We received an opportunity to become a Vendor with the County of Riverside California and not to bore you with the transactional details, with news of our prices being aggressively low, we received a bulk purchase order to provide PPE to the some of the Hospitals and Mental Health facilities.

On the day I would deliver all the personal protective equipment, my oldest son yelled, "Hey Dad you want some company". I responded with an "Absolutely", now jump in the car. 

As we were driving to the County facility I knew this day would be packed with new surprises. It was our first order with the County and I did not want to place high expectations. I simply wanted to fulfill the order complete and address any questions or concerns from my buyer. 

From the photos, you can see there was some real "family sweat equity". I knew my son would learn a hard day's work is an honest day's pay. Once we left the facility I asked my son, what would you like to eat for lunch. He obviously noticed a McDonalds en-route, gave his suggestion and said, "Dad a #3 Super Sized", As I pulled into the Drive-Thru and heard the McDonalds crew member ask for my order I said to her, we will have two number three meals super sized please.

At the end of our trip, I knew my son had gained some new values. However so did I. My biggest gain was sharing time with him because children grow up fast. 

Granted you are looking for a personal protective equipment local supplier or a new vendor that you can rely on, you can find that with Health Supply Wholesalers we advocate relying on each other first.... 

Simply type up a Google search for Wholesale PPE and you will find us. I would like to add more dimension to what makes us different than our incumbents and our value proposition as Central Factory Specialist for over a dozen manufacturers in China, Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and the United States.

First and foremost I recognized a new strategy was needed as the market was flooded with face mask of all types and I did not want to be just another face mask manufacturer's rep. I wanted to build something that would eventually be more than me being a liaison due to my global supply chain connections. My next move was too be a student of specific personal protective equipment and gain knowledge from the top supply chain companies too.

I gained knowledge of the raw cost it took to make a majority of the PPE in the healthcare market today. I dealt with the fluctuating cost to send merchandise by air. Understood what key players are involved in dealing with the shipyards both internationally and domestically. Continued my learning experience and had learned directly from investment groups that wanted a piece of the action too. Heard several types of business vernacular being exchanged like, SGC, LOC, Surveyor, LOI, Surety Bonds, etc. To sum it up, I was a sponge wanting to learn more and more.

About a month or two later, I ended up in discussions with the procurement and medical supply managers for essential facilities. This was the boost I needed to properly gauge any RFQ from certain municipalities and how to avoid unnecessary price increases. I understood the three fundamental principals in order to secure even a single purchase order during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Having all this information has allowed us to stock the type of PPE that is often used annually for healthcare and industrial usage that fall under the category of essential services.

​To answer the question, how to find a good medical PPE distributor? There are many, but our differentiator is we truly understand how to keep the prices as close to Pre-Covid-19 as possible. Should you need to locate a procurement resource that has both durable and non-durable PPE, please feel free to inspect our weekly PPE inventory to help save you time in your procurement process: https://www.healthsupplywholesalers.com/weekly-ppe-inventory-report.html#/

Me.

Because that seems to be the operative question considering that every importer jumped on the band wagon of selling personal protective equipment back in March of 2020 when the entire Country went on official lock-down due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. I have to admit I did too.

I asked myself, what advantages did I have over experienced importers that already have their manufacturers vetted and local distribution facilities in the United States? Needless to say I was bewildered with just how complex all the discussions and political semantics I was about to preoccupy myself with.

Now I thought long and hard about what my first blog will be, and decided the only way to start was to add some insight on my PPE journey especially after having weeks of discussions with overseas partners and domestic relationships. In addition the blog would be on hold until I truly was able to establish some revenue and value for the company.

Let's jump right into May 2020 particularly with the knowledge of the raw cost I gained on specific PPE. Considering this was a global pandemic our Country was facing fierce competition with others due to turn-key exporting methods coupled with advanced payment in order to acquire personal protective equipment in the peak of recent pandemic.

After nearly two months of constant business development or executing the best elevator sales pitch, my PPE journey seemed bleak. The main reason is everyone I spoke with had some connection in one way shape or form to a buyer, but I was never truly in discussions with one that had the authority to purchase PPE supplies. Over a dozen discussions to submit FDA Certificates, Lab-Test results, whether or not the product had a 510K approval or even a UPC was often communicated in Whatsapp, Wechat, or even via text messages. This was certainly a long drawn out process that lead to no fruition for nearly two months. Hence building an entirely new website with the products we sale at low cost and if not as close to Pre-Covid-19 PPE prices.