Hi guys,
More of a whine than a constructive comment.
Anyone every feel like they are getting a raw deal from some of these lighting distributors? Had a bid where the drawings spec'ed "Bega" lights among some other "fancy" ones. I sent it to two suppliers I deal with. I get calls back from both saying that the supplier (the same one they both have to deal with apparently) wants to know the job name and who did the engineering. WTH? I didn't like this but was basically forced to give the information or not bid the spec lights (I did get a price on "equals" anyway later). So then I get the price back and whadda know? They are both nearly identical AND very high! The "equals" that I did get a price on were almost half. We are talking 9K versus 17K here. Jeez.
I'm in the wrong business.
Any similar experiences? I don't have much commercial experience and haven't seen a lot of commercial lighting packages before.
