Shop Talk | Episode 45 of 10

Price-list watch

Two colleagues, one feature, fifteen minutes. Janice hosts, Brian brings years from both sides of the table. Vendor price lists tracked edition over edition. Recorded August 2026.

The first two minutes play for everyone. The full episode is available on request with a work email.

What this episode covers

One feature, properly explored: Price-list watch. Vendor price lists tracked edition over edition. Brian carries the real life texture from years running sourcing, Janice keeps the structure honest.

Live over the product: the roster and the sweep, answering the uplift call, history, budgets, honest gaps. Plus the use cases counted out loud, the honest when-not-to-use-it beat, and the ten minute way to start on your own paper tonight.

Chapters

0:00Welcome: the rep says prices went up
2:35How the check works, fail closed
4:52Live: the roster and the sweep
7:43Live: answering the uplift call
9:51Live: history, budgets, honest gaps
11:47Brainstorm: five ways to use it
14:15Real life: the rounded story
16:11Start tonight: bells on your vendors

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