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Historical Preference for Supply Houses

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Is Master Electrician Dad right about Home Depot Vs. Supply Houses in 2025? No more Price Breaks

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The electrical contractor explains that when he first started his business, tradesmen would never go to Home Depot for supplies. This was because they received discounts and had good credit relationships with dedicated supply houses. At that time, Home Depot was primarily where 'customers' (the general public) bought materials, not professional tradesmen.

Goal: Explain the historical preference of tradesmen for supply houses over Home Depot.

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  • Electrical Supplies N/A — Items purchased by tradesmen

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When I first started this business, we would never go to Home Depot for supplies. >> Why? >> Because we used to get discounts at supply houses. When you had, you know, good credit and you had a good relationship with your supply house. >> Yeah. >> You would never come to like a Home Depot or a Lowe's because this is what customers buy at. >> Yep. >> But you know what? The supply houses, they messed up. They got greedy. They got away from taking care of their main

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