Hardware stores

Automated quoting for hardware stores

M8, 5/16, zinc plated, stainless. Tablia reads the fitter's list, identifies gauge, finish and quantities and turns everything into a quote ready to check.

Faster service, more chances to close the sale. Because for the customer on the job site, time is money.

Automatic quoting

The fixings list becomes a quote

Tablia reads the list, organises the items and builds the quote from what is in stock. What is missing can be substituted or added to the purchase list.

QUOTE
Subject to confirmation
No. T-FU31-3E58D1C6-V1
Date: 09/09/2026 at 07:14
Salesperson: José Anderson
Quote valid for 48h
UNIÃO HARDWARE
Contact: (31) 3333-4455 · WhatsApp: (31) 9 9999-4455
Av. Cristiano Machado, 1195 — Belo Horizonte, MG
Marcos Pereira
(31) 9 8035-7777
QTYUNITPRODUCTUNIT P.TOTAL
500pcCHIPBOARD SCREW POZI ZINC 4.2X32Original request: screw 4.2x32 pozi zincR$ 1.20R$ 600.00
300pcCHIPBOARD SCREW POZI ZINC 3.5X25Original request: screw 3.5x25 poziR$ 0.35R$ 175.00
200setNYLON WALL PLUG 6 W/ SCREWOriginal request: wall plug 6 with screwR$ 0.18R$ 180.00
50pcNot found in your inventoryOriginal request: hinge 3 inch stainless——
20pcINTERIOR LOCKSET ROUND ROSEOriginal request: interior locksetR$ 18.90R$ 126.00
5kgNAILS 18X27 FLAT HEAD KGOriginal request: nails 18x27R$ 18.90R$ 453.60
TotalR$ 1,534.60
General instructions: confirm that the requested items match the quoted ones and inform the salesperson of the quote number.
Shipping not included · payment on collection · items subject to stock at order date.
GENERATED VIA TABLIA
NOT FOUND
50 hinge 3 inch stainless

Goes to the salesperson with the customer's original text. Can be replaced with an equivalent, adjusted in quantity or removed — nothing disappears from the quote in silence.

BECOMES A PURCHASE LIST
1 item to restock

What the store did not have goes into Tablia's purchase list, with the quantity and the history of who asked — ready to become an order to the supplier.

Illustrative example. The list and the catalogue names are fictional.

How Tablia reads a fixings list

In a hardware store the finish is not a detail: zinc plated and stainless have a different price and application.

01

It separates item from quantity

Five hundred is a quantity; 4.2 and 32 describe the part. All three are numbers on the same line and only one is a count.

02

It keeps gauge and length in the name

Both dimensions stay attached to the product, instead of becoming loose text that gets lost in the search.

03

It checks head and finish

Pozi, slotted, hex, zinc plated and stainless are specification: a diverging candidate is discarded rather than offered.

04

It searches by meaning

"Screw 4.2x32 pozi zinc" finds the item in your catalogue even abbreviated as CHIPBOARD SCREW. Alternative names are searched too.

The list can arrive as
PDFJPGPNGXLSXXLSDOCXCSVtexthandwritten

Handwriting is the only one that does not go in — returning a wrong quantity that looks right is worse than refusing the file.

Integração com ERP

A Tablia se adapta ao sistema que a sua loja já usa

Mesma tabela de preços, mesmo relatório de fim de mês. A cotação vai automática e o vendedor da carteira recebe o aviso.

Connect via API

Tablia reads price, consolidated stock and terms straight from your ERP at query time — not from a stale copy.

Or use Tablia directly

No system change: send your inventory as CSV, XLS or XLSX. Tablia identifies code, description and price, and you confirm the mapping before it takes effect.

Legacy systems too

We integrate via API or directly into the database. If your ERP runs today, we can connect.

A Tablia trabalha 24/7. A loja decide quando enviar

O cliente pode enviar uma lista a qualquer hora, até de madrugada. A Tablia processa a cotação, encontra os produtos disponíveis, responde à solicitação e envia o resultado para o vendedor.

Na manhã seguinte, o vendedor confere tudo em segundos, faz as trocas necessárias, ajusta o que precisar e recebe também a lista dos itens não encontrados para uma possível compra.

Se preferir, a loja também pode permitir que o próprio cliente revise e corrija a cotação.

A Tablia assumeRead and interpret the listQuote the available productsAnswer every request, 24/7Flag what was not foundBuild the purchase list
Você decideThe quantity of each itemWhether to substitute a productThe priceWhat to do with unfound itemsWhen to send to the customer

Questions from people who run a hardware store

Does Tablia tell 4.2x32 from 3.5x25?

Yes. Both dimensions are specification and stay attached to the product, so the two lines are looked up as distinct items. That is the most expensive error in this trade, because on the list the two lines look the same and in the warehouse they are different bins.

What if the customer does not write the unit?

It is inferred from the item and from the context of the other lines — screws usually come by the piece, nails by the kilo, plugs with screws as a set. The inference appears next to the item, and the salesperson corrects it if they disagree.

Does it swap zinc plated for stainless to find the part?

No. Finish and material are specification, with a very different price: a diverging candidate is discarded rather than offered. Proposing the equivalent is the salesperson's decision.

Do I have to replace the system my store already uses?

No. Tablia adapts to your store's system. You can connect it to your ERP via API or, if you prefer, use Tablia directly by sending your inventory as CSV, XLS or XLSX files.

Tablia identifies the code, description and price fields, and you confirm the mapping before it takes effect.

You choose the most convenient way to integrate Tablia into your operation.

What happens to a part I do not carry?

It appears to the salesperson flagged as not found, with the customer's original wording beside it. It does not become the part two millimetres along and it does not vanish from the list. The decision is yours: add it, propose an equivalent, or say the store does not carry it.

In what format can the customer send the list?

PDF, a photo in JPG or PNG, a spreadsheet in XLSX or XLS, a document in DOCX, CSV or typed text. The only one that does not go in is a handwritten list: Tablia does not accept handwriting, so it never returns a wrong quantity that looks right.

Does the quote go to the customer on its own?

The store decides. Tablia can send the quote directly to the customer or forward it first to the salesperson for review.

When the salesperson reviews it, they can adjust quantities, swap products, set prices and make any necessary changes before sending.

Tablia automates the work. The store chooses the level of control.

Vamos conversar

Bring a real fixings list

In the demo we use a list your store received this week, against your own catalogue. It is the fastest way to find out whether Tablia can handle what you sell.

(31) 99014-3800 · Mon–Fri, 8 AM – 6 PM (BRT)