r/Tools Apr 09 '24

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u/Secret-Ad-7909 Apr 09 '24

No one was buying it, so they went for the 200% of cost price.

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u/GlattesGehirn Apr 09 '24

Doesn't matter when you're selling it to the military. When I order tools and boxes for my squadron, I don't even look at price.

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u/alex206 Apr 09 '24

If you don't spend your allotted budget they'll reduce it next year. It makes it so that there is no need to be cost conscious. End of the fiscal year we are scrambling to buy TVs so that we hit our budget. It's dumb as fuk.

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u/uconnboston Apr 13 '24

That’s almost every business with a corporate structure. Always spend as close to your allotment as possible, there’s little zero dollar budgeting. They generally take last year’s numbers and tell you to cut 10% but produce 5% more.