<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><br></div><div>On May 9, 2015, at 4:00 AM, Clifford Snow <<a href="mailto:clifford@snowandsnow.us">clifford@snowandsnow.us</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 8, 2015 at 9:04 AM, Andrew MacKinnon <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:andrewpmk@gmail.com" target="_blank">andrewpmk@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div id=":32w" class="a3s" style="overflow:hidden">I propose to create the tag "shop=wholesale" for stores that sell<br>
large quantities of merchandise in bulk, such as Costco and Sam's<br>
Club. Many such stores require a membership to join. See<br>
<<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warehouse_club" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warehouse_club</a>>. This tag has 320 uses<br>
in taginfo already.</div></blockquote></div><br>A wholesale merchant sells to retailers and service businesses, usually not to consumers. Warehouse clubs are a better description of Costco and Sam's club. <br></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div>+1 price club started out as restaurant and convince store supply. It slowly grew into a consumer outlet.<div><br></div><div>But there are many stores open to he public that cater to professionals in that business - meaning their *stock* is tailored to the professional vs the consumer - a consumer doesn't have the need nor the knowledge to shop at a professional shop, though they can enter and buy if they want. </div><div><br></div><div>These stores are valuable but uncommon, and are usually really focused on a specific industry. I used to got to an industrial supply store - high end tools, high end consumables, and high-end hardware (bolts, fasteners, etc) that are not house building bolts and screws like you'd find at Home Depot. <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://goo.gl/maps/isNqa">http://goo.gl/maps/isNqa</a></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">That shop is not meant for a consumer, but consumers can shop there.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Costco and SAMs club are totally meant for consumers - they just require a membership. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Javbw. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><div><div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>@osm_seattle<br></div><div><a href="http://osm_seattle.snowandsnow.us" target="_blank">osm_seattle.snowandsnow.us</a></div><div>OpenStreetMap: Maps with a human touch</div></div></div>
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