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What do you say when people message you to ask where you get your stock from?

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  • Pembroke
    Pembroke Posts: 841 Forumite
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    Never been asked but I'd be inclined to offer to be their wholesaler if they tell me what they're after. Then bung a couple of quid on whatever price you pay your wholesaler, that way you will get a bit more discount as you'll be buying more stock. Win Win.
  • forgotmyname
    forgotmyname Posts: 32,955 Forumite
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    Tell them you buy it off ebay.
    Censorship Reigns Supreme in Troll City...

  • martindow
    martindow Posts: 10,620 Forumite
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    im not sharing my secrets here LOL
    i only give it to respectable people (not saying you arent) but i cant check your background here
    xxx

    I'm respectable you can share your secrets here - no one will tell.

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  • gavjbrown
    gavjbrown Posts: 375 Forumite
    Are you selling a product that has lots of fakes about. Could they be trying to work out if yours are genuine or fake.
  • PopeSock
    PopeSock Posts: 552 Forumite
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    'It's pooped out by otters'
  • globalds
    globalds Posts: 9,431 Forumite
    PopeSock wrote: »
    'It's pooped out by otters'


    Blimey is it this stuff you sell ?

    http://most-expensive.net/coffee-in-world
    Kopi Luwak the most expensive coffee in the world does exist, and those who drink the expensive coffee insist that it is made from coffee beans eaten, partly digested and then excreted by the Common palm civet, a weasel-like animal.
    “Kopi” the Indonesian word for coffee along with “luwak” is local name of this animal which eats the raw red coffee beans. The civet digests the soft outer part of the coffee cherry, but does not digest the inner beans and excretes them.
  • sequence
    sequence Posts: 1,877 Forumite
    I've never been asked this question, but if I were, I'd just say I get it from Lidl or Aldi ;)
  • Enterprise_1701C
    Enterprise_1701C Posts: 23,414 Forumite
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    If someone were to ask me where I got my products from I would give them quite short shrift. I don't sell on Ebay but we do run a business and as it is in a competitive field there is no way I would help anyone else in the same field!!
    What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare
  • TurkishDelight
    TurkishDelight Posts: 7,739 Forumite
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    "Oh, you know, here and there"

    The vague handwave is only in my head but it is implied :D
    This is my opinion. There are many others like it but this is mine
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    I am a professional ebay seller. I work hard at my job, I love my job, if you think it's silly that's your problem not mine. :p
  • soolin
    soolin Posts: 74,408 Ambassador
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    "Oh, you know, here and there"

    The vague handwave is only in my head but it is implied :D

    I rather fear I really am that vague :p

    Quite a while ago now I did buy a few things in the Next sale, decide i really really didn't like them and listed them instead on my business account. Got the usual 'where do you get your stuff from' to which i gave an honest reply 'Next'.
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