Steemit Engagement Challenge | My Review Of A Plumbing Supply Store by @swaylee

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Hello everyone and welcome to my blog, this happens to be my 3rd day in the engagement challenge and this is my third contest entry. I'm really interested in business activities so when this contest came out, I had to put my other entries at a halt so I could do this one. So today I decided to visit and review my uncle's plumbing material store in a bid to review it and also promote his business because you know Blood they say is thicker than water. Let's begin. shall we?

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About The Business

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They procure and sell high quality plumbing materials but they didn't stop there, they also sell majority of the things that make use of water in houses like water heaters, tanks, the things used to connect the tanks to houses, submersible pumps and all these they have in numerous sizes. They also boast of high quality plumbing materials and even offer warranty incase of any problems on their part. They are also one of the largest sellers around because of their specialization and expertise when it comes what they do.

Brief Description Of The Business and Location

I happen to know the business for a while now seeing as it's my uncles' but I've not gone there in a couple of years so I decided to pay him a visit today. From the picture above, as you approach the store, you would be greeted by a large variety of GeePee tanks both big, small, wide, horizontal, vertical.

By your left (the right side of the shop), rubber pipes of numerous sizes are made available and visible to passerbys. Then you enter the store where you would be greeted by the sales person. I bought some 1 inch bends before taking permission to snap around.

Using What3words.com, this is the exact location of the business in Nigeria. They sell a large variety of plumbing materials both steel, stainless, galvanized steel and rubber.

My Experience With The Business

When I was doing this review, I didn't let them know so I could monitor how they treat their customers. I stayed with them for almost 5 good hours (From 8am till 12:30pm) to see how they treat their customers and I was quite surprised to see that the customers were given priority and he also gives discounts for bulk purchases. As he is both a wholesaler and a retailer, he has his goods in large amounts. Contractors from other states often come to patronize him when they get government contracts. Although some new customers complain that their prices are slightly higher than other stores. I too observed this when I was asking for the prices of some of their goods. I chose this business because most people usually review a restaurant or boutique so I decided to think outside the box to something many people overlook. They also offer installation for those buying tanks and pumps.

Prices of Some Products in The Store

For potential buyers, I would be snapping some pictures in close range and giving their prices in steem. At the moment of writing, 1 steem is equal to 250NGN (Nigerian Naira) so I will base my price list off this figure. As you could see earlier, there are numerous goods so pricing all of them would be tedious. I would be sharing the prices of 6 goods.

Item	Size	Price in NGN/steem	Image
Red handle tap	¾ Inch	2k/8 STEEM
England Gate valve	3 Inches	1.7k/6.8 STEEM
Non return valve plastic	3 inches	3k/12 STEEM
Brass Ball Gauge	2½ inches	8k/32 STEEM
Union Connector	1 inch	0.5k/2 STEEM
Horizontal GeePee Tank	1500 litres	95k/380 STEEM

Final Thoughts and Recommendations About The Business

The business is really thriving but there is never enough sales in the life of a business man. He has made quite the name around these parts and he sells materials that are rare over here so even though the prices are slightly higher than normal, you still have to buy. This i believe is a great business strategy. You are also assured that what you are buying is of high quality so for plumbing related contractors living around, this is a sure choice. I would gladly recommend this business to anyone willing to buy.

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💲Conclusion💲

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As Entrepreneurs, it's good to observe your counter parts and competition to know what they are doing to boost sales and their pricing system to learn a thing or two and advance in yours. I personally love business reviews because I learn alot and I also try to advertise businesses on my favourite social media platform.

[20% to @steemkindness]
[All images used in this post were taken by the author with his Tecno Camon 17p mobile device]

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