One the big boxes wanted to sign me up for a commmercial charge card. I was in a hurry so off I went. What if any bennies are there to being a commercial account?
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Well if it was Orange it wan't Lowes <G>.
The sign in the restroom at Lowes list things that are an advantage such as getting billed by project and being able to check your AP online.
http://www.lowes.com/lkn?action=pg&p=CommCust/CreditComparison.html&rn=none
BTW, if you sign up for the Pro newletter they do have some good specials, but not too often.
The home depot here always pushes that too. You can get 10 percent off your first purchase or maybe your first month of purchases, I can't remember. I got the guy at their pro desk ticked because I turned down his hat, I was wearing an Evans Lumber hat when i went in. The yard that has been in the same town since 1896. I actually told the associate I wouldn't wear their hat to go to the dump!
Have a great day
Cliffy
I guy outta get paid to wear their hat, like a race car driver.
I did get a free Mulehide hat I wear a lot. Besides spending too much at ABC that day, it matches my pesonality.Big Macs - 99 cents
The big advantage is in the monthly statement. You have to assign a job name to each purchase. The monthly bill then lists the purchases by job. They are much easier to read but you still occasionally get a listing that is hard to decipher. I think the credit application looks at business instead of personal credit for approval.
Beat it to fit / Paint it to match
As much as I dislike patronizing the orange or the blue, I recently got the orange revolving charge card. Got 100 bucks off the first purchase. As others said, you can track your job name/ PO in your montly statement (also printed on the reciept - helps when you find crumpled up register tapes in your pants before they go in the washer).
If you are a small business, I think under 2 million, they look at your personal credit and make you personally guarantee the card.
Anyone remember the good old days when we used to get 10% off ALL our purchases just for being a contractor? When the lumber supply house used to send out handfuls of pencils (made with real wood) with each lumber load, and if you went to their annual BBQ you got a hat or t-shirt?