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Message from the Founders: Hulet Smith, OTR/L & Mike Price, OTR
Thank you for visiting RehabMart.com! We have been serving
people in the United States and around the world with their
assistive equipment needs for over nine years now. We started Rehabmart in 1998 while practicing as Occupational
Therapists.
As therapists, we discovered that our patients did not always have access to high quality medical products and
equipment. We decided
to do something about this and began to make products available online.
We offered products that promoted
independence, had functional uses, and made an innovative
impact on the lives of those persons needing the
products. Today, we have a database of over
20,000 innovative medical products and we add hundreds of
additional products each month.
Our mission is to carefully select products that promote
independence, improve function, and make an innovative impact
on the lives of those persons using the products.
We understand disability and what's required to raise to special needs
children. We are both married family guys with young
children. Mike is father
to a daughter who has Autism and Hulet is father to a daughter
who was born with Cerebral Palsy.
Hulet serves as the COO (Chief Operational Officer) for Rehabmart. He spends his time managing the operations for Rehabmart and practicing as a pediatric
Occupational Therapist. He is married to Megan, a
pediatric Physical Therapist and
they have three daughters.
Mike serves as the CIO (Chief Information Officer) and continues to consult as an
Occupational Therapist.
We typically select 200-400 innovative new products each month that we feel adds value
and improves function in peoples
lives. Our product database is in a constant state of
expansion, so check back with us frequently if you are looking
for a hard to find item.
We are a small business and our goal is to keep our pricing as
competitive as possible. As our purchasing volume increases with a
particular manufacturer, we pass those savings along to our customers.
We founded Rehabmart on the following values and we strive
to adhere
to these principles as we promote the growth and advancement of
our company:
1. We will be good stewards of the assets entrusted to us, including
employees and partners who work with us.
2. We believe that people are the most important part of our
business.
3. We believe that superior products, excellent service and innovative business techniques will lead to continual growth.
4. We will put our faith and family ahead of our work, and encourage those who work with us to do the same.
We welcome your questions! Just click "Contact Us" at any time
during your visit to send an email. Enjoy your visit, and please: tell a friend about RehabMart.com!
Hulet Smith, OTR/L, HC/MBA - Operational Officer
Mike Price, OTR - Information Officer
CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS:
RehabMart, LLC
150 Sagewood Drive
Winterville, GA 30683-1563
USA
Info email: info@rehabmart.com Order
email: order@rehabmart.com
Toll Free: (800)827-8283
Local: (706)213-1144
Fax: (603)843-2144
EOE Policy
RehabMart and its
subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employer's. We do not
discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin,
sex, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability or veteran
status. 1998-2008
Important Information
About Pricing on some low cost skus.
We sometimes have questions about
perceived high pricing on some low cost skus that begin with
the code: "SP"
For Example: Our Rehabmart dealer cost
on the "cup with built-in straw" (sku = SP-B5556-71)
is $3.82 with a $13.45 vendor drop ship (S&H) fee.
Unfortunately this particular distribution vendor charges
Rehabmart a $13.45 drop ship (S&H) fee + $3.82 for the cup
. This particular vendor is our highest cost vendor, and we
are working diligently to obtain better value on these
particular low cost skus. Our
cost on the cup = $3.82 + $13.45 s&h = $17.27 total cost
(We sell the cup for $15.83). That's a net Rehabmart
loss of $1.44 on this particular item. And that does not
include RehabMart credit card costs or transaction costs.
We know this "SP" vendor
line is an inefficient vendor line on low costs items. The
reason for this is the high threshold the distributor sets on
shipping & handling. And this does not even include
internal Rehabmart handling costs. Rehabmart is a great
value on products that are offered with a retail cost of
$50.00 and up. Go compare for yourself. This is
where we can be very competitive ... and frankly this is how
we stay in business. It is very hard to be competitive
on low cost "SP" items, unless we build our own
distribution warehouse and buy thousands of these low cost
skus in huge volume. We understand this, and we are working to
replace this particular vendor with other's who offer the cups
(and similar items) at more competitive dealer cost's and more
competitive shipping/handling costs. If a RehabMart
customer happens to run across an (under $50) low-price sku
that we offer at a poor value, it is because it is offered
from our highest cost vendor. Again, we are working to replace
this vendor's sku's, with a direct distribution model or with
a more competitive manufacturer who's willing to distribute.
My business partner (Mike Price) and I are both
Occupational Therapists and we are both parents of disabled
children ourselves. We understand the importance of
finding value when purchasing items for family and
friends. Please do compare our prices on items
that "typically" sell for over $50.00 and you will
find that Rehabmart has very competitive price points. As our
company grows, please be assured that we are diligently
working on a more efficient direct distribution model for low
costs sku's that would position Rehabmart in the absolute most
competitive position in the medical/rehabilitation equipment
marketplace. Our company is more than doubling in size every
year ... and as our purchasing volume increases, our dealer
cost's on individual skus go lower. As our buying power
improves, we will continue to pass along our volume purchasing
discounts to our customers in the form of lower pricing across the board.
Thank you for your feedback and for choosing Rehabmart,
Hulet Smith, COO
Rehabmart, LLC
info@rehabmart.com
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