Raymond_B;n81269 said:I respect SPI for both taking care of their jobbers (that's why there's no online eCommerce I believe) AND helping us direct. Call your order in, you'll be glad you did. The times I've ordered have been great, nice folks to talk to and great advice!!
Just as a side note and for context I used to sell a LOT of DIY chip tuning equipment, but in the end guess who my biggest competitor was? Yep the folks who I bought from... Makes it tough.
Nothing I hate more, then a company competing with their jobber base, We over the years have had a number of very big companies wanting us to private label stuff for them and i do feel sorry for them as they have only a few choices and none of them will really spend the money to make a good product, as private label is all about price.
I almost did it about 3 years ago for the biggest one and would have had to buy some lower grade resins that I don't use but my biggest fear was, one of their jobbers or salesman saying this is made by SPI. SOOO I ran screaming and walked away from a multi million-(s) dollar a year contract.
Best thing I ever did, jobber loyalty is more important to me and better long term then a quick buck.