by Olivia Fast | Mar 25, 2026 | Uniform & Linen Cost Reduction, Vendor Overbilling & Credits
What Your Cintas / Vestis / UniFirst Contract Does Not Protect You From Contract ≠ enforcement Most companies take comfort in having a signed uniform or linen agreement in place. There’s a natural assumption that once the contract is executed, the major risks are...
by Olivia Fast | Feb 12, 2026 | Vendor Overbilling & Credits
Why Credits Exist on Paper but Rarely Show Up on Your Statement If you’ve ever been told, “Yes, that credit is in the system,” and then never actually seen it hit your account, you’re not alone. Uniform, linen, and mat vendors issue credits all the time — on paper.The...
by Olivia Fast | Jan 15, 2026 | Industry-Specific Savings, Vendor Overbilling & Credits
Cintas, UniFirst, and the Real Cost of Consolidation Cintas going after UniFirst again isn’t about growth. It’s about control. This latest acquisition attempt fits a familiar consolidation pattern: the largest player in a mature industry tightening the...
by Olivia Fast | Jan 8, 2026 | Vendor Overbilling & Credits
The Vendor Isn’t the Problem. Your Oversight Model Is When companies overpay for uniforms and linens, the first instinct is to blame the vendor. The service feels expensive. The invoices look inflated. The increases seem constant. So the conclusion is easy: the...
by Olivia Fast | Jan 6, 2026 | Vendor Overbilling & Credits
January Is When Overbilling Becomes Permanent Most companies think January is a reset. It’s not. January is when billing mistakes harden into “the way things are.” Here’s why. The January Trap No One Talks About In January, three things happen inside most...
by Olivia Fast | Dec 25, 2025 | Vendor Overbilling & Credits
Christmas Is When Uniform Vendors Make Their Quietest Moves While most teams are wrapping up the year, uniform and linen vendors are doing something else entirely: They’re changing your costs. Christmas and year-end holidays are prime time for price creep, contract...
