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Who's Your Supplier and Why

 Whether we are a DIYer trying to get materials and tools for a home project or a professional contractor doing work for customers, we all need to buy (or rent) tools and materials to get the job done.  We have a great variety of options for this. There are physical stores like Ace, Home Depot, Harbor Freight, or even Lowe's (I guess) and many others like them.  Then there are online-everything options like Amazon. Also, there are the online website and app options for stores like Home Depot and the others listed above that will even deliver to your location. For contractors,  another option is supply houses.  Some let anyone buy there but most want you to be a registered or licensed contractor.   Which are we getting our stuff at?  It depends. For, a one man operation, I personally,  absolutely, and utterly HATE shopping.  I despise and loathe the entire process.  So if I have the plan-ahead time, I'll always prefer the online opti...