We went to the clothing show yesterday and it was tough sledding.
Almost everywhere we went we had a problem. Vