Supplier Price Comparison for Gloves, Incontinence, and Wound Care
Takes quotes or price lists from two or more suppliers and compares them on a true cost per unit basis, so you can see which supplier is really cheaper for each product.
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Supplier comparison for Otterbank Medical Supply
Pebblebank Medical Supply (quote dated March 3, contact Magnus Cruz) and Quailbank Health Distribution (quote dated March 4, contact Lorena Beasley).
Nitrile exam gloves, medium, powder free (40 cases planned)
- Pebblebank: 10 boxes x 100 = 1,000 gloves per case. $41.50 / 1,000 = $0.0415 per glove. 40 cases x $41.50 = $1,660.00.
- Quailbank: 10 boxes x 100 = 1,000 gloves per case. $39.90 / 1,000 = $0.0399 per glove. 40 cases x $39.90 = $1,596.00.
- Lowest: Quailbank, $64.00 less on this product. Thickness is only known for Pebblebank (3.2 mil), so these may not be directly comparable until Quailbank confirms.
Pull-up style adult underwear, large (20 cases planned)
- Pebblebank: 4 bags x 14 = 56 per case. $58.80 / 56 = $1.05 per piece. 20 cases x $58.80 = $1,176.00.
- Quailbank: 4 bags x 16 = 64 per case. $63.20 / 64 = $0.9875 per piece. 20 cases x $63.20 = $1,264.00.
- Lowest per piece: Quailbank ($0.9875 vs $1.05). Lowest case price: Pebblebank. Per piece cost is the better comparison because the case counts differ.
Foam adhesive dressings 4x4 (12 cases planned)
- Pebblebank: 10 boxes x 10 = 100 per case. $96.00 / 100 = $0.96 per dressing. 12 cases x $96.00 = $1,152.00.
- Quailbank: 10 boxes x 5 = 50 per case. $52.00 / 50 = $1.04 per dressing. 12 cases x $52.00 = $624.00.
- Lowest per dressing: Pebblebank ($0.96 vs $1.04). Quailbank's case looks cheaper only because it holds half as many dressings.
Full order
- Pebblebank: products $1,660.00 + $1,176.00 + $1,152.00 = $3,988.00. This is under the $4,500 free shipping threshold, so shipping is $65.00. Landed total: $4,053.00. Landed cost per unit, with the $65.00 shipping spread by each product's share of $3,988.00: gloves $0.042, pull-ups $1.067, dressings $0.976.
- Quailbank: products $1,596.00 + $1,264.00 + $624.00 = $3,484.00. This is over the $3,000 free shipping threshold, so shipping is $0.00. Landed total: $3,484.00. The $1,500 minimum order is met. Landed cost per unit (no shipping, so same as the unit cost): gloves $0.0399, pull-ups $0.9875, dressings $1.04.
- Lowest landed total for the whole order: Quailbank, $569.00 less than Pebblebank.
Other notes
- Payment terms: Pebblebank is net 30, Quailbank is net 15.
- On the same order for a like for like unit count, the dressings are the one place Pebblebank is cheaper per piece. Quailbank's 50 count dressing case means 12 cases gives 600 dressings, while Pebblebank's 12 cases gives 1,200 dressings, so the two product totals are not for the same number of dressings.
Our recommendation
We recommend confirming the glove thickness and the dressing count first. As quoted, Quailbank has the lower landed total, but it buys half as many dressings. If we need 1,200 dressings, we would need 24 cases from Quailbank, which would change the totals above and should be recalculated before ordering.
Please have a licensed healthcare professional decide which products suit any individual patient or wound.
Questions for the owner
- Do you need 1,200 dressings in total, or 12 cases from either supplier? If 1,200, we can recalculate Quailbank at 24 cases.
- Can Lorena Beasley confirm the thickness of the Quailbank gloves?
What it does
Takes quotes or price lists from two or more suppliers and compares them on a true cost per unit basis, so you can see which supplier is really cheaper for each product. It also shows shipping, minimums, and payment terms so the cheapest sticker price does not hide a more expensive order.
Use it when: Use when a medical supply store owner or buyer needs to compare supplier quotes or price lists for exam gloves, incontinence products, and wound care, such as: compare these supplier prices, who is cheapest on gloves, or which quote is the better deal.