diff --git a/stockcli/utils.py b/stockcli/utils.py
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+import logging
+import string
+from operator import attrgetter
+from typing import Any, Optional
+
+import click
+import requests
+
+from .console import error_console
+
+UNALLOWED_CHARACTERS = str.maketrans(dict((c, None) for c in string.whitespace))
+
+
+def make_request(method: str, url_path: str, data: Optional[Any] = None) -> Any:
+    obj = click.get_current_context().obj
+    session = obj["request_session"]
+    base_url = obj["base_url"]
+    requested_url = base_url + url_path
+
+    method_function = attrgetter(method)
+
+    try:
+        if data is not None:
+            response = method_function(session)(requested_url, json=data)
+        else:
+            response = method_function(session)(requested_url)
+        response.raise_for_status()
+    except requests.Timeout:
+        logging.error(f"The connection to {requested_url} timed out!")
+        error_console.print("Connection timed out!")
+        raise
+    except requests.ConnectionError:
+        logging.error(f"Couldn't establish a connection to {requested_url}!")
+        error_console.print("Couldn't establish a connection!")
+        raise
+    except requests.HTTPError:
+        logging.error(f"{requested_url} sent back an HTTPError")
+        error_console.print("Got the following error:")
+        error_message = response.json()["error_message"]
+        logging.error(error_message)
+        error_console.print(error_message)
+        raise
+    except requests.TooManyRedirects:
+        logging.error(f"{requested_url} had too many redirects!")
+        error_console.print("Too many redirects!")
+        raise
+    else:
+        return response.json()
+
+
+def get_request(url_path: str) -> Any:
+    return make_request("get", url_path)
+
+
+def post_request(url_path: str, data: dict[str, Any]) -> Any:
+    return make_request("post", url_path, data)
+
+
+def put_request(url_path: str, data: dict[str, Any]) -> Any:
+    return make_request("put", url_path, data)
+
+
+def prepare_barcode(barcode: str) -> str:
+    return barcode.translate(UNALLOWED_CHARACTERS)