Job site research
Price the list before the supply run
Text the materials and the stores you use. CrewBuddy finds each item, matches the size and spec, and lays the prices side by side.
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How it matches items
CrewBuddy searches each store for the item, opens the product pages it can read and checks the size, count and spec against your list. When a store only carries a different size or brand, it says so instead of putting a near match in the total. Prices are the posted online prices for your ZIP code where the site shows them, dated the day it looked.
Big store sites sometimes block automated reading or hide prices until a store is picked. Those items come back as not checked. Supply houses with pro pricing usually need your account; with Logins on and your login saved in Settings, CrewBuddy can read your account prices too.
What to do with it
Use the totals to price the materials line on an estimate, pick a store for the run, or spot an item that jumped since the last job. The same list feeds the supply run list, grouped by store. CrewBuddy does not order or pay for anything.
Prices online and at the counter can differ, and stock varies by store. For a big order, a call to the desk is still worth it.
What you send
The materials with sizes and counts, the stores or supply houses you use, and your ZIP code.
What CrewBuddy prepares
A table by item with the posted price and link at each store it could read, the total for each store, and items it could not find or match exactly.
What to keep in mind
Posted prices change, stores differ, and pro pricing usually needs your account. A store page that will not load is listed as not checked.