The Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteM to memes@lemmy.world · 6 months agoEmbarrassing all those chumps just buying lightbulbsstartrek.websiteimagemessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up1906arrow-down114
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minus-squarePatches@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up13·edit-26 months agoLook at Mr. Money Bags buying the specialty loose nuts and bolts. They’re like $2.50/bolt these days. God dam
minus-squarepancakes@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·6 months agoIt’s also ridiculous the markup on fasteners. I used to work in nuts and bolts and the going rate was like 90-97% markup on fasteners.
minus-squaredejected_warp_core@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 months agoTo be fair, when you absolutely need that one or two special bolts to put your lawnmower back together, the markup isn’t a big deal. Otherwise, I’m buying stuff by the box, and starting to prefer metric more and more.
minus-squarelightnsfw@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoCheaper than the ones that come in the little baggies.
Look at Mr. Money Bags buying the specialty loose nuts and bolts.
They’re like $2.50/bolt these days. God dam
It’s also ridiculous the markup on fasteners. I used to work in nuts and bolts and the going rate was like 90-97% markup on fasteners.
To be fair, when you absolutely need that one or two special bolts to put your lawnmower back together, the markup isn’t a big deal.
Otherwise, I’m buying stuff by the box, and starting to prefer metric more and more.
Cheaper than the ones that come in the little baggies.