Opening a shop

[dingbat]

Hi,

I want to open a shop and make loads of money. Can someone tell me how to do this?

 

[bagelbox]

Hi,

I want to open a shop and make loads of money. Can someone tell me how to do this?

Don't we all! What you want to sell?

 

[dingbat]

Don't we all! What you want to sell?

I was hoping you'd tell me.

 

[downsouth]

well its your shop so tell us

 

[Bri]

First thing you have to da is name it The Dingbat Bank, then you'll be made, end of lesson

 

[yankee candleman]

You just need to have thousands of those items that people say they will be back later for and you have got it made.

 

Hi,

I want to open a shop and make loads of money. Can someone tell me how to do this?

Yes. Sell loads of stuff at high margins.

No charge for this advice!

 

[Drpepper]

You just need to have thousands of those items that people say they will be back later for and you have got it made.

No you don't, just that one item that all those people who walk 2 feet into the shop, look round for 2 seconds, say "no they won't have it" and walk out again are looking for. When you have that one item you'll be made for life

 

[silvermusic]

One sure fire winner is selling £10 notes for £9, you'll have trouble keeping up with demand.

 

[yankee candleman]

No you don't, just that one item that all those people who walk 2 feet into the shop, look round for 2 seconds, say "no they won't have it" and walk out again are looking for. When you have that one item you'll be made for life

Is that not the same as the item you put behind for them until Saturday?

 

[Drpepper]

Could well be, which is why they can't see it from the door.

Mind you - they never do commit to which Saturday

 

[Dawg]

Learn from the master: YCDBSOYA

 

[Chris Ashdown]

Number 1 Buy your shop or rent it
Number 2 Buy your Till
Number 3 Buy your stock
Number 4 Fill your shop with 3
Number 5 Open shop and make loads of dosh
Number 6 sell shop for even more dosh
Number 7 come back to forum and ask for more idea's

 

[Drpepper]

Number 1 Buy your shop or rent it
Number 2 Buy your Till
Number 3 Buy your stock
Number 4 Fill your shop with 3
Number 5 Open shop and make loads of dosh
Number 6 sell shop for even more dosh
Number 7 come back to forum and ask for more idea's

Thanks Chris, stalling a bit on the last part of number 5 this past year though

Do you know of an easy way to skip to 6

 

[Chris Ashdown]

Dreams, Dreams and longer Dreams should do it.

Actually just going the other way , have been e-trading since 2003 and now moving to larger premises which also have a 50 Sq Metre shop at front, should be interesting experience

 

[cs17]

how about selling something that really interests you

 

[indeedbuy]

first you should decide what kind of items you want to sell in your shop. indeedbuy supply chinese wholesale.

 

[rhysadams]

You need to look for things that people are purchasing at the moment, the "in thing"

Or you could look for items that people buy despite recessions, etc... Such as weddings, birthday items...

 

[Drpepper]

You need to look for things that people are purchasing at the moment, the "in thing"

Or you could look for items that people buy despite recessions, etc... Such as weddings, birthday items...

Sour puss here, avoid the "latest thing" as that is all it as and next week no one will be buying it.

 

[rhysadams]

Sour puss here, avoid the "latest thing" as that is all it as and next week no one will be buying it.

Almost right, I have made a lot of money buying the latest things and selling them quickly, you always have to be ahead and you cannot get pre-occupied with the current selling status, otherwise you miss the next thing.

 

[amanda1112]

Do a mindmap of all the things everyone really needs (not wants) in life and after you have realised that 99.9% of those things have already been invented or re-invented you just might come up with an idea that nobody else has thought of. Good luck though because I've been doing this for flippin years. Everything has been done over and over again. I need some new ideas so if you come up with anything unique remember me first and i'll go 60/40 with you

 

[Drpepper]

Almost right, I have made a lot of money buying the latest things and selling them quickly, you always have to be ahead and you cannot get pre-occupied with the current selling status, otherwise you miss the next thing.

Well said sir, you need to be on the ball and constantly moving otherwise you are left selling the "last thing" rather than the "latest thing". I wouldn't recommend you start out with the "latest thing" as by the time you are trading you'll be out of date. Maybe add the "latest thing" to a more stable range.

Our of curiosity what is the next big thing

 

[kulture]

I would suggest getting a crystal ball, and studying the future. Your business cannot fail then.

 

[sphynx]

dingbat indeed

 

[Wholesale-Suppliers]

You are opening a shop but of what? Clothing electronics? Post some details too

 

[Perseverance]

That is the vaguest question I've ever seen!

 

[oliverbanks]

Hey....dude...

Don't tell anyone, but I know what you should sell in order to make millions...

Listen though, this is just between you and me.

So keep it on the hush, know what I mean.

Ok, so this is it - i'm going to tell you what to sell...prepare yourself:

KETTLES MADE OUT OF CHOCOLATE!!!!!!


Thank me later.

 

[kulture]

I always thought it would be chocolate teapots

 

[Drpepper]

I did actually sell Chocolate teapots, they went quiet well.

 

[oldeagleeye]

Forget shop. Set up business as Bounty Hunter . Wait outside the mental hospital where you have just nipped out of and catch any others doing the same.

 

[Emily Quirk]

In this current Climate? Eh there's not much you can do to make 'loads of money' apart from street corners maybe. Cost's are low

 

[Emily Quirk]

As long as you have no morals

 

[Chris Ashdown]

We get our Bounty's from the corner shop!!

 

[Emily Quirk]

We get our Bounty's from the corner shop!!

I didn't mean corner shop, lol working the streets

 

[Emily Quirk]

So if I invented, for example an electric cheese grater, could I get a patent to protect the design?

 

[oldeagleeye]

In this current Climate? Eh there's not much you can do to make 'loads of money' apart from street corners maybe. Cost's are low

Not so easy as you may think. Never has been. I remember when I was about 16 and a group of us went to Southend on a Sat. About 9 pm I saw a lady of the night eating a bag of chips in a shop doorway just past the Kursal

Obvious what she was from her state of undress albeit a little too obvious so being somewhat gallant while my mates just laughed I shouted over to her.

"Hey miisis. Do you know your nickers have fallen down around your ankles."

She replied. "Oh has he gone. Didn't realise Thanks boys"

Quick hitch up and she carried on eating her chips. Poor gal never had time to take a break for something to eat.

Don't know about inventing an electric cheese grinder. Too many on the market to patent.

On the other hand. I am sure the government might be interested with a modern day chastidy belt. Solve the unmarried teenage mother problem overnight

 

[Emily Quirk]

You can actually buy chastidy belts of the internet

 

[Emily Quirk]

Oh well, silly question, silly answer

 

[Liliane]

you must have an idea before wanting to open a shop!

 

[mike.davis]

Theres actually an expert on here who seems to have things in common with the people who start threads like these - http://www.ukbusinessforums.co.uk/forums/member.php?u=61149

He should be able to help you make your millions.

I assume seeing as the OP has over 800 posts that this is a joke towards the recent threads of this kind? If not I dread to think of the advice he's been giving on here