If you’re on the market for anything from a medical adhesive converter to a custom-made glue for assembling a new range of outdoor furniture, you essentially have two options when it comes to whom you buy from. On one hand you could choose to buy directly from the manufacturer, while on the other there’s the option of picking up the product you need via a third-party seller. Now, on the surface it’s often tricky to see any real difference between the two or to understand why either would make a better choice than the other. However, assuming the products you’re looking to buy are both for business purposes and important, there’s so much more to be said for buying direct than going to a third party or middleman.
So, if bespoke adhesive products are called for in the near or distant future, here’s a quick overview of the primary arguments for going directly to the source and ousting the middleman:
1 – Guaranteed Quality
First and foremost, when buying directly from the source itself you’re guaranteed that the product itself is exactly as it was ordered and hasn’t been in any way changed. It’s not exactly common for third-party sellers to tamper with products of course, but it’s also not unheard of for certain products to be passed off as something different when and where deemed necessary by the seller. It is only by buying directly from the manufacturer that you can be 100% sure that the product you receive is exactly what was ordered – essentially peace of mind when shopping for industrial-grade products for business.
2 – The Lowest Prices
Along with ensuring you get the very best quality products on the market as requested, going straight to the source also allows for the lowest market prices. It’s a little like heading to a wholesaler instead of a general High Street store – you get a lower price from the former because the latter hasn’t yet added on any kind of premiums or commission. It’s not as if those working as third-party middlemen are doing so for free or simply as some kind of hobby – they’re out to make money by jacking up the prices of the products they sell on behalf of another brand. As such, it just makes sense to cut them out entirely and go directly to the source – why pay more than necessary for the exact same products?
3 – Order Fulfilment
Something else to bear in mind is the way in which relaying any kind of order through a third-party middleman is almost 100% guaranteed to result in undue delays when it comes to fulfilment of your order. The reason being one of pure logistics – you have to send them the order and they then have to send it on once again to the manufacturer. The products are then sent to the third party, who then has to send them on to the buyer. So in essence, you’re technically doubling the amount of work involved in the delivery process and exponentially increasing the likelihood of a delay creeping into the equation. By contrast, order your custom adhesives directly from the source and it’s a case of your order winging its way to you directly, which again just makes so much more sense.
4 – Lines of Communication
Along the same kind of lines, it’s worth considering what exactly will happen further down the line if you have a complaint to make with regard to any of the products or a refund/exchange. When you deal directly with any kind of brand, it’s generally easy enough to solve these kinds of problems. However, when you include a middleman through which all such affairs must be relayed, you find yourself in a situation that’s often akin to speaking to a brick wall. So, for the sake of peace of mind and convenience, this generally is not the way to place your order.
5 – Expert Advice
Last but not least, if you’re likely to need a little advice on the type of adhesive or adhesive products you need to get the job done, chances are you’re going to struggle by directing your queries at a middleman with little to no knowledge of the subject as a whole. They might relay your queries on to the manufacturer, but in the very best case scenario you’ll be looking at huge delays in getting your questions and even then the information may not be relayed correctly.
Five clear reasons to buy directly…simply none to back involving a middleman.