Any ideas on where to shop? I’m thinking of buying more business cards, etc

  • BjornToulouse_@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Do not buy anything you didn’t already intend to buy. The only advantage here is to buy the things you already know you’re going to need, and they’re at a substantially better price than you normally would find.

    Ink, toner, paper, those things you know you will eventually need to replenish. But buying 2 years before you will actually need them is not a smart choice. Save your cash. You may need it later.

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    1 year ago

    Black Friday is typically a good day to buy electronics, so if your company needs tablets, laptops, desktop computers, phones, that kind of thing, it’s a good time of year to purchase these items. I bought my laptop a few years ago REALLY cheap on Amazon.

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    1 year ago

    I bought a $130 laptop at best buy a handful of years ago on Black Friday. Still works great, although it’s only used for excel, so it didn’t need to be fancy

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    1 year ago

    I needed two new laptops. Kept polluting it off. Got a great deal on them, saved probably 300 bucks. Otherwise don’t but anything you don’t need.

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    1 year ago

    Depends on type of business and your current business needs. For me I try to to stay liquid as much as possible and keep a low to mid inventory so I can continue to turn it and not sit around. Rather have money in the bank

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    1 year ago

    If you need a phone, it’s a great time. Last year I got a phone for 450 after the rebates and incentives, originally listed at 1700. I understand they are marked up already, and the rebates are generally a sales pitch, but this was genuinely big savings that I’ve never had with a phone.

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    1 year ago

    If you run a construction business with a lot of first year apprentices working in new construction, it’s hard to beat the ryobi tool kits. Nobody’s going to steal them. They work well enough.

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    1 year ago

    I always have plenty to buy but don’t buy until I need it. I think priorities are always the key, being careful to distinguish between want and need. Buying too much too early fills up precious storage space and uses up money that could be invested in a time or money saver.