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Pillar Surplus has worked very hard to expand business over the years with positive and productive attitudes. We strive to serve our customers with the utmost level of professionalism. So, it is important for us to provide customers with a great experience and fair pricing if we want them to return. We are continuously looking for new ways to reach out to current and new customers by reviewing prices making sure that they are fair but competitive.

Though saving consumers money on hard to find parts, our sales, price cuts and clearance events are pointless if people do not even know that we exist. Word of mouth is an excellent testament for growing a business, but when it comes to international marketing, it is a long slow process. Pillar Surplus now participates on social media platforms like Facebook, Google Circles and Blogger. LinkedIn is also coming into consideration.

Therefore, with the continuous marketing efforts of the business, we have been able to ship to forty-seven of the fifty states within the U.S. (That leaves Utah, Hawaii, and the District of Columbia that have not been shipped to yet.) We have sold parts to six out of the ten provinces in Canada and eleven other countries; Australia, Columbia, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Greece, India, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. These states and countries help with the steady growth needed and we are able to create good relationships with customers and distribute parts internationally. Their word of mouth experiences are then spreading our from pinpoint locations around the world. More people are hearing about our stock and can view our products online. It is always interesting to see where our products ship to. Each sale or price inquiry is another opportunity for Pillar Surplus to engage with new people and provide them with outstanding customer service. 

From our point of view, it is another opportunity as a company to engage with new people and make an impression and it is always interesting to see where we have shipped to. So, as we consistently spread worldwide, we hope to continue to build our customer base on our website through our growing stock list of useful parts. We also enjoy our opportunities to connect and interact with customers and potentially new customers through our social media outlets.



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