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Hi,

When you pull up to that 75,000 sq. ft. building that sells flooring material you must think of this, THAT BUILDING IS CALLED OVERHEAD EXPENSES.

I installed carpet for 25 yrs. and my last 15 yrs was at one of the most HIGH END STORES in the mahoning county area. What I found funny was that I started researching carpet prices in the local area and found that the same, identical carpet they sold for $31.00 a yard was available at a little known 4,500 sq. ft. store in Youngstown, Ohio called DJV Supplies at $15.00 a yard. It had the same factory warranty, the same manufacturer, everything was the same.



This is what I would call a MOM & POP SHOP, it is a throw back to when service was more important then how fancy the store looked, they are in it for the long run.

The only difference was that it does not cost them $1,000.00 a day in utility bills, employee wages, stock inventory, etc.

Believe it or not, this expense is passed on to the customer, all the fancy lighting, flooring, furniture, dressed up sales people, etc. This is all passed on to you, (the consumer) in the price of the flooring material you buy there.

There are only a handful of carpet manufacturer's and all the flooring stores buy from these main manufacturer's, how they come up with the price to sell it at depends on THEIR OVERHEAD, HOW MUCH DO WE NEED TO MAKE OFF THIS ROLL OF CARPET TO COVER OUR BILLS.

I get alot of inside information on how other stores are doing in this area and it isn't good.

Just remember one thing, when you buy from the so-called HIGH END STORES, YOUR WARRANTY GOES WITH THAT STORE. If that store closes, you are last on their list to take care of any problem with your purchase. Now don't get me wrong, you will still have a warranty for your flooring product, you just won't have the store you bought it from to give you any help or support.

Just as people are afraid to buy cars from certain manufacturer's right now due to warranty issues, so should you be concerned about your flooring purchase's warranty.

Give this SMALL company a try at least and you can judge for yourself. If you already have a particular carpet, tile, etc, that you have already picked out, just bring in the sample or all the information about it with you and they can tell you what they can get it for.

They also have bonded and insured professional installers that they use, or you can use your own.

DJV Carpet & Supplies Inc.
833 South Ave.
Youngstown, Ohio 44502

330-743-1121

Hours--Mon.-Fri.--8:00 am- 4:30 pm
Sat.--8:00 am- 12:00 pm

e-mail--cpallai@aol.com