well, so from an account's perspecive, material cost is going up so we have to increase the cost of current inventory to cover the increase cost to replace it. When costs of material goes down we can't decrease the cost until we have all the higher priced material out of inventory. Pretty much screw the customer, we get paid first.
Now, if you ever notice we often have some of the lowest prices around, know why? Because I stock up like crazy when I see prices going up and keep mine low, material goes up and I only raise what I have to to cover my end, and then when they come back up we re-stock like crazy. Sure, costs go up over time, but one of the nice things about this little recession is that our buying power is going up quickly so we'll be able to keep current cost or reduce some things fairly quickly. I rely on good customer service and quality to keep my volume high as well as keeping my overhead to a minimum.
