Chapter 203 Rookie Guoguo (1)
"First, all goods to be shipped must have their address and mobile phone number clearly written in advance. They must be posted in a conspicuous location to ensure they are not sent to the wrong place on the way."
"Secondly, be careful when packing. Put fragile items in foam boxes and wrap them in multiple layers. Don't let them break on the way. Sister Li, you have to pay attention to this. Your jar is glass!"
Since the opening ceremony, each online store has started operating one after another. In order to ensure that everyone can get started as soon as possible, Tian Xin has put in a lot of effort this month.
The villagers all had their own ideas and disagreed on what to sell to make the most money. Initially, they all wanted to follow Li Xiaoyan in selling clothes, thinking it would be easy and profitable.
But when I really started, I found that clothes are not that easy to make. First of all, purchasing the goods is a big problem.
Selling clothes requires constantly updating styles and understanding the most popular combinations to keep up with the latest trends. To keep up with sales, you have to go to the wholesale market or shopping mall almost every week.
In addition, you need to compare prices from different stores, control costs, and ensure that the clothing is of high quality while leaving profit margins.
This is very tiring!
Li Li and Tian Lei followed Li Xiaoyan to try for two days and decisively gave up the idea of selling clothes.
Since they were still breastfeeding, it was unrealistic for them to travel all day to the county town to find supplies, and their health did not allow them to do so. After careful consideration, Li Li decided to return to her old trade before marriage: making canned preserved foods.
She was very good at making pickles. Before she got married, she used this to supplement the family income. She even came up with several recipes for this purpose, and people from all over the place came to her for advice.
Tian Xin suggested she make it into a convenient food, like canned food, for both storage and shipping. Li Li then had someone custom-make a batch of special glass jars and even put labels on them. I heard they're selling quite well.
Although other stores all sell clothes, they are all different. To facilitate management, Tian Xin asks them to provide regular feedback and review to ensure smooth progress.
4 p.m. every day is a time for review meetings. After this time, everyone needs to sort out the orders issued each day and send them to Cainiao Guoguo for packaging and shipment.
This is the scene at the beginning.
"Oh, good! I was just worrying about this problem!" After listening to Tian Xin's suggestion, Li Li looked at the glass jar in her hand with a worried look on her face: "If this was made of plastic, this problem wouldn't happen on the road!
You don't know, but recently several buyers have given me bad reviews, saying that the jars broke on the way. These negative reviews can't be deleted, and they really affect future buyers. I'm a little overwhelmed these days!"
"Then why not use plastic bottles?" said another middle-aged woman standing nearby waiting for her delivery. "Who knows what's going on on the road? The men loading and unloading are so clumsy, it's inevitable they'll break one or two."
"It's not like I haven't thought about changing," Li Li said. "It's mainly because plastic affects the taste of the food. If it doesn't taste good, no one will buy it. Besides, switching to plastic is an extra expense! I've only just started, and I can't afford the hassle!"
"Then what should we do? You can't do either of these things, which really stumps me!" The middle-aged woman complained and turned around to do her own work.
Tian Xin came over, looked at the takeaway boxes on the ground, and helped her pack one: "If that doesn't work, then order a batch of special bottles. I know a kind of bottle made of a material that is very durable."
"These are all trivial matters, Xinxin! That's not the problem!" Li Li sighed as she looked at the pile of glass jars waiting to be packed into cartons. She leaned in close and whispered, "It's the express delivery fee that's too high!"
"Express delivery fee?" Tian Xin didn't understand what she meant and asked suspiciously, "Isn't it charged by weight?"
"It's by weight, that's right!"
"What's going on?"
"You don't know, Xinxin, we've all inquired about this privately. He's only responsible for delivering our express delivery, and he's not responsible for anything else.
If there are any bumps or scratches on the way, that's their problem. Why should they charge us such a high shipping fee? At least they don't have to worry about this when selling clothes. But look at me, I lost dozens of dollars just on the replacement of damaged clothes this month. How can I make any money?
Tell me, should they be responsible for this part?"
"I understand you, sister." Tian Xin said: "What you said is indeed a problem. However, we have just opened our business and the shipment volume is too small. In fact, we can't make any money from logistics!
Problems along the way are unavoidable. I suggest you either change the material of the jars or add an extra layer of foam packaging for added security, which will at least reduce the risk of breakage. As for the courier fee, I'll negotiate with them after a few months when sales pick up!"
Li Li seemed a little reluctant to accept this plan. After hesitating for a long time, she said hesitantly: "Xinxin, look, they sell clothes. This is light in weight, so they charge per piece for express delivery.
"This thing has water in it, so it's heavy. Could you please talk to them and give me a discount on the shipping cost? It's taking so long, I really can't afford it!"
"You've got the wrong idea," Li Xiaoyan came over with a pile of packed clothes and placed them on the shelf designated for her. While sorting them, she replied to Li Li: "Lili, although the shipping fee for clothes doesn't require weight, the return rate is high!
Although the return shipping fee is borne by the buyer, it means that the return is a wasted trip, and the initial shipping fee is also wasted! If you give you a discount, then we all have to give a discount! Everyone, don’t you think so? "
Before Tian Xin could reply, the people busy in the room started chatting with her.
"Yeah, Lili. We're in the same category, right? Yours breaks easily, and mine breaks easily. So, all in all, it's not less than what you're paying."
The person who was speaking was Li Li's relative, older, and they all called her Second Aunt.
Second Aunt sells her own fruits. Since there is no purchase cost, her profit margin is the highest among these people.
However, fruit is an agricultural and sideline product, so there are certain requirements for shipping, such as packaging, and strict control over weight and size.
At the beginning of the business, Tian Xin spent a lot of effort to get a business license for her second aunt.
As soon as Second Aunt finished speaking, several people around her echoed her.
"Exactly. If you ask me, the courier fee needs to be repriced so that no one suffers a loss!"
"You don't want to suffer any loss, yet you still want to do business! You people are really dreaming."
A few people were discussing something heatedly when the delivery driver, who was supposed to pick up the goods, arrived in his truck. Before he even entered the room, he heard the discussion and immediately started to complain: "I think you should go back and rest. It's better not to open this store!"
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