Digital BW, The Print

"ldina" <lbdina@c...> wrote:
> 
> Thanks for all the suggestions on buying mat board in bulk.  I have 
> checked shipping costs and they can get up there due to the large 
> size of 32X40 cases.  I will probably check locally to see if I can 
> convince some local vendor to give me a discount for quantity 
> purchases.  Even if it is a little more expensive, it will be more 
> convenient and I get to see what I am getting up front.

If you're buying bulk, you can probably buy from local framing supply
distributors/wholesalers, i.e. local businesses that sell to frame
shops.  Some will require a retail license which will also save you
the sales tax.  

You can find them in the yellow pages, curiously the old paper
versions work better than the online ones for this catagory.  Some
frame shops might cooperate, and my local art supply store, Guiry's,
sells me whole boxes of matboard very close to the online prices when
you include shipping.