Every time a tool changes hands, its cost is increased by a few dollars. For instance a manufacturer sells a brush cutter at $100 to a supplier, who resells it at $120 to a dealer and in this way $20 are added to the cost of the brush cutter every time it changes hands.

You don't need to look at a supplier to get gardening supplies as you can buy the equipments and tools from a manufacturer. There are many brands in farm tools and also there are new entries. A majority of manufacturers use supply chain to take their products to the markets but a sizeable number of manufacturers don't involve suppliers for selling their goods.

How does a supplier work?

A supplier creates a network of dealers in the market and takes the responsibility of selling goods. He buys finished tools and equipments from the manufacturers and resells those tools to the dealers, who can make sub dealers to each interior markets. A manufacturer can't invest its time and energy in making dealers and sub dealers. For this reason manufacturers rely on suppliers for selling goods.

A supplier buys a tool from a manufacturer and resells to a dealer it at a premium. The dealer again sells the tool to a sub dealer and the sub dealer resells the tool a shop owner. In this way, you can see that that gardening supplies change many hands to reach a shop from where it is finally bought by a homeowner.

Every time a tool changes hands, its cost is increased by a few dollars. For instance a manufacturer sells a brush cutter at $100 to a supplier, who resells it at $120 to a dealer and in this way $20 are added to the cost of the brush cutter every time it changes hands. It costs $200 to the homeowner as he pays commission to everyone involved in bringing the brush cutter to the shop.

If you are able to find a manufacturer, who doesn't rely on suppliers for selling goods, you can buy gardening supplies at an affordable price. For instance you can buy a brush cutter with attachments, one year replacement guarantee and an extended warranty at $100 from a manufacturer. If you buy it from a supplier, it will cost you $120 and if you go to a local shop, you will pay $200 for the same tool.

Gardening supplies are expensive because they are in high demand. Today there is hardly a property that has no green area or belt attached to it. To maintain the greenery, you need tools and for tools, you are dependent on suppliers. But the reality is that a supplier resells tools at high price.