Body Corporate Committees

My contact is nearly always the manager of a resort, or building, and they are the ones tasked with maintenance and repairs etc., and they usually know what works and what doesn’t.
You would think that b/c committees would listen to that experience when choosing new poolside furniture, and choose products that make sense over the long term.
Sadly, no.
I’ve just had a manager ring one day to place an order for some sunlounges that the b/c had agreed to purchase, and then he’s been placed in the embarassing position of having to ring me again to say that one of the b/c members found a cheaper lounge at some store in another area, and they are going to purchase them. It wasn’t even in the same league of suitability, but it was cheaper, so it must be a better choice…………..
I can get them too, aaand I have a cheaper price on them, so I sent off another email detailing some of the cheaper styles I can supply. It would be nice to recover the transaction, because ‘
I had spent some time on it.
I don’t like doing it though. They’re going to end up buying furniture that doesn’t meet the standard of their building, and it will cheapen the experience of guests.
But that’s not my problem…………..and that’s the end of my bitching.
I will always present what I think will be best suited, and will present the case honestly, but, in the end, the person holding the chequebook controls the decision.