When purchasing t-shirt plastic bags by the case is it common practice for wholesalers and manufacturers to short the count. Common practice is to short anywhere from 5% to 15%. This amounts to huge profits to these companies as few people count the number of bags in each case since bag count can range from 500 to 3,000 pieces. These companies also profit from quicker turnaround times from their customers since the customers runs low on t-shirt bags quicker. While it is illegal to deliberately short counts, investigations are.............. Read more

Flea market selling is very different from other kinds of selling. Most flea markets generate high volumes of customers and restrict you to a relatively small selling space. So the key in flea market selling is turnover. Without turning merchandise quickly you cannot survive. One of the ways to do this is to carry a loss leader. Sell an item that is well known but also related to the products you carry, advertise it as a super special with a large and bright sign. Make a small margin percentage on the item or break even on it. Customers will come over to your booth and buy that product, but while they.............. Read more

We hear all about Black Friday sales the big box stores advertise. What you don't hear is how much these very same stores are taking advantage of the general public. There was an article in Newsday on Nov 24th about how "expert" shoppers get great Black Friday deals. One quote was from an "expert" was, "If a store doesn't give you at least 30% to 40% off I don't even consider going to that store".................. Read more

Whether you sell diamond or costume jewelry you have competitors, so drive ahead of your competitors by simply adding colors to your packaging. Most jewelry retailers generally display on black velvet or beige displays. They also generally give the customer either a white cotton box or if selling high quality jewelry a generic black velvet box. Some of them even display their products inside these boxes. Using these plain colors is standard in the industry and also boring. By using colored jewelry displays and colored jewelry boxes................. Read more