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We Proudly Recommend The Following Merchants
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Limited Offers, Coupon Codes, Special Discounts & Promotions
- Amazon.com - a direct link to Amazon.com daily promotions... including their Outlet store, Gold Box™ deals, and a weekly Friday sale.
- Buy.com - a direct link to the Buy.com "Deal of the Day"
- HobbyTron.com - Clearance items up to 30% off and be sure to check the RC Construction link (in the left side menu bar) to see what radio controlled construction vehicles — trucks, loaders, excavators, tractors, cement mixers or cranes might be on sale (Limited quantities)
- LampsPlus Deal of the Week - offers savings of up to 50% off a wide range of products including ceiling fans, lights, floor lamps, outdoor lighting, furniture, and home decor.
- Parts Express Deal of the Day - Special product offers, free Shipping on most orders over $98, and a free catalog
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Specialty Merchants Featured on B4UBUILD.COM
- Active Toys - Offers a complete selection of Bruder toy trucks, made in Germany, including cement mixers, dump trucks, backhoes, loaders, bulldozers, garbage trucks, tow trucks, farm tractors, combine harvesters, snow plows, fire engines...
- Bellacor - Lighting and home furnishings from 700 manufacturers, including recessed lights, track lights, ceiling fans, wall sconces, outdoor lights, kitchen sinks, faucets, mailboxes, bathroom sinks, grab bars, toilets, bidets, cabinet hardware and knobs, mirrors and other products for your home or office.
- BookCloseouts.com - Offers new, unread books that publishers sell in volume discounts to reduce excess inventory. Many of these books will be marked on the edge so they cannot be returned to the publisher for credit, but they are otherwise in very good condition. They also carry "scratch and dent" books, which have typically been returned to the publisher by a bookstore to make room for new inventory. Either way, you can save a lot of money if a few marks, scratches, dents, and/or missing dust jackets don't bother you.
- eBags - A large selection of messenger bags, laptop cases, backpacks, briefcases, handbags, luggage, business totes, portfolios, sports & duffle bags. We happily carry around our "stuff" in Trager and Timbuk2 messenger bags.
- eFaucets.com
 - Carries more than 120 brands (at last count) of plumbing fixtures, bath tubs, toilets, bidets, shower bases & enclosures, shower modules, kitchen & bath faucets, hot water dispensers, bar faucets, bathroom lighting, mirrors, bath accessories, and yes.... they have kitchen sinks.
- Endless.com - Men's & Women's Work Boots, Hiking Boots, Dress & Casual Shoes, Purses, Messenger Bags, Watches and more...
- HobbyTron
 - Offering a large variety of the hottest, most innovative toys and hobby supplies in the world, with an emphasis on remote-control cars, RC construction vehicles, airplanes, helicopters, robots, science kits, and Airsoft guns.
- Little Giant Ladders
 - Made in the USA, these multipurpose ladders are pretty amazing. They fold, slide and lock into 24 different shapes and sizes for close use against walls, on stairs, as scaffolding, and common A-frame and extension ladder applications. They are available with heavy duty aluminum side rails, as well as, nonconductive fiberglass rail models for use around electricity. Note: Type 1 - 250 lbs; Type 1A - 300 lbs; Type 1AA - 375 lbs maximum load ratings.
- Lamps Plus - Established in 1976, this specialty lighting company has 40 something state-of-the-art superstores throughout the western United States.
 They feature a huge selection of ceiling lights, wall lights, ceiling fans, energy-efficient light bulbs, outdoor landscape lighting, home & garden furniture, (even some very fancy bird houses) and of course, lamps of almost every imanginable type and size.
- MindWare - Featuring a large selection of "brainy toys for kids of all ages" including architectural building toys, creative construction sets, strategy games, puzzles, specialty books, science sets, and other products designed to help kids learn while they play.
- Northern Tool & Equipment - With more than 15,000 items in their online catalog, these folks offer a wide selection of products for homeowner, industrial, and/or construction use, including agricultural equipment; air tools and compressors; small engines; material handling; pressure washers; shop supplies; water pumps; welding supplies; heaters; hand & power tools; and logging equipment.
