diff --git a/tailbone/views/products.py b/tailbone/views/products.py
index 2b03871b..0ee53093 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/products.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/products.py
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ class ProductView(MasterView):
     labels = {
         'item_id': "Item ID",
         'upc': "UPC",
+        'vendor': "Vendor (preferred)",
+        'vendor_any': "Vendor (any)",
         'status_code': "Status",
         'tax1': "Tax 1",
         'tax2': "Tax 2",
@@ -158,13 +160,6 @@ class ProductView(MasterView):
         'inventory_on_order',
     ]
 
-    # These aliases enable the grid queries to filter products which may be
-    # purchased from *any* vendor, and yet sort by only the "preferred" vendor
-    # (since that's what shows up in the grid column).
-    ProductVendorCost = orm.aliased(model.ProductCost)
-    ProductVendorCostAny = orm.aliased(model.ProductCost)
-    VendorAny = orm.aliased(model.Vendor)
-
     # same, but for prices
     RegularPrice = orm.aliased(model.ProductPrice)
     CurrentPrice = orm.aliased(model.ProductPrice)
@@ -184,14 +179,11 @@ class ProductView(MasterView):
         self.handler = self.products_handler
 
     def query(self, session):
-        query = super(ProductView, self).query(session)
+        query = super().query(session)
 
         if not self.has_perm('view_deleted'):
             query = query.filter(model.Product.deleted == False)
 
-        # TODO: surely this is not always needed
-        query = query.outerjoin(model.ProductInventory)
-
         return query
 
     def get_departments(self):
@@ -207,23 +199,10 @@ class ProductView(MasterView):
                            .all()
 
     def configure_grid(self, g):
-        super(ProductView, self).configure_grid(g)
+        super().configure_grid(g)
         app = self.get_rattail_app()
         model = self.model
 
-        def join_vendor(q):
-            return q.outerjoin(self.ProductVendorCost,
-                               sa.and_(
-                                   self.ProductVendorCost.product_uuid == model.Product.uuid,
-                                   self.ProductVendorCost.preference == 1))\
-                    .outerjoin(model.Vendor)
-
-        def join_vendor_any(q):
-            return q.outerjoin(self.ProductVendorCostAny,
-                               self.ProductVendorCostAny.product_uuid == model.Product.uuid)\
-                    .outerjoin(self.VendorAny,
-                               self.VendorAny.uuid == self.ProductVendorCostAny.vendor_uuid)
-
         ProductCostCode = orm.aliased(model.ProductCost)
         ProductCostCodeAny = orm.aliased(model.ProductCost)
 
@@ -261,12 +240,33 @@ class ProductView(MasterView):
         g.joiners['subdepartment'] = lambda q: q.outerjoin(model.Subdepartment,
                                                            model.Subdepartment.uuid == model.Product.subdepartment_uuid)
         g.joiners['code'] = lambda q: q.outerjoin(model.ProductCode)
-        g.joiners['vendor'] = join_vendor
-        g.joiners['vendor_any'] = join_vendor_any
 
         g.sorters['brand'] = g.make_sorter(model.Brand.name)
         g.sorters['subdepartment'] = g.make_sorter(model.Subdepartment.name)
-        g.sorters['vendor'] = g.make_sorter(model.Vendor.name)
+
+        # vendor
+        ProductVendorCost = orm.aliased(model.ProductCost)
+        def join_vendor(q):
+            return q.outerjoin(ProductVendorCost,
+                               sa.and_(
+                                   ProductVendorCost.product_uuid == model.Product.uuid,
+                                   ProductVendorCost.preference == 1))\
+                    .outerjoin(model.Vendor)
+        g.set_joiner('vendor', join_vendor)
+        g.set_sorter('vendor', model.Vendor.name)
+        g.set_filter('vendor', model.Vendor.name)
+
+        # vendor_any
+        ProductVendorCostAny = orm.aliased(model.ProductCost)
+        VendorAny = orm.aliased(model.Vendor)
+        def join_vendor_any(q):
+            return q.outerjoin(ProductVendorCostAny,
+                               ProductVendorCostAny.product_uuid == model.Product.uuid)\
+                    .outerjoin(VendorAny,
+                               VendorAny.uuid == ProductVendorCostAny.vendor_uuid)
+        g.set_joiner('vendor_any', join_vendor_any)
+        g.set_filter('vendor_any', VendorAny.name)
+                     # factory=VendorAnyFilter, joiner=join_vendor_any)
 
         ProductTrueCost = orm.aliased(model.ProductVolatile)
         ProductTrueMargin = orm.aliased(model.ProductVolatile)
@@ -284,12 +284,15 @@ class ProductView(MasterView):
         g.set_renderer('true_margin', self.render_true_margin)
 
         # on_hand
-        g.set_sorter('on_hand', model.ProductInventory.on_hand)
-        g.set_filter('on_hand', model.ProductInventory.on_hand)
+        InventoryOnHand = orm.aliased(model.ProductInventory)
+        g.set_joiner('on_hand', lambda q: q.outerjoin(InventoryOnHand))
+        g.set_sorter('on_hand', InventoryOnHand.on_hand)
+        g.set_filter('on_hand', InventoryOnHand.on_hand)
 
         # on_order
-        g.set_sorter('on_order', model.ProductInventory.on_order)
-        g.set_filter('on_order', model.ProductInventory.on_order)
+        InventoryOnOrder = orm.aliased(model.ProductInventory)
+        g.set_sorter('on_order', InventoryOnOrder.on_order)
+        g.set_filter('on_order', InventoryOnOrder.on_order)
 
         g.filters['description'].default_active = True
         g.filters['description'].default_verb = 'contains'
@@ -297,9 +300,6 @@ class ProductView(MasterView):
                                            default_active=True, default_verb='contains')
         g.filters['subdepartment'] = g.make_filter('subdepartment', model.Subdepartment.name)
         g.filters['code'] = g.make_filter('code', model.ProductCode.code)
-        g.filters['vendor'] = g.make_filter('vendor', model.Vendor.name)
-        g.filters['vendor_any'] = g.make_filter('vendor_any', self.VendorAny.name)
-                                                # factory=VendorAnyFilter, joiner=join_vendor_any)
 
         # g.joiners['vendor_code_any'] = join_vendor_code_any
         # g.filters['vendor_code_any'] = g.make_filter('vendor_code_any', ProductCostCodeAny.code)
@@ -382,10 +382,6 @@ class ProductView(MasterView):
         g.set_link('item_id')
         g.set_link('description')
 
-        g.set_label('vendor', "Vendor (preferred)")
-        g.set_label('vendor_any', "Vendor (any)")
-        g.set_label('vendor', "Vendor (preferred)")
-
     def configure_common_form(self, f):
         super(ProductView, self).configure_common_form(f)
         product = f.model_instance