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snowman
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Online Metals, metal express, etc....all seem to be catering to a group of people that don't mind paying for 4 feet when they only need 2 inches.
I was looking at the aluminum (all marked with alloy) I pulled today, and that which I left behind.
Do you look at online retailers? I'm thinking it would be really easy to set all the stock I buy from them up onto a basic retail page, charge a little more per pound to cover my end, then just have it set up where you can get random dimensional sizes. So, you need 3 inches of 1/4 x 1/2...well, now you can order someone elses drop of 12 1/4 long, for half of the new price per pound if you were ordering a ton of it, and still not feel guilted into buying 4 feet because a foot costs only a dollar cheaper than 4 because they charge a $5 cut fee.
Granted, the guilted 4 foot instead of 1 foot is nice, until you get the credit card bill!
I was looking at the aluminum (all marked with alloy) I pulled today, and that which I left behind.
Do you look at online retailers? I'm thinking it would be really easy to set all the stock I buy from them up onto a basic retail page, charge a little more per pound to cover my end, then just have it set up where you can get random dimensional sizes. So, you need 3 inches of 1/4 x 1/2...well, now you can order someone elses drop of 12 1/4 long, for half of the new price per pound if you were ordering a ton of it, and still not feel guilted into buying 4 feet because a foot costs only a dollar cheaper than 4 because they charge a $5 cut fee.
Granted, the guilted 4 foot instead of 1 foot is nice, until you get the credit card bill!