Supplier Price Comparison for Gels, Acrylics and Tools

Takes the price lists or quotes from two or more suppliers and lines them up item by item, so you can see the real cost per unit, per ounce, or per service.

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Before and after

BEFORE · what the owner typed

ok comparing 2 suppliers for my restock, I'm Lauren Diallo at Briarwell Nail Studio on Ashwell St in Halehollow. Canyonwell Nail Supply sent me a quote and Kurt Barrera at the other one (Briarwell Beauty Wholesale, 336-555-0176) sent his. Canyonwell Nail Supply: - Gel polish 0.5 oz bottle, $9.50 each, I want 24 - Clear acrylic powder 8 oz jar, $38.00 each, I want 3 - Nail drill bit set, tapered barrel, 6 pieces, $21.00 per set, I want 2 - Shipping $12.00, free over $350 - Their rep is Laura Corbin, 336-555-0177 Briarwell Beauty Wholesale: - Gel polish 0.5 oz bottle, $8.75 each, I want 24 - Clear acrylic powder 16 oz jar, $66.00, I want 2 of those instead because bigger jar - Nail drill bit set, tapered barrel, 6 pieces, $23.50 per set, I want 2 - Shipping $15.00, free over $300 - Kurt said 5% off the gel polish if I take 24 or more One jar of the 8 oz powder does about 80 full sets for me. Same powder, same brand as far as I can tell.

AFTER · what the skill produced

Summary: Briarwell Beauty Wholesale is cheaper on gel polish and acrylic powder. Canyonwell Nail Supply is cheaper on drill bit sets. Ordering everything from Briarwell Beauty Wholesale is the lowest total at $378.50 after the gel discount, and splitting the order saves nothing once the second shipping fee is added.

Item by item (common unit)

Gel polish, 0.5 oz bottle

Canyonwell Nail Supply: $9.50 per bottle
Briarwell Beauty Wholesale: $8.75 per bottle, or $8.3125 per bottle after the 5% discount for 24 or more (about $8.31)
Briarwell Beauty Wholesale is cheaper by $1.19 per bottle, about 12.5 percent

Clear acrylic powder (you said same powder, same brand, so these are treated as a match, please confirm)

Canyonwell Nail Supply: $38.00 for 8 oz is $4.75 per oz
Briarwell Beauty Wholesale: $66.00 for 16 oz is $4.125 per oz (about $4.13)
Briarwell Beauty Wholesale is cheaper by $0.625 per oz, about 13.2 percent

Nail drill bit set, tapered barrel, 6 pieces

Canyonwell Nail Supply: $21.00 per set, $3.50 per piece
Briarwell Beauty Wholesale: $23.50 per set, about $3.92 per piece
Canyonwell Nail Supply is cheaper by $2.50 per set, about 10.6 percent

Order totals

Canyonwell Nail Supply, your quantities (24 gel, 3 jars of 8 oz powder, 2 bit sets)

Gel polish: 24 x $9.50 = $228.00
Acrylic powder: 3 x $38.00 = $114.00 (24 oz total)
Drill bit sets: 2 x $21.00 = $42.00
Items: $384.00
Shipping: $0.00, because $384.00 is over the $350 free shipping line
Total: $384.00

Briarwell Beauty Wholesale, your quantities (24 gel, 2 jars of 16 oz powder, 2 bit sets)

Gel polish: 24 x $8.75 = $210.00, less 5% ($10.50) = $199.50
Acrylic powder: 2 x $66.00 = $132.00 (32 oz total)
Drill bit sets: 2 x $23.50 = $47.00
Items: $378.50
Shipping: $0.00, because $378.50 is over the $300 free shipping line
Total: $378.50

Note: the powder amounts are not the same. Canyonwell Nail Supply is 24 oz and Briarwell Beauty Wholesale is 32 oz. To compare the same 24 oz of powder, Briarwell Beauty Wholesale would be 24 oz x $4.125 = $99.00 instead of $132.00, which is not possible with 16 oz jars, so the fair comparison is per ounce above.

Cost per service
Your 8 oz jar does about 80 full sets, which is 10 sets per oz.

Canyonwell Nail Supply: $4.75 per oz divided by 10 sets = $0.475 per set (about $0.48)
Briarwell Beauty Wholesale: $4.125 per oz divided by 10 sets = $0.4125 per set (about $0.41)
Briarwell Beauty Wholesale is cheaper by about $0.06 per full set of powder

Two ways to order

Everything from Briarwell Beauty Wholesale: $378.50
Each item from its cheapest supplier: gel polish and powder from Briarwell Beauty Wholesale ($199.50 + $132.00 = $331.50, which is over $300 so shipping is free) plus 2 bit sets from Canyonwell Nail Supply ($42.00, under the $350 line so shipping is $12.00, total $54.00). Combined total: $385.50
Splitting costs $7.00 more than ordering everything from Briarwell Beauty Wholesale, because of the shipping fee on the small Canyonwell Nail Supply order and the higher bit set savings being only $5.00.

Recommendation: We recommend ordering everything from Briarwell Beauty Wholesale, since it has the lowest total and the lowest cost per ounce on the powder and per bottle on the gel. Price is not the only factor, so also consider product quality, delivery reliability, and return terms from your own experience with each supplier.

Questions for the owner

Please confirm the Canyonwell Nail Supply and Briarwell Beauty Wholesale acrylic powders are the same product. If not, the per ounce comparison does not apply.
Is the 5% gel discount from Kurt Barrera applied before the free shipping check? We assumed the shipping check uses the total after the discount, and the order is over the line either way.
Do you want to compare the same total ounces of powder, for example by ordering 2 jars of 16 oz and 1 jar of 8 oz from different suppliers?

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What it does

Takes the price lists or quotes from two or more suppliers and lines them up item by item, so you can see the real cost per unit, per ounce, or per service. It shows who is cheaper on each item and what a full order would cost from each supplier or split between them.

Use it when: Use when a nail salon owner wants to compare supplier prices for gels, acrylics, and tools, such as: compare these supplier quotes, who is cheaper on gel polish, work out the real cost per use, or which supplier should I order from.