How do we get SUPER cheap stuff??

Not all of these cheap products are making profit, without even being intentional loss leaders. Whoever made them may not be able to shift them so they dump the lot to reduce their loss before the stock is totally worthless. The buyer then flogs them to you at wonderfully cheap prices while still making a tiny bit of profit.
 
Devrij said:
Not all of these cheap products are making profit, without even being intentional loss leaders. Whoever made them may not be able to shift them so they dump the lot to reduce their loss before the stock is totally worthless. The buyer then flogs them to you at wonderfully cheap prices while still making a tiny bit of profit.
Click to expand...

Also the cheap shops often buy up bankrupt stock and stock large chains have over ordered for pennies in the pound and sell it on.

For example when Woolies went bust a lot of the poundshops had Woolies own brand stuff, likewise after almost every seasonal type of stock goes off the shelves in Tesco, Morrisons etc (especially things like stationary), it tends to appear in the cheap shops a while later.
 
stopper said:
This isn't the 80s, if they failed the standards testing they wouldn't even be sold in the poundshop.
Stop watching monday morning television !
Click to expand...

There's a staggering amount of stuff out there that in no way, shape or form will ever pass or has passed any sort of standards testing. The importer to the EU has that responsibility. They ask the chinese factory, the factory says of course it's been tested. Importer has fulfilled their liability (well they haven't, but that's the way they play it) shop buys from importer, factory never gets caught up with because pretty quickly no-one actually knows who made it.
 
Werewolf said:
Also the cheap shops often buy up bankrupt stock and stock large chains have over ordered for pennies in the pound and sell it on.

For example when Woolies went bust a lot of the poundshops had Woolies own brand stuff, likewise after almost every seasonal type of stock goes off the shelves in Tesco, Morrisons etc (especially things like stationary), it tends to appear in the cheap shops a while later.
Click to expand...

yes a lot of these shops will be buying bulk deadstock damaged stock end of line . basically mostly what people dont want.
 
Cheers all. So i guess the basic answer is, once they've produced enough, the cost per item becomes so low that they can squeeze a minute profit per unit.
Then, because they've produced so many, a minute profit on a shed load of things becomes worthwhile....

Interesting that demand would be so high that enough people need these specific chargers that it's worthwhile!
 
I won a flat USB cable for charging my phone on eBay the other week for 9p, delivered. It turned up and works great :D.

eBay is brilliant for cables. I'd never buy one from a shop :eek:.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom