Chapter 814 Selling Socks
"Yes." Tang Ting said: "Although it is a defective product, it is actually not much different from the regular ones leaving the factory. It is just the last batch produced when each machine is operating. The color may be a little worse, but the quality is definitely not bad."
Xu Wanning asked again: "How do you usually deal with defective products in sock factories?"
"I heard from my sister-in-law that they will be given out every month. Employees are given two pairs as a small benefit. "
It can be said that the employees of the sock factory, as well as their families, are not short of socks to wear. After all, they are given several pairs every month.
"What if we buy the defective products from the sock factory at a very low price and then sell them?"
Xu Wanning said: "I have learned that better wool socks for women cost 80 cents. The men's model is one yuan. You can ask your sister-in-law to negotiate. We can buy them for one or two cents and resell them for fifty-six cents. It's cheaper than the ones in department stores, and we don't have to worry about no one buying them.
" The profit is only two or three cents, and you have to sell hundreds of pairs to earn a hundred yuan.
But the advantage of doing this is that it is less risky and less tiring.
As long as the socks are of good quality, you don’t have to worry about no one buying them.
Tang Ting was inspired and said hurriedly: "In addition to socks, the sock factory also produces gloves and hats! Although there are not as many defective products as socks, it is not without them. We can buy them and resell them!"
Just do it. Tang Ting plans to talk to her sister-in-law after she goes back in the evening and ask her to help.
"When you mention it to your sister-in-law, you can discuss weighing it with her at first. Wool socks are on the heavy side, and one pound may only cost about seven or eight pairs. If you weigh them by pound, they only cost three to four yuan per pound. Maybe buy more. If the factory doesn't agree, just buy them for a few cents a pair. "
The same goes for gloves and hats.
"When it comes to choosing hats, try to choose good-looking ones, and don't purchase too much at the beginning, because hats are not like socks and gloves, they are necessities, and many people are not used to wearing them."
"Yeah, yeah."
Every time Xu Wanning said, Tang Ting wrote it down carefully.
"In addition, I want to tell you in advance that this sock sale is no longer a group activity in our dormitory. Apart from giving you a few suggestions, I haven't been able to help you with anything else, so, When the time comes to share the profits, it can be divided equally between the three of you, without counting my share."
"How can that be done?" Tang Ting refused without thinking: "We have agreed that we are one. Can I not give you points?"
Chen Qiaoqiao and Gu Meng also disagreed with Xu Wanning's words.
Xu Wanning smiled and said: "Brothers still have to settle accounts. Before selling clothes, I took on the task of advancing funds and transportation, so you gave me a share of the dividends, and I accepted it with peace of mind. But this time, I have nothing to do with it. How can you accept dividends if you don't pay?"
"But...but..."
"It's not that much." Xu Wanning said: "To put it bluntly, the money you earn from selling socks is actually not good for me. It doesn't matter. I'm happy that you have this intention. We did say that we would advance and retreat together, but it depends on the situation. "
Tang Ting: ...
I know you have money, so there is no need to go to us. A knife in the heart.
"By the way, Qiaoqiao Mengmeng, if you want to go shopping in Beijing, I can lend you my camera, and you can take more photos as souvenirs."
"Okay, okay." Chen Qiaoqiao clapped her hands happily: "Let's talk about it first. We have to pay for the film ourselves."
A roll of film costs several yuan. Even if Xu Wanning is not short of money, they don't want to take advantage.
"Okay, you can buy the film yourself."
The camera was placed in Xu Wanning's space, but she couldn't take it out so casually, so she pretended to rummage in the closet before giving the camera to Chen Qiaoqiao.
"The exam is over and I'm going home. If you have anything to ask me about, go to Xujiapu Restaurant to find Dongzi. He will notify me."
"Okay! When our business of selling socks goes well. From now on, I’ll treat you to dinner.”
In the evening, Tang Ting went home, found her sister-in-law, and expressed her thoughts.
"You said you wanted twenty or thirty pairs. I can give it to you, absolutely no problem. But if you want so many pairs at once, it's really hard for me to get it."
"Sister-in-law, I'm not taking advantage of the public. Pay for it, buy it!"
Tang Ting emphasized the word "buy".
"Buy?"
Tang Ting kept nodding: "Anyway, the defective socks and gloves are piled up in the warehouse, and eventually they are distributed to employees for benefits. Why not sell them to me, I will buy them for three yuan a pound. This money can be used as working capital for the factory, and it can also be used to buy other things to give to employees. Even if it is just a pound of rice, it is much better than socks, right?"
After hearing this, Tang Ting's sister-in-law was also a little moved. .
Not to mention anything else, their family has more than ten pairs of unworn socks.
A person only has two feet. As long as he washes them diligently, Sanwushuang is enough to replace them.
Their factory delivers goods every month.
There is still a lot of inventory in the warehouse. My sister-in-law has not estimated the exact number, but there must be dozens of kilograms.
"Let's do this. You come with me tomorrow and I'll ask our director. If he agrees, I'll sell it to you. But don't say three yuan a pound."
Tang Ting didn't understand: "What's wrong? Is it three yuan less?"
She also wanted to lower the purchase price even more. Although the price spread evenly on each pair was only a few cents, it would add up to a lot.
The sister-in-law glared at her: "You are stupid. If you had said the price first, wouldn't you have been in a passive position? What if the director asked you to ask for three yuan and then took the opportunity to raise the price? Let the director quote the price himself. You just have to stick to it. The bottom line of three yuan is fine."
Tang Ting breathed a sigh of relief, as long as it's not too high.
After laughing, she found that she was a little uneasy inside, and asked cautiously: "Sister-in-law, do you think this is the wool of the country?"
"You bought it with money, you didn't take it for nothing, how could you What about harvesting wool?"
After hearing this, Tang Ting felt relieved.
The next day, Tang Ting and her sister-in-law went to the sock factory together. With the cooperation of her sister-in-law and her sister-in-law, Tang Ting finally wrapped up the defective products from the sock factory this month at a price of two yuan per catty.
A total of one hundred and twenty kilograms, Tang Ting counted twenty-four large unity sheets and handed them over.
The host took it with a smile, and did not forget to praise Tang Ting: "Young comrade is really awesome, you can even think of doing business like this."
Tang Ting felt a little guilty.
After all, it was Xu Wanning who came up with such a good idea.