"If you have customers who are especially price-sensitive, they may be willing to wait a week for a product. Then using a consolidator may save you some money. However," he continues, "if you have customers for whom shipping charges are no big deal, but timely deliveries are important, then using a consolidator may not make much sense."
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"If you have customers who are especially price-sensitive, they may be willing to wait a week for a product. Then using a consolidator may save you some money. However," he continues, "if you have customers for whom shipping charges are no big deal, but timely deliveries are important, then using a consolidator may not make much sense."