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BIG Orange Sox in my Toolbox

daFarmerDave | Posted in Business on April 8, 2005 03:51am

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?

 

Big Macs – 99 cents
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    BillHartmann | Apr 08, 2005 04:06am | #1

    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.

  2. cliffy | Apr 08, 2005 04:13am | #2

    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

    1. daFarmerDave | Apr 08, 2005 05:20am | #3

      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

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    hammer1 | Apr 08, 2005 05:41am | #4

    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

  4. hmj | Apr 08, 2005 06:12am | #5

    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.

    1. Gumshoe | Apr 10, 2005 05:55pm | #6

      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?

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