Chapter 320: Chapter 319: Observation
The second clothing store owner next to her came out to greet them.
"Everyone on the street calls me Erni. You look younger than me, so I’ll call you sister. What’s your surname?"
"Sister Erni, my surname is Lin, and my husband’s surname is Han. We mostly work in the military. I make clothing tops on the side and don’t come here often. We mainly do wholesale, setting this place up as a supply point. Makes it easier to find customers."
"So, you’re really doing wholesale and not retail?" Many colleagues on the street are talking about it, saying there’s a new competitor.
Most of their stock comes from nearby clothing factories, and the styles of clothing are almost the same, competing mainly on price. How much can you compete with just a few cents of profit?
Afraid that everyone wouldn’t make money, they unified the prices openly for the same styles, with fluctuations not exceeding fifty cents.
"No retail. If Sister Erni likes something, you can take some to sell at a small stall. We start wholesale at twenty items." Lin Wan said this while putting one hundred pieces of clothing on the counter.
Erni saw such beautiful pajamas and fell in love with them at first glance.
"Twenty items, huh? Can they be sold out?"
"They can be mixed batches, various items can be taken together."
"How much for these pajamas?"
"Eight yuan a set for pajamas, two yuan and eighty cents for thermal tops and bottoms, all wholesale prices."
As soon as Lin Wan said the price, Erni was stunned, considering these pajamas would sell for at least ten yuan in a department store.
Erni didn’t buy on the spot, still considering whether she could sell them herself.
Lin Wan and Han Yi had just finished organizing the counter when Zhao Minhua came over with a man about her age. They came by truck.
The truck had "Liujiang Food Factory" written on it, probably delivering goods from the factory.
"Sister Lin, we’re here. This is my husband, Wang Jiang."
"Sister Zhao, Brother Wang, hello. This is my husband, Han Yi."
"Hello."
"Hello."
After exchanging pleasantries, Lin Wan had Han Yi bring out the goods they wanted.
They counted them on the spot.
Lin Wan specifically bought a bundle of rope yesterday, having Han Yi bundle each style into tens for easy counting.
Counting became convenient.
In about ten minutes, the two hundred pieces were organized. Sister Zhao didn’t say much and paid them cash, a total of eight hundred and eight yuan.
"Sister Lin, I’ll come to you for restocking in the future."
"Sister Zhao, I’m here every Monday, Wednesday, Friday morning. The store front isn’t often open, but if there’s an emergency, you can call me." Lin Wan quickly gave her a phone number.
"Okay, I’ll contact you if there’s anything."
Sister Zhao and her husband didn’t stay long. After Han Yi helped them load the clothes onto the truck, they quickly left.
Next door, Yang Erni, watched with some interest. She negotiated and took ten sets of adult thermal tops and bottoms and four sets of pajamas, making it twenty pieces in total.
Lin Wan and Han Yi didn’t leave right away, instead having Han Yi string a wire across the top of the counter. They hung up her clothing.
They took out a prepared blackboard and hung it in front of the store. Written on it was thermal tops and bottoms, pajamas, wholesale. Twenty pieces minimum, mixed batches allowed.
After sitting for a while, some customers passed by, some approached to ask.
Lin Wan quoted high prices, yet still sold two or three pieces.
As Lin Wan sold clothes, Yang Erni next door watched secretly, seeing Lin Wan sell a single set of pajamas for ten yuan. If she sold her four sets, she could earn eight yuan, which would cover this month’s rent.