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ACP from China

JLD984

New Member
Have just received quotes on aluminium composite panel directly from China. These are for brands I've regularly bought through suppliers in Australia so I know it's good stuff. The prices including shipping are about 30% of what I'm currently paying (and that's before freight and tax is added) and the minimum order quantity is only 100 sheets. This sounds too good to be true and I haven't heard of others doing it so I'm wondering if anybody has experience with this and whether I'm missing something?
 

JLD984

New Member
No, would usually only stock 10 or 20 but every order has a freight charge of $150-200 and the risk of them being damaged in transit. 100 sheets would last about a year and would be worth the drive to pick up.
 

CanuckSigns

Active Member
Nope. I stock less than that. Delivery truck whips through twice a week so I only keep one sheet.

Yup one of the many things i've learned from the fire, if you get next day delivery, why keep more than 1 days stock on hand? It's a lot of money tied up!
 

gabagoo

New Member
sounds like it would be a good fit for you, go for it.

Am I alone in only stocking about 5 sheets of ACP at a time?

I only keep 2-5 sheets at any time.... these days we get it the next day from proveer with an $8 fuel charge....and on top of that the prices keep dropping so it's best to wait for it to be on sale.
 

S'N'S

New Member
No, would usually only stock 10 or 20 but every order has a freight charge of $150-200 and the risk of them being damaged in transit. 100 sheets would last about a year and would be worth the drive to pick up.

What part of the state do you live and who are you buying your ACP from?
 
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