[Jewelry making - Article 00120] - Re: [Orchid] Straight Skinny on Stuller Metals Pricing

[Zen Sojourner]

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>>    Nowhere in this catalog - and I have looked hard - have I been
>>    able to find anything stating that those quantity discounts are PER
>>    LINE ITEM, not for all the silver you buy, as every other supplier
>>    in the country bills. 

>         Ok, I'm a little confused about this. I too have the Stuller's
>     metal catalog and I'm putting together my second order from them. I
>     have to say that at no time was I confused about their pricing. 

    Trevor, I don't know where you live or with what metals suppliers
    you have ever dealt, but every metals supplier I have ever had
    dealings with adds up all the sterling that you buy and gives you the
    same price discount BY WEIGHT for all sterling (ditto all gold, or
    all Gold filled). 

    So if you buy 5 oz of sheet, 25 oz of round wire in (for example)
    guages up to 24, 5 oz of round wire in guages smaller than 24, 10 oz
    of half round wire, and 15 oz of square wire, you get to add up the
    total weight (5+25+5+10+15 = 60 oz) 

    Then you would get the pricing based on the total weight of the
    metal (which varies somewhat from one supplier to the next, but most
    of the higher price breaks are at 50 oz, 100 oz, and 200 oz). 

    So all your silver would qualify for, say, the 50 oz price break
    since you bought more than 50 oz but less than 100 oz total of the
    silver. 

    So you pay for your 5 oz of sheet at the 50 oz discount price, your
    25 oz of round wire guages 24 and smaller at the 50 oz price for that
    wire, etc. etc. 

    Is there any supplier other than Stuller in the United States that
    does not add up metals total to get your price break? 

    I'm not saying there isn't, but I've never heard of or dealt with
    one. Enlighten me if there is, so I can avoid them, too. 

Sojourner

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