Topps Tiles

[robbo]

Hi Guys, just finished my tiling course which i really enjoyed. I'm going to stay in my old job whilst i do tiling evengings and weekends for the short term.
I went in to Topps Tiles the other day explaining that i had just completed my course and was looking to open a trade account with them. The guy behind the counter explained that they couldn't give me a trade account without being VAT registered, i'm not going to become VAT registered for the forseeable future because i'm only doing evenings and weekends. Just feel a bit stuck at the moment as i don't want to pay full retail price for all the products i buy from them..
Any advice would be great!
Thanks peeps.

 

[poynton phil]

A trade account is where u get a credit limit and a discount account is when u buy goods and pay cash there and then

a trade a/c is when you have a card (trade card) that gives you an item at a discounted price. Not neccarsarily a credit a/c. If a shop did refuse to supply me with one then i'd go elsewhere, there's plenty of trade outlets out there, well there is in my area anyway.