Supplier Raised a Price Without Notice: What to Do Now
Your supplier raised a price without notice. What to do next: confirm it off your own invoices, script the counter conversation, and ask for the credit.
By Jordan11 min read
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Price Creep Analysis
Jordan tracks unit-price movement per SKU at CheckMySupply, showing how the same part drifts upward across months without any notice.
Material Cost Increase Impact on Contractor Profit: The Math
The material cost increase impact on contractor profit, in dollars: what 6% annual price drift costs a shop buying $40K a month, and what you get back.
By Jordan9 min read
Same Company, Different Prices: Supply House Branches
One supply house, different prices at the same company for the same SKU. Here is why branch pricing splits, how to prove it, and how to get one rate loaded.
By Jordan9 min read
Electrical Supply House Price Increase: 5 Places It Hides
An electrical supply house price increase rarely lands on the big-ticket line. Here are the five line items where it actually hides on your monthly invoice.
By Jordan9 min read
Why Did Material Prices Go Up? Supplier Creep or Market
Why did material prices go up at your supplier? Part of it is a real market move and part of it is drift. Four tests that tell you which one hit your invoice.
By Jordan10 min read
Supply House Credit Request Time Limit: The 90-Day Rule
There is no published supply house credit request time limit for billing errors, but the clocks are real. Why fresh invoices get credited and old ones do not.
By Jordan9 min read
How to Track Material Price History From Your Invoices
The spreadsheet method to track material price history as a contractor: which columns to build from twelve months of supply-house invoices, and how to use it.
By Jordan13 min read
Material Price Creep: What It Is and How to Spot It
Same part, same supplier, higher price every month, and no phone call. What material price creep is, why nobody flags it, and how to find it on your invoices.
By Jordan12 min read