3 things your business ought to know about buying and shipping bulk rope, online

Let’s be honest: buying pretty much anything, online, can be a risk.

Especially rope in bulk. Not to mention, there are few trustworthy sites that offer a good buying experience, along with a fair shipping cost.

If you’re someone that wants to buy bulk rope for a landscaping project, a construction project, an energy or windmill project, or a boat and dock project, buying rope can be interesting.

In light of this, we want to educate you, the buyer.

We’re giving you a list of 3 things your business ought to know about buying rope online, and how to save time and money on shipping costs.

1. Amazon Prime is not all that great. If you’re anything like us, you love buying on Amazon. As most consumers do, we love the ease of buying, the convenience, the low shipping costs from Amazon Prime. However, buying rope and using a program, like Amazon Prime, may not be saving you all kinds of cash when purchasing a spool of Manila rope, for example. Do your homework. Make sure the shipping costs are great, but also be sure and test the overall cost. The price of the rope itself may be twice as expensive, which ultimately negates any sort of shipping cost-savings. The point: don’t buy online simply because the shipping costs looks awesome. Research, research, research.
2. Large distributors often times have higher shipping costs, not less. This isn’t true 100% of the time, but it is most times. When buying bulk rope from an industrial supplier, like Grainger, or Uline, for example, your business may be paying more in shipping. Actual rope resellers or manufacturers will have the best shipping costs, as well as actual rope cost. Look to research and buy from them, rather than from larger suppliers.
3. Look for sites that have free-shipping when buying a certain dollar amount. Most online websites that sell rope, whether for landscaping applications, constructions situations, or the like, will offer benefits like free shipping when purchasing a certain dollar amount. For example, if you buy more than $500 worth of rope, you get free shipping. Look for these. Searching on Google, and on our site, will give you a good comparison.

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