Let’s take a look at the different factors that can affect the price of rigging gear in traditional and online sources:
Buying From a Rigging Shop Rigging shops have long been the stalwarts of the lifting and rigging industries. Rigging shops typically have a showroom or storefront with a wide selection of hooks, shackles, chain, synthetic slings and wire rope. Tey also traditionally buy the raw materials for wire rope, webbing, steel and chain and have a shop where they can make the lifting and rigging products themselves. Te variety of rigging equipment and expertise that the rigging shops offers is unparalleled as you can speak directly with a knowledgeable salesperson to get a product recommendation. Tey also offer added convenience—if they have the part(s) that you’re looking for in stock, you can stop in that same day and walk out the door with what you need. Tis also eliminates the added expense of paying for freight to ship rigging equipment that can be large and heavy. But do they have the best prices? Sometimes they do, but most of the time they fall somewhere in the middle of the price spectrum. Te same web slings we
mentioned earlier had prices ranging from $24.00 to $42.00 from three e-commerce retailers. A rigging shop might fall somewhere in the middle around $26.00 for that same web sling. Many rigging shops pride themselves on carrying
product in bulk and in a full range of sizes and configurations. While this is convenient for the customer, it also increases the shop’s inventory carrying costs, which get passed on to the end-user as a premium item price increase. If you’re looking for the added benefit and expertise of speaking with a knowledgeable salesperson, want to browse an extensive inventory, and may have an immediate need for a piece of rigging hardware, chain sling, roundsling, or wire ripe, then a rigging shop might be your best bet.
Buying From an E-Commerce Site More and more, it’s becoming commonplace to order rigging gear from online retailers. For those that don’t need product variety, or value in-store sales expertise, many rigging shops and industrial suppliers are offering their products for sale through their websites, as well.
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