неделя, 27 декември 2009 г.

BUYING FROM A CASH AND CARRY WAREHOUSE

Before visiting a wholesaler, carry out a detailed stock-check. Particularly for items like clothes, you do not want to guess and come back with exactly the same things you already have on the rail. Do not forget that the prices you see there will be exclusive of VAT ( Value Added Tax, which in 2009 adds a further 15% to the price).

I used to buy carved wooden boxes inlaid with brass shapes from a cash and carry wholesaler. There were numerous shapes, sizes and designs but no catalogue. I found it difficult to remember exactly what I had in stock, which ones were selling best and those that were not good sellers. It was even difficult to write descriptions for them. The answer was to buy one of each, lay them out and take a photograph with a digital camera. A master photograph can then be used for stock-checking and taken with you when you go buying.