- Parts Express - Providing electronic parts and accessories for the audio / video industry since 1986 this company serves professional sound technicians, DJ's, musicians, network and security installers, cable and satellite system operators, audio enthusiasts, and the increasingly popular home theater market.
- PexSupply
 - Offers plumbing supplies, heating supplies, PEX plumbing & radiant heat equipment, solar panels and solar water heating equipment, radiant heating supplies, mini-split air conditioners, storage tank water heaters, tankless water heaters, Uponor PEX tubing, PEX manifolds, Honeywell thermostats, Taco pumps, Weil Mclain boilers, and various related products from Bosch, Takagi, Paloma, Eemax, Stiebel Eltron, to name a few.
- RepairClinic.com - Offering appliance parts and featured prominently on our Appliance information page, these folks carry parts to repair more than 80 different brands of appliances. If you are a do-it-yourself repair person, when (not if;-) your stove, or cooktop, or dishwasher, or hot water dispenser, or... stops working, check their Appliance Repair Help page to help diagnose the problem and find the part(s) you need to repair it.
- Rockler Woodworking and Hardware - Everything any woodworker might need for their next project; cabinet molding, veneer wood, glues, stains, finishes, hand & power tools, fancy dollhouse kits, hardware for cabinets, entertainment centers, library ladders, furniture, home office, outdoor projects, deck railings, low-voltage lighting, and project plans -- a free catalog is also available.
- SmallParts.com - Small Parts, Inc. was founded in 1963 "to meet the needs of organizations that required small quantities of special parts to produce sample items or prototypes." Now a part of the Amazon.com family of Web sites, they carry more than 100,000 specialty products, tools, fittings, fasteners, lab equipment, scientific instruments, raw materials, and industrial hand tools. Need a length of square titanium bar or a diamond grit edge hole saw?
- Smarthome.com - Specializing in electronic products for the home or office, including home automation and lighting control systems, energy savers, home theater, security & surveillance equipment, X10 products, and some nifty gadgets.
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Popular Merchants Featured on B4UBUILD.COM
- Ace Hardware.com - "The helpful place." Hardware, hand & power tools, electrical & plumbing supplies, lawn & garden equipment, paint, housewares, and plenty of home improvement tips and how-to project libraries.
- Amazon.com - Founded by Jeff Bezos in 1995, this company is most likely the best known Internet business in the world; offering a tremendous assortment of products and services from large and small businesses, as well as, individual sellers.
- Barnes&Noble.com - This online version of the "brick and mortar" store that might be located in your own neighborhood or local college campus, sells books, DVD and Blu-ray movies and TV shows, music, toys, and games. They also offer eBooks in various formats for reading on their NOOK and NOOK Color, as well as, a large assortment of new, used, rental, and eTextBooks for college students.
- Buy.com - was founded as BUYCOMP.COM in 1997 and renamed Buy.com a little more than a year later. According to their Web site - at the time of this writing - they are... "Currently offering 9,262,550 Total Products Available for immediate shipping!"
- The Home Depot - One of the first "Big Box" stores, which stocks just about everything you might need to build or remodel your home.
- Powell's Books - Originally founded as a used book store in Chicago, by then graduate student Michael Powell, the business has since expanded into six physical stores that offer a huge selection of used, as well as, new books. They clearly state the condition of every used book and I have yet to be disappointed with a purchase.
- Sears.com - It's still hard for us to believe that all those old Sears & Roebuck catalogs are now owned by K-Mart, but that hasn't seemed to affect the quality of their Kenmore appliances and Craftsman tools.
- Stacks and Stacks - Thousands of products for the home, including some unique and hard to find organizational solutions.
- Target.com - Offers something for everyone, including toys, electronics, kitchen, housewares, tools, outdoor products, and their own line of clothing.
- Walmart.com - One of the best examples of a modern day American success story, Sam Walton's small chain of variety stores in Arkansas and Kansas have grown into a global network of about 6,500 stores in 15 countries. Wal-Mart carries a huge selection of products at reasonable prices and they now offer in store pickup for online orders.
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