Gordon McLeod wrote:I aways recomend buying your booth supplies from whoever you want to provide your service
sales of consumables provides part of the ongoing cost of running a shop we don't provide emergancy service to theatres that are not our regular customers as it is much like a theatre patron saying I will buy a movie ticket but will get my snacks elsewhere

Agreed. Online booth supply sites don't always have the best price, either. I get good prices, keep good relations and have a real body to talk to, just by purchasing from service outlets around here, even if I do my own maintenance.