How to Get Better Deals

1. Bob shops for printing vendors.
2. The first printing vendor gives him a quote for $10k.
3. Bob accepts.

Bob's money = draiiiinnned.

Now, Take Barbara

1. Barbara shops for printing vendors.
2. The first printing vendor gives her a $10k quote.
3. She gets a quote from the second: $9k.
4. The third: $8k.
5. The fourth: $8.5k.
6. the fifth: $7k.

She Identifies Finalist

Barbara likes the fourth vendor a lot because of their experience dealing with her industry, but she thinks she can get a better deal than the $8.5k.

So, she goes up to the fourth vendor, and tells them:

1. "I like what you can provide. But, I have another vendor who provide the same thing for $7k."
2. "Can you beat it?"

BAM, they settle:

• $7.5K

Better deal: KA-CHING.

When you introduce competition among your vendors, they find more ways to become more efficient and provide you more value for your buck.

WIN.

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