In theory, but it’s often as much work letting someone buy the materials as it is getting them yourself. Sometimes more.
Not to mention when there’s not enough or it’s wrong or they don’t come in time. These things hurt when there’s no margin to cover them.
Ah - so you're saying that a discount is in order if the trade supplies the materials?
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In theory, but it’s often as much work letting someone buy the materials as it is getting them yourself. Sometimes more.
Not to mention when there’s not enough or it’s wrong or they don’t come in time. These things hurt when there’s no margin to cover them.