SoCalDude82

We use RICOH industrial printers and copiers in our office; they were definitely pricier than their competitors but have proven to be much more reliable in the long run. The ink is decently priced and we rarely ever have to call their support technicians to come out for service.

Strengths: Great quality printers/copiers

Needs to improve: Pricey

Tiger Direct is a great place to order computer components and peripherals for the office in bulk. We regularly use them for supplies to our office especially since we're constantly expanding. They've given us decent discounts for ordering in bulk which is always a positive.

Strengths: Wide selection of computer products, competitively priced and quick shipping.

Needs to improve: None.

Our office mostly uses SanDisk thumb drives for carrying around information and locking our laptops with a special encryption key found on our USB stick. Their thumb drives are pretty competitively priced as we buy them in bulk for our office all the time. They're pretty dependable drives and consistently perform as advertised.

Strengths: Great quality thumb drives

Needs to improve: None.

We use their monitors and LCD screens throughout our office. Most people don't notice a difference in quality, but their LCD TVs have pretty clear and consistent quality for high level graphics. When we present marketing material and new graphics for our firm, the marketing staff definitely notices a key difference in resolution using LG monitors.

Strengths: Great products, wide selection and competitive prices.

Needs to improve: None.

We called them out once do to that we kept finding cockroaches in our office, they serviced our office practically the next day and took care of it quickly. I would definitely recommend them, they obviously know what they're doing, we haven't had any bugs since in our office.

Strengths: Competitive pricing, customer friendly, highly efficient and quick service.

Needs to improve: None.

We use their containers and trash cans all around our office. We mostly use the containers for leftovers paper and electronic peripherals we don't need at the moment. The containers have held up pretty good over the years considering we're constantly hauling them around and overfilling them.

Strengths: Good quality containers and consistent durability.

Needs to improve: None.

DHL has gotten better over the years, have used them in the past to send out important financial documents to clients. For the most part, they have been good with tracking and confirmation. Haven't had any real bad experiences using them for courier services, good alternative to UPS or FedEx.

Strengths: Fast service, quick turnaround and reliable

Needs to improve: Drop-offs are sometimes left at wrong location

3M products are great, they have consistent quality in their tapes and adhesives. Never had a problem when using their products.

Strengths: Great products, highly reliable and consistent cost.

Needs to improve: None

We usually order panera lunch combos for our meetings and for office potlucks. Their catering is always on time and food is just fresh as if you had ordered it from the counter.

Strengths: Great tasting food, on-time service, great catering and competitive prices.

Needs to improve: None.

Starbucks makes my office function nearly ever day of the year. On certain times of the month we order a large batch and have someone pick it up as a treat. They always have great tasting coffee and can fulfill even the largest of our orders in no time.

Strengths: Great coffee, service and treats.

Needs to improve: None,

Trader Joe's has more competitive prices then major grocers, their produce is always fresh and the variety of foods is always a good thing as people at the office have different tastes.

Strengths: Fresh food, great prices, hard to find items and great customer service

Needs to improve: None

I've used their usb connectors and readers in the past on projects. They're pretty good quality and hold up fairly well after repeated use.

Strengths: Great products and quick availability.

Needs to improve: None.

They have an insane product catalog, literally everything imaginable for engineering projects is available. I always use them for developing prototype models and mini scale replicas of devices. Definitely recommend.

Strengths: Great production selection, convenient location, quality products

Needs to improve: None

Earthlink is a relic that primarily services and refers people to Time Warner. They have horrendous customer service and are surprisingly still a company. Would never use them again.

Strengths: None.

Needs to improve: They are an ancient and inefficient Internet service provider. They have terrible customer service too.

I've used Google labs for identifying and keeping track of sales leads across different regions. Definitely lot of functionality and room for data manipulation if you know what you're doing. Overall great way to keep track of competitors and leads.

Strengths: Many different uses aside from search engine capabilities.

Needs to improve: None.

I've used Kronos is many offices for time keeping and HR. It's very simple to use, user friendly and easily integrates into the network for added functionality.

Strengths: Very ease to use and set up, makes timekeeping simple, and user interface is friendly.

Needs to improve: None.

Their calculators are the industry standard for calculating machines. I've used them my entire life and continue to use them because they're simple and highly reliable.

Strengths: the quality and ease of use for their calculators makes them a great choice.

Needs to improve: None.

They have great tools, some can be a bit pricey though their quality lasts a lifetime.

Strengths: DeWalt has excellent tools, great selection and consistent quality.

Needs to improve: None.

They have excellent customer service, wide selection of tools though the quality of tools is better with major known brands. Harbor freight tools don't tend to last very long in my opinion after heavy use.

Strengths: Good selection of tools and reasonable prices

Needs to improve: The quality of in-house products is generally not as good as major brands.

Great customer service, graphics are lacking sometimes on their business cards in terms of customization. Overall a good company for the office when it comes to large volume prints

Strengths: Great quality business cards and large volume printing.

Needs to improve: N/A