Summer 2024 Warehouse Sale Part 2 - We Started on a Saturday!

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[wesmorrell]

I don’t care what anyone says…we are in a recession. People are spending money differently than the past 3-4 years. The first people to feel it are usually small businesses since we operate on a thin line of profit. I’ve definitely been feeling the change in my business this year. Chin up and keep coming up with goals and ideas. It’s all part of the game.

[Colechamdiceman]

I bet when the sales are less frequent they will feel like more of a special event and more folks will turn out for the deals

[tjuebele]

Here's some of my thoughts. I'm less than 2 hours from you and would drive to shop if I knew about this. I found your YouTube channel because I'm new to reselling. I've not heard of your liquidation store, and I kind of look out for those things.
So, I would suggest you push advertising (through social media) in the milwaukee and madison area.
Also, target resellers on items that makes sense for resellers (whatever their reselling strategy.)

Maybe offer your online shopping with curbside pickup. But, make it in quantities of 10 or so, make it worth your while to pick the order.

Offer eleven $10 items for $100.

[marcuscostello]

I think you basically need to have of a permanent store for the better stuff and sporadic liquidation sales

[marklubinski]

Nice weather may also impact your volume flow of customers. So summer sales also are likely impacted by vacations & other plans of potential customers.

[melissaalbert]

3 warehouse sales a year:
Springtime for spring/summer items.
Autumn for fall/winter.
A dedicated christmas sale
You could do one "picker" sale a year for all of your secondhand/storage unit/ vintage items that you don't want to auction.

Start with a $5 day, then a $3 or $2.50 day, a dollar day, and finish with a bag day. Have a special buy (over $10) AND a $10 section for the whole sale.

The economy is getting bad. You may do well focusing on consumables and basic household items. People will buy those things at even a small discount. Good luck!

[QuivaRPG]

As a theoretical customer I'd attend a sale for $10 (because there are usually some really expensive items being sold cheaply), then $5 day (because they're often useful items or things I've been wanting or can gift). I might even go to multiple $5, although probably not two days in a row. And then I'd got to $1 day, if there wasn't a bag day. In general, the prices are very easy to keep track of in my head so I'm inclined to spend my limit and not cheat lower to account for math mistakes. Maybe something like $10 day - day off to reset - $5 day - $5 day - &5 day - day off to reset - $1 day - bag day, might work?

[jerlynneallison]

I'm very sad 🥺... I LOVE your warehouse sale videos!! I hope whatever you do next (and I'm trying to come up with an idea 🤔) it's as much fun as the warehouse and pallet sales!! 🤞🍀🧧🥰🥰

[michellealdred]

Bargain shoppers are limited income shoppers try closer to the first of the month

[wiseandfunfox]

I think reducing the price twice a day would get people excited to come at midday when your sales seem to slump. 1st day 10$ then after lunch until close do 6$. Second day 4$ then after lunch until close do 2$. Third day start at 1$ then end on fill a bag. That way mid day there is a rush again, not just opening. Creates excitement to get better deals before other people! The more they buy, while at the same time you are getting rid of your inventory much faster.

[savagesmallengine]

Try to find out what week people get paid at their jobs and run your sale on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday after payday. I’ve have successfully used this timing technique when I sell merchandise on MP. My sales are always surprise me all of the time.

[wiseandfunfox]

I think reducing the cost of the items multiple times a day in the sale would create actual scarcity, say every 2 hours the price drops a $1. From a buyers perspective no matter when you come you are getting a good deal, just by the price structure more people will come. Start at 11 dollars down to 8 the first day, 7 down to 4 the second day, 3 down to fill a bag the 3rd day. If it was condensed like that you would be guaranteed customers shopping at all parts of the day, while having many people coming back multiple times a day.

[xaviermassey]

don't think me and the wife have missed a sale yet in the past couple of years we enjoy what we find and enjoy the deal we get on them

[tradermunky]

Economy crapping out, retail sales have been flat to negative with inflation removed since early 2022.

[seasons]

What about more items six dollars two for 10 dollars to move more and an area for special bus for 10 dollar items

[lilred]

Have you ever watched The Texan Picker? He goes to the wealthy neighborhoods and then resales. I can't believe what people throw away! He sales on FB, Antique Booth, Ebay etc. Praying sales pickup for you.

[nickmoney]

I've started doing shows more and more now so I can't have all online items there because bag clips and magnets and stuff I get for dollar or two but sells for 10-40 dollars each, seriously 40 bucks for a two inch bag clip. An entire shelf is now full of two dollar hot wheels, 7 dollar action figures, various this and that stuff I don't see value online but great 2-7 dollar table filler hook items to that are essentially free with them being leftovers from lot buys after the crazy stuff is selling online. This summer that's been very successful for me with low price in person sales while ebay chugs the volume of bread and butter with occasional two or three 70 dollar plus items a month.

So people love cheap in current climate is what I honestly think but then again I'm in the collectibles market more than industrial and homegoods like you do.

[nickmoney]

Three sales a year would be probably best unless you do two monthly dollar bin sales per month maybe?

[Matthew]

Why not incorporate a live “auction” on the first day and maybe even last day of the sale (ending with one to clear out the no sale items in bulk)?

Generate a reason for customers to show up. Have bounce houses for the kids, free snow cones, tractor rides around the parking lot etc. Make coming to the sale/auction an event instead as opposed to just a sale.

[ImNotJeff-uhgl]

consider having a local radio station do a live broadcast from your location on a saturday