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Buying & cost
Where pallet money leaks, and the levers that move more than unit price.
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Pooling or buying outright: which one is actually cheaper?
Pooling is a real answer to a real problem. It is also frequently sold to operations that do not have that problem.
ReadHow to buy pallets when there are not enough of them
In a tight market the buyer who gets supplied is rarely the one paying most. It is the one who is easiest to supply.
ReadWhat happens to your pallet price when lumber moves
The two halves of this business respond to completely different signals, which is why the gap between them widens and narrows.
ReadThe two-way lane, and why it beats any price negotiation
A truck that arrives full and leaves empty has wasted half its journey. Somebody pays for that half whether or not it appears on an invoice.
ReadAudit your pallet spend in an afternoon
The most common finding is not a bad price. It is one site buying pallets while another pays to throw the same pallets away.
ReadHow to read a pallet invoice
Most pallet invoices are six lines long and four of them are worth interrogating. Here is what each one should say.
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