Hardware Suppliers

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As of lately, and I can't explain it...maybe the economy, maybe supplier priorities...dunno, but I have not been happy with some orders I have made, or attempted to fill. OTB, for one, a wholesale supplier of note, has billed me for a small order, in excess of what I could buy through my usual leatherworking suppliers, and the freight charge was way in excess of what the over the phone guesstimate was told me. A price of $30 for a hundred .5" chicago screws, just don't seem right, especially from a source wholesaler! Maybe they went up when I wasn't looking, but, sheesh.

So I'm not bad mouthin any company, cause maybe it's just me not paying attention, but if anyone knows of similar hardware wholesalers, I sure would like to compile a list of them to sample a few orders from. Anyone?