Buying Ear Plugs for a Career
I used to buy|Previously, I bought|At one time, I bought ear protection en masse on behalf of the educational institution I worked for at the time. It’s mind-boggling what discounts institutional buyers can receive, even if they don’t necessarily buy frequently or in large amounts. I used to buy many sorts of things, actually. I was an institutional buyer, a purchasing agent (technically, an assistant purchasing agent, the most junior job title there). I used to buy for the school anything from paper clips and such sundry supplies to furniture and complete audio-visual installations. We’re talking tens of thousands of dollars, generally – and this was a publicly funded school, one that had been undergoing systemic budget cutbacks for years back then.