What do you sell out of your store front shop

[trinetcr]

Cell phones you say. Do you use the product you get in and do reviews/unboxings of the new phones? Or are you not getting in the hot products on launch day?

 

[SprinterTech-WI]

Cell phones you say. Do you use the product you get in and do reviews/unboxings of the new phones? Or are you not getting in the hot products on launch day?

nobody wants to pay for the newest stuff..... I mean I COULD get things on launch day but $1200+ for a phone is beyond 90+% of my customers budgets.

 

[iisjman07]

laptops, desktops, all-in-ones, a netbook (they're all the same), ultrabook, software (windows, office, antivirus), accessories (laptops bags, etc), printer ink, routers/networking things, cables, keyboards & mice, speakers, headphones, iphone accessories, laptop power supplies, scanners, processors/ram/hard drives, monitors, printers, flash drives & digital camera memory cards

 

[PCX]

Getting ready to finally invest some more into my inventory and I was wondering if anyone else had any more input on the subject. Also, I do not have a whole lot of money to invest as of this moment (money going everywhere right now) so if anyone has any input on items that are fairly cheap that can be marked decently and sells well, that would be great.

Oh and if you guys have any suggestions on vendor or wholesalers, I would greatly appreciate it.

 

[Trek PC Computers]

I sell Lots of Kaspersky Anti-virus. Its a great program i sell single users like they are going out of fashion. Plus it works great.

 

[callthatgirl]

We sell data back up flash drives, Mozy, Mbam and our own Antivirus protection plan. Probably not too helpful for you...but with our prices, we do ok and no overhead other than mbam licenses.

 

[PCX]

I sell Lots of Kaspersky Anti-virus. Its a great program i sell single users like they are going out of fashion. Plus it works great.

We sell data back up flash drives, Mozy, Mbam and our own Antivirus protection plan. Probably not too helpful for you...but with our prices, we do ok and no overhead other than mbam licenses.

Right now we sell

Kaspersky and protection plans: Kaspersky sells well and so does our protection plans. Our techs make commission on the protection plans, but not the software.

Refurbished laptops and desktops: Good profit and they sell quick, cant seem to keep enough on the shelves. Techs also make a commission on these items.

keyboards and mice: Not huge sellers and not
a whole lot of profit.

Laptop Cases and Sleeves: Decent profit, but they don't sell well.

Cables: Good profit, but they don't sell well.

Cooling Pads: Not the best profit, but they sell well.


The items that sell well are typically those we are constantly telling customers they need (AV, Protection Plans, cooling pads) as well as laptops. Obviously we are not telling customers "You absolutely need this mouse, if you don't get it, your computer will break" so we don't sell a whole lot of those items. At the same time, I think the reason why we do not sell more is because we are not advertising retail items as much as we could. The reason for that is because even though I listed some of those items off, our shelves and slat walls are still pretty bare. I don't want to advertise too much that we sell accessories and other retail items, have a customer come in and see how bare our selection is, then never come back because in their mind, we don't offer enough selection.

 

[Jobrien]

I thought about selling Cell activations and stuff as well, but I wonder if it brings any negative attention to your business?

I rarely hear anybody saying they LOVE their cell provider and I always hated the business model of selling something then passing it off to the main company. When a customer comes back in to complain about something there is very little you can do. Customers tend to feel like you sold it to them, you own their support..

I'm in a small area so any negative attention travels fast.. Any experiences with that?

 

[PCX]

I thought about selling Cell activations and stuff as well, but I wonder if it brings any negative attention to your business?

I rarely hear anybody saying they LOVE their cell provider and I always hated the business model of selling something then passing it off to the main company. When a customer comes back in to complain about something there is very little you can do. Customers tend to feel like you sold it to them, you own their support..

I'm in a small area so any negative attention travels fast.. Any experiences with that?

That is also another concern. My first being cheap customers my second being reliant on the cell phone company to take care of their customers, even though the customer bought the phone and plan from us. It requires a lot of research and trust in the company providing the service . . . in short, it requires more time than I have right now.

 

[lan101]

For the guys buying prepaid phones and selling them:

Are you buying direct from manufacturer or a distributor?

Thanks,

Landon

 

[andcorptech]

I thought about selling Cell activations and stuff as well, but I wonder if it brings any negative attention to your business?

I will never do cell phones. Here in Australia the retailer is responsible for any warranty/complaints with the sale. This means that we ultimatley cant push the customer off to the manufacturer or cell company for problems with the handset. This means refunds/repairs and lots of negative crap.

I have worked for a major Telco as an agent in my last job and many businesses will tell the customer to go to the manufacturer, but if they make a complaint to our trading standards body (fair trading) u are forced to handle it yourself.

Too many dodgy phones and stupid people for me to get into this again

 

[PCX]

Hey guys, do any of you guys sell laptop back packs? If so, how well do they sell?