Pontius is my Co-Pilate
Or, slam your dick in the car door.
It might feel better.
Boo, Hiss.
trinkets and cheaper stuff...
that is offensively unaware of what you are talking about.
Remind me to talk about "thingamabobs" next time you talk about work.
fucking "trinkets"
Hey josh, why don't you start a Cracker Barrel that sales guitars. You can sale little beany babies with glued on guitars.
Last edited by Fe 26; 23 Apr 2010 at 12:32 AM.
i drink it up!
Unrealistic crybaby babble.Originally Posted by Fe 26
If you want to sell rare things with a niche market you still have to find a way to keep business going. Lighters, flasks, stickers, etc. would sell great to people waiting in line for a show. You're in business to make money, and there is a strategy to both carrying costs long term vs. short term that have to be addressed. This is why people think it's hard to start businesses - they have some honeymoon picture of their dream job and not having to do shit they don't want to do. Then they don't do the dirty work (like selling cheaper items to carry overhead in the short term) and close down. Business isn't that hard. Like I said on the last page - just make money.
If selling a few flasks and lighters means he can produce nice amps, and sell instruments at a good profit (that probably move slower) then so be it. Swallow your pride. Once he is established around town to musicians as the place to go he can drop that shit. But you know what? If he's making revenue off of flasks and lighters I doubt he'd want to at that point, anyway. And at that point he can probably have his pick of guitars / instruments at cost. You can work in a boring field or be poor (mostly both) or do something about it.
Last edited by Drewbacca; 23 Apr 2010 at 10:33 AM.
I'm going to sell dictionaries to retarded kids in Mississippi
Yeah, Josh. Fuckin' Cracker Barrel. You can call it Honkey Swap.
"Question the world man... I know the meaning of everything right now... it's like I can touch god." - bbobb the ggreatt
Hostages? **** em'
There is no way in fucking hell a shop set up around a venue would ever bring in enough money to stay afloat by selling bullshit like flasks and lighters.
People waiting in line for a show are waiting in line. They might leave the line to run to 7-11 but otherwise they're either waiting in line for the show, or they're in the venue waiting for the next band. I guarantee there isn't some crazy untapped market of people at shows that are looking to leave the venue in search of lighters and flasks.
This is completely ignoring the fact that setting up shop around a "small or medium sized" (whatever that means) venue that consistently brings in people and has shows where lines actually form out front is going to cost you a disgusting amount of money. Money that in no way would ever be supported by selling bullshit trinkets. Record stores can't even stay afloat around a venue and you think it's a good idea to open a antique amp boutique that sells lighters and shit? Get the fuck outta here.
Last edited by FirstBlood; 23 Apr 2010 at 11:15 AM.
Nevermind the mobbed up club owner who'll come scratching around the second you turn a profit. /life is tv
can't wake up
Josh should sell antique amps near the venue but also open up a teen line so kids at the concert can call up and ask for advice. It worked for Lisa Turtle until Zack screwed it all up!
Oh, and sell tomato sauce.
Like that guy from that book, Survivor!
"Question the world man... I know the meaning of everything right now... it's like I can touch god." - bbobb the ggreatt
i drink it up!
This is the typical, buffoon mentality (read: no money). You seriously don't understand what I am saying when I say medium or small sized venues? Like... seriously?
You need to tailor your business to suit the needs of an audience. Chosing a location would be important as fuck for off-the-street sales in a city (via foot traffic) so yes, you would have to look at other factors too. Some people from the concert wouldn't saunter over and buy something. I've been to plenty of concerts at smaller venues (one in February) where people were markedly bored before the show and were looking to kill time. People always go to shows with friends, so one or two would hold the spot in line and the rest could be free to browse. You need to find a way to get short term revenue to run the business, which was my point (there are other ways).
The fact that record stores aren't working when placed near venues kind of proves my point. People aren't going to buy vinyl and then jump around a club for 2 hours. Carting around bigger items is a bulky hassle, not to mention you could damage the album, too. If it's smaller stuff they can put it in their pocket and be done with it you'd most likely get a sale.
Gas stations make more on trinkets and snacks than gas. I doubt Josh would ever want to get in to business (he even said it was a pipe dream) but if it were to succeed you'd need something small to keep the business afloat. Come up with an idea if you can.
Last edited by Drewbacca; 23 Apr 2010 at 11:39 AM.
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