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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Allan Simmons on May 13, 2013, 03:03:28 pm

Title: 12" Carpet Rakes
Post by: Allan Simmons on May 13, 2013, 03:03:28 pm
Can anyone suggest a wholesale supplier of 12" Carpet Rakes please, the firm we used to buy from are no longer supplying rakes.  We usually buy 100 at a time so looking for wholesale not the 'regular' price if possible.

Thanks,

Allan.
Title: Re: 12" Carpet Rakes
Post by: elliott cleaning on May 13, 2013, 07:55:21 pm
Interlink supplies in the States sell the 'Perky' ::)roll 12" carpet rakes at $11 for quantities of a hundred.  Not sure of shipping costs
Title: Re: 12" Carpet Rakes
Post by: jasonl on May 13, 2013, 08:04:21 pm
 For that price you can probably get 100 dozen made i china and shipped here.
Title: Re: 12" Carpet Rakes
Post by: stuart_clark on May 13, 2013, 09:07:45 pm
Why would you want a 100 rakes ? do you employ 100 guys ? or do you give them away on every job ?
Title: Re: 12" Carpet Rakes
Post by: jasonl on May 13, 2013, 09:14:15 pm
Why would you want a 100 rakes ? do you employ 100 guys ? or do you give them away on every job ?

12" RAKES ARE GOOD SELLERS , used to sell loads as a CD .
Title: Re: 12" Carpet Rakes
Post by: Jamie Pearson on May 14, 2013, 08:42:39 am
I have one customer who sells them on to his clients.

He probably sells 1 a week on average.
Title: Re: 12" Carpet Rakes
Post by: Allan Simmons on May 14, 2013, 02:11:38 pm
Why would you want a 100 rakes ? do you employ 100 guys ? or do you give them away on every job ?

12" RAKES ARE GOOD SELLERS , used to sell loads as a CD .

There's the answer!

We sell LOADS and give them away too.

Al.
Title: Re: 12" Carpet Rakes
Post by: Allan Simmons on May 14, 2013, 02:18:32 pm
Thanks elliott cleaning, I looked at Perky but they won't deal direct apparently, unless someone know's otherwise please let me know, would be much appreciated.  And $11 each from a 'supplier', plus shipping, Tax, etc etc makes them too expensive unfortunately.  We usually pay around £4.50/£4.75 each depending on the oil price (apparently related to plastic prices, or was i just having my leg lifted?)

Thanks Jason, might be the route to go and get them made for myself.  Still got a couple of dozen but need to reorder soon.  If nobody else has any suggestions I'll start investigating China option.

If I manage to pull this off would anyone else be interested in splitting a larger order to get a better price?

Al.
Title: Re: 12" Carpet Rakes
Post by: Jamie Pearson on May 14, 2013, 06:03:14 pm
If I manage to pull this off would anyone else be interested in splitting a larger order to get a better price?

Yes
Title: Re: 12" Carpet Rakes
Post by: JandS on May 14, 2013, 06:59:37 pm
What would customers want a carpet rake for??
Title: Re: 12" Carpet Rakes
Post by: bennymon on May 14, 2013, 07:54:03 pm
Raking carpets ( sorry I couldn't resist )  :)
Title: Re: 12" Carpet Rakes
Post by: JandS on May 14, 2013, 08:01:09 pm
Why...I've never had the inclination to even rake
my own carpets...in fact never even thought about
it.
Title: Re: 12" Carpet Rakes
Post by: john martin on May 14, 2013, 08:12:01 pm

 I find a lot of those cheap rakes leave undesirable patterns on many carpets  ..

http://www.luxuryhousingtrends.com/carpet-rake.jpg

Title: Re: 12" Carpet Rakes
Post by: Allan Simmons on May 15, 2013, 06:58:56 am

 I find a lot of those cheap rakes leave undesirable patterns on many carpets  ..

http://www.luxuryhousingtrends.com/carpet-rake.jpg



Depends how you use them and on what.  Wouldn't use on good wool carpets or saxony/velvet pile but great on synthetics and customers love em when they see you final groom their carpet.  I think those are the 'Perky' ones in the picture.

Title: Re: 12" Carpet Rakes
Post by: Fran84 on May 15, 2013, 06:06:30 pm
Perky's I believe are all logo'd so that is probably just a OEM or other brand.
Title: Re: 12" Carpet Rakes
Post by: Allan Simmons on May 15, 2013, 07:56:44 pm
Thanks Fran.  I have a man looking into China supplier  :)
Title: Re: 12" Carpet Rakes
Post by: jasonl on May 15, 2013, 09:24:03 pm
100 dozen is generally the min order on chinese special mades , I would go in on an order Allan
Title: Re: 12" Carpet Rakes
Post by: Allan Simmons on May 16, 2013, 01:16:02 pm
So that's Jamie and Jason in, just waiting to hear back.

Al.
Title: Re: 12" Carpet Rakes
Post by: Fran84 on May 16, 2013, 08:20:14 pm
I'd have a few aswell. Not sure I really need 100 though ???
Title: Re: 12" Carpet Rakes
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