+Luggage & Leather Posted October 10, 2002 Share Posted October 10, 2002 As an owner of a retail store in Raleigh, NC and someone who enjoys Geocaching, I was thinking of bringing in some of the geocaching gear to my store. Stuff like Travel Bugs and stickers. No T-Shirts since I don't want to stock clothing. No GPS's because my wife would kill me and my store wouldn't be the place most folks would look for them (but I could test out which is best honey!). Part of this is so I'll be able to get the items locally for myself . Would anyone be interested, or is buying them off the website good enough? Any special items you want me to stock? Quote Link to comment
+JoeyBob Posted October 10, 2002 Share Posted October 10, 2002 I could see picking up a travel bug or sticker, WE4NCS might keep you in business just with the numberof bugs he starts!Let us know what you decide to do. Is your former geoname the same as your business? Quote Link to comment
+Luggage & Leather Posted October 12, 2002 Author Share Posted October 12, 2002 Yep, that's me. I'm trying to figure out which things to bring into the store. My wife vetoed GPS's! But thought I might try TB's, and stickers, and if there's any interest in some of the other stuff like the compass or anything. Plus it'll give me a chance to visit with the local cachers since I have trouble going to any local gatherings. I'm still working out the details but will try to have it in by Christmas in case any needs to give someone a gift idea . Quote Link to comment
+fishingfools Posted October 13, 2002 Share Posted October 13, 2002 I could see a market for stickers, keyring compass's, TB etc. Would help newbie's learn about geocaching. Fishingfools Quote Link to comment
+Luggage & Leather Posted October 21, 2002 Author Share Posted October 21, 2002 Sorry but after talking to the folks who sell them, I couldn't offer them at the same price you can buy them for direct without losing money. Anyone willing to pay more just to pick it up locally ? Yeah, I sure wouldn't. Wish it would have worked out differently, but they have some different plans coming up and it may change soon so I'll let you know if I can get them. Quote Link to comment
+Luggage & Leather Posted May 7, 2004 Author Share Posted May 7, 2004 Although this is an old topic thought some may be interested. I recently bought a Garmin GPSMAP 60C and thought, "heck, if I bring them into the store I could get one at wholesale". I contacted Garmin and they told me I'd have to but at least $10,000 (wholesale) worth of their products, and sell at least $20,000 a year to bring them in. As a one store location if I could bring in another $20K a year I'd be very interested. But the chances of me selling that many GPSrs in my type of store is pretty slim. Sorry, thought I'd be able to offer some of the local geocachers some deals but it isn't likely to happen. Quote Link to comment
dampeoples Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 Wow! They sure want a lot of sales... P.S. - I'll stop by next time i'm in Crabtree....not that often with all the new stuff in Mini-City and Wake Forest though Quote Link to comment
+ncfinn Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 I would by the tiny containers ("bison type") and some other smaller items. I want one container or sticker or patch but do not want to pay $5 postage for an item that costs a dollar or two. Quote Link to comment
+TeamK-9 Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 I'm not from around here, I was just doing some research for a road trip and stumbled on this topic. I'd say that the price that you'd have to add on to make a profit would be the same price that a person would have to pay Groundspeak for shipping, so it might work out for some people. Hope this helps.. Quote Link to comment
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