[Allan Simmons]

Can anyone suggest a wholesale supplier of 12" Carpet Rakes please, the firm we used to buy from are no longer supplying rakes.  We usually buy 100 at a time so looking for wholesale not the 'regular' price if possible.

Thanks,

Allan.

[elliott cleaning]

Interlink supplies in the States sell the 'Perky' 12" carpet rakes at $11 for quantities of a hundred.  Not sure of shipping costs

[jasonl]

 For that price you can probably get 100 dozen made i china and shipped here.

[stuart_clark]

Why would you want a 100 rakes ? do you employ 100 guys ? or do you give them away on every job ?

[jasonl]

Why would you want a 100 rakes ? do you employ 100 guys ? or do you give them away on every job ?

12" RAKES ARE GOOD SELLERS , used to sell loads as a CD .

[Jamie Pearson]

I have one customer who sells them on to his clients.

He probably sells 1 a week on average.

[Allan Simmons]

Why would you want a 100 rakes ? do you employ 100 guys ? or do you give them away on every job ?

12" RAKES ARE GOOD SELLERS , used to sell loads as a CD .

There's the answer!

We sell LOADS and give them away too.

Al.

[Allan Simmons]

Thanks elliott cleaning, I looked at Perky but they won't deal direct apparently, unless someone know's otherwise please let me know, would be much appreciated.  And $11 each from a 'supplier', plus shipping, Tax, etc etc makes them too expensive unfortunately.  We usually pay around £4.50/£4.75 each depending on the oil price (apparently related to plastic prices, or was i just having my leg lifted?)

Thanks Jason, might be the route to go and get them made for myself.  Still got a couple of dozen but need to reorder soon.  If nobody else has any suggestions I'll start investigating China option.

If I manage to pull this off would anyone else be interested in splitting a larger order to get a better price?

Al.

[Jamie Pearson]

If I manage to pull this off would anyone else be interested in splitting a larger order to get a better price?

Yes

[JandS]

What would customers want a carpet rake for??

[bennymon]

Raking carpets ( sorry I couldn't resist ) 

[JandS]

Why...I've never had the inclination to even rake
my own carpets...in fact never even thought about
it.

[john martin]

 I find a lot of those cheap rakes leave undesirable patterns on many carpets  ..

http://www.luxuryhousingtrends.com/carpet-rake.jpg

[Allan Simmons]

 I find a lot of those cheap rakes leave undesirable patterns on many carpets  ..

http://www.luxuryhousingtrends.com/carpet-rake.jpg

Depends how you use them and on what.  Wouldn't use on good wool carpets or saxony/velvet pile but great on synthetics and customers love em when they see you final groom their carpet.  I think those are the 'Perky' ones in the picture.

[Fran84]

Perky's I believe are all logo'd so that is probably just a OEM or other brand.

[Allan Simmons]

Thanks Fran.  I have a man looking into China supplier 

[jasonl]

100 dozen is generally the min order on chinese special mades , I would go in on an order Allan

[Allan Simmons]

So that's Jamie and Jason in, just waiting to hear back.

Al.

[Fran84]

I'd have a few aswell. Not sure I really need 100 though

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