Factors to consider when comparing school book bag prices

Before buying backpacks for your children during the back to school season you would certainly be comparing the prices. No one wants to pay more than what one should for the backpacks or other school supplies. Comparison shopping is one of the best way to find the right prices for your backpacks.

Some people under the pretext of comparison shopping try to find the lowest prices ever. Of course the goal is to find the most competitive prices but it does not mean that you should overlook all the other factors. Before you get started with the comparison of prices you should first look for the best wholesale backpack store so that you can establish that the backpacks you order are of premium quality. In other words you should first screen your wholesale suppliers and find the most trustworthy suppliers. Short list couple of suppliers and once you have shortlisted you will be in a position to compare the prices. Among the most trusted suppliers you can select the cheapest priced supplier of backpacks. This approach will ensure that the backpacks are purchased at a good price without compromising on the quality.

In some wholesale stores the cost of the backpacks will come down when the order volume increases. So you better check such features before you place the order. If possible you can pool the orders of your friends to increase the order volume and bring down the bulk backpacks price further.

There is yet another pricing component and that is shipping and handling charges. Does your wholesaler charge you additional fee for shipping? Normally they do because the wholesalers sell their products at a very marginal profit. Only retail stores will offer free shipping offers as they sell the backpacks at ten times higher than the wholesale prices. If you happen to find a wholesaler who offers genuine wholesale price and also offers free shipping then you have hit the jackpot. If there is an additional shipping charge you need to take this component also into account before you finalize the supplier. The total cost of the backpack includes the product cost plus the shipping cost. Some suppliers will feature the products at a low price to make them look competitive but they will have a high shipping charges. You need to take such factors also into account when comparing the prices.