys and doohickeys. Every new product usually means more hardware.

garner67 · « **Reply #4 on:** September, 24, 2009, 04:22:00 PM »

I hear what y'all are sayin... I do like having assorted nuts/bolts/electrical connectors "in stock" at home... not to mention I love to buy new tools. Nothing like starting a new project that requires the purchase of a few new tools!!!

Midlife · « **Reply #5 on:** September, 24, 2009, 04:28:40 PM »

Quote from: daveSanborn on September, 24, 2009, 01:47:38 PM

Was there a processing error on their part? Or were the package quantities just not understood?

Buying in bulk sure seems like the right way to go!

The packing slip was correct according to what was shipped; I think they just screwed up their pricing sheets to be a factor of 5 less than it should have been. I've ordered from them before in loose bulk, and that was correct. I couldn't find bulks for these three fuse types, so they came in the little 5-fuse plastic box per blister pack.

I always buy in bulk if I can. I ordered shipping cartons in bulk, as well as plastic baggies (a carton of 9 boxes each of 12 baggies). These are big bags, by the way...12x12" by Hefty (2.5 gallon size).