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minus-squarepancakeslinkfedilinkEnglish10•11 months agoIt’s also ridiculous the markup on fasteners. I used to work in nuts and bolts and the going rate was like 90-97% markup on fasteners.
minus-square@dejected_warp_corelink4•11 months agoTo be fair, when you absolutely need that one or two special bolts to put your lawnmower back together, the markup isn’t a big deal. Otherwise, I’m buying stuff by the box, and starting to prefer metric more and more.
It’s also ridiculous the markup on fasteners. I used to work in nuts and bolts and the going rate was like 90-97% markup on fasteners.
To be fair, when you absolutely need that one or two special bolts to put your lawnmower back together, the markup isn’t a big deal.
Otherwise, I’m buying stuff by the box, and starting to prefer metric more and more.