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Our specialty is OEM.  “If it’s not perfect, we won’t sell it.  Pi Data Supplies’ # 1 goal is to enable their customers to buy with 100% confidence that your customer will receive the highest quality, new genuine OEM products.  Pi Data believes in the personal touch of relationship selling.  They sell products and provide peace of mind.  

“We don’t want to replace your existing supplier,” says Pi Data Supplies founder and president, Ben Maggid. “We want to supplement them.  We’re not looking to get all your business; we’re looking to get a portion that’s going to be worthwhile to you.  We aren’t forced to carry a full range of products like some of our competitors—we can choose what we want to carry.  Our objective is to save our customers money.  Chances are, if we stock the product, we can save you money.”

“We’re a small, aggressive company made up of individuals who have all been in the industry for a long time.” Ben explains, “We are interested in developing long-term relations with people. Whether it’s on pricing, holding stock for them, importing hard to get products, or bending the rules that they find hard to get around with other wholesalers—such as minimum orders or rigid pricing structures based on OEM set pricing.  We are flexible. What we offer is a relationship that we are interested in maintaining at any price, as long as it is mutually advantageous.”

Pi Data’s name was chosen out of reverence to ? which represents the radius of a circle.   Pi is an infinite (non-ending) number.  Owner Ben Maggid extends the theory of Pi to encompass the philosophy of each employee of Pi Data.  “We will do whatever is necessary to earn your business, because the value of Pi is Infinite.” 

“We are vigilant buyers.”  Ben Maggid has been working in the import export market for twenty years.  “Our overseas connections are people we know and trust.  I’ve developed a wide network of worldwide contacts that I have maintained, upgraded, and utilized throughout my career.   We often import and export from the same brokers in Europe.  This enables Pi Data to maximize the currency exchange rate and shipping costs.  In many cases our suppliers also buy from us.  We can ship products using the same containers which maximize the value to both parties.  We’re able to bring product in or source them locally for less than the competition.”

Having warehouses on the West coast in Los Angles County, and the east coast in Miami allows Pi Data to be able to provide 3 standard day shipping to 80% of the USA.  Pi Data specializes in blind drop shipping that allows for direct shipment to the wholesaler’s customer.  This saves time and cuts the shipping cost in half. 

Pi Data’s new 13,000 square foot facility in Carson, California is more than 3 times larger than their previous location.  Ben explains, “This has allowed us to increase our product line.  Our goal is to have the best selling, fresh, genuine OEM products ready to ship every day.  We want our customers to think of our warehouse, as their profit center.” 

As part of their move to their new Carson corporate headquarters, Pi Data invested in a new, state of the art computer system. They have T1 data lines throughout their office, a new server and computer software that are enabling Pi Data to prepare for electronic data entry. This will allow their wholesale buyers to be able to see real time product availability and pricing on www.pidatasupplies.com .  They can collect purchase orders electronically and provide paperless billing when requested.

Pi Data offers various promotional items to entice their customers to think of Pi Data Supplies first when needing to obtain genuine OEM products.  You are encouraged to regularly view www.pidatasupplies.com to see the latest promotional items that could be yours. 

Pi Data Supplies specializes in creating customized purchases.  Their Business Development department can work with your individualized needs, creating a customized price, freight, delivery and placement program that will maximize the dealer’s access to products at the right time with substantial savings.  

Pi’s knowledgeable staff has the years of experience enabling them to answer even the toughest industry questions.  Sales rep Steve Botonis has been in the industry for 20 years.  Rodrigo Del Alcazar, Pi Data’s Miami branch manager, has 15 years of industry experience.  Professionalism and industry knowledge help Pi Data Supplies in their quest to build significant relationships by being available to actually talk to their clients and provide the needed information. 

“We’re straightforward, honest, experienced individuals,” Maggid says of his seasoned staff.  “When you call here you get a person, not a machine.  You won’t have to press a lot of buttons only to get a voice mail of a nameless order taker.” 

“Pi Data wants the opportunity to get their foot in the door.  “We want to be a viable 2nd source for those products you are having trouble locating, or need to make a few more profit points.  Pi Data is prepared to make a commitment to any of our regular customers to keep in stock the products they need.  Our customers are the ultimate determining factory on deciding what products we stock.  If you will buy it, we will get it and have it ready to ship.” 

It is for this reason that Pi Data Supplies is currently testing and developing their own new line of compatible inkjet cartridges and toners.  Pi Data Supplies plans to begin offering compatible products before the end of this year. “It is taking us a little while because we want to be sure to get it right the first time. We want to be sure to only offer the highest quality compatibles.” 

Ben continues, “We understand the importance of having the supplies for the newest equipment.  Sometimes we have to go out on a limb and pay a little more to be the first wholesaler to stock products for newly released products.  We hope if you buy it from us once, you’ll continue to do business with us in the future.”

In addition to the standard offerings of traditional office equipment supplies, Pi Data also offers an extensive line of media products including optical media and data storage media such as CDs, DVDs, data cartridges and video tapes.  Selling storage media & tape supplies is a natural extension of products that your supply and equipment sales reps can offer to your customers. 

Teach your sales reps to get in the habit of asking if your clients use storage media such as data cartridges for data storage and data backup.  Simply request the name and product number off the tapes they are currently using.  Call Pi Data, your friendly, knowledgeable sales rep will be able to identify what products your customers need and quote you an excellent wholesale cost.

Pi Data can drop ship the needed product directly to your customer, using your company’s name and return address on the packing slip.  Instantly you have the ability to increase your product line without ever stocking the supplies, media or video products.  Data backup cartridges are heavily used by law firms, banks, large manufactures, insurance companies, medical groups, and any other type of business that require a great deal on information back-up. 

Ben explains, “We know the market, we know our customers and we know the products.  We specialize in buying large qualities of the most sought after products.  This enables Pi Data to maximize the wholesaler’s profits.  Our goal is to be responsive and flexible to our customer’s needs.  Let us know what you need.  Give Pi Data’s staff the opportunity to source your most needed products.  Together, we may be able to create a new partnership to increase the business we both can achieve.”

Pi Data Supplies

1161 Sandhill Ave. Suite C

Carson, CA 90746

Tel: 877-532-0555 • 310-667-5277

Miami: 305-539-9593