Hanger Discounts
Joe Carideo
Description
Collection
Title:
Hanger Discounts
Creator:
Joe Carideo
Date:
7/25/2000
Text:
This list is having a field day bashing the big company!
I have one last response as many of you were interested enough to respond.
Yes, I do receive a sizeable discount from the items that are manufactured
by Hanger owned companies. The discount received from SPS on non-Hanger
items is NOT the 50% perceived by some.
As a manager, I have to watch the bottom line closely. Are there any
managers/owners, Hanger or otherwise, out there who don't? Is there anyone
out there who actively seeks out the most expensive supplier/manufacturer
they can find? I doubt it.
Fact of the matter is, we all have a choice who we purchase our materials
and components from. I choose to buy from the supplier or manufacturer who
gives me the best product for my clients first, and service/price second.
Any doubts? Come visit our facility and view the components used here. I
think you'll find a wide array of manufacturers, not unlike any of you out
there. If I didn't, I would only have the SPS catalogue on my shelf (which
isn't a bad idea if you could see my office!).
I have one more question to ask. How many O & P facilities out there have
had a significant reduction (50% seems to be the magic number) in their
business due to my receiving a discount?
Thanks for your responses and taking the time to read this post.
Joe Carideo, CP, FAAOP
I have one last response as many of you were interested enough to respond.
Yes, I do receive a sizeable discount from the items that are manufactured
by Hanger owned companies. The discount received from SPS on non-Hanger
items is NOT the 50% perceived by some.
As a manager, I have to watch the bottom line closely. Are there any
managers/owners, Hanger or otherwise, out there who don't? Is there anyone
out there who actively seeks out the most expensive supplier/manufacturer
they can find? I doubt it.
Fact of the matter is, we all have a choice who we purchase our materials
and components from. I choose to buy from the supplier or manufacturer who
gives me the best product for my clients first, and service/price second.
Any doubts? Come visit our facility and view the components used here. I
think you'll find a wide array of manufacturers, not unlike any of you out
there. If I didn't, I would only have the SPS catalogue on my shelf (which
isn't a bad idea if you could see my office!).
I have one more question to ask. How many O & P facilities out there have
had a significant reduction (50% seems to be the magic number) in their
business due to my receiving a discount?
Thanks for your responses and taking the time to read this post.
Joe Carideo, CP, FAAOP
Citation
Joe Carideo, “Hanger Discounts,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 15, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/214588.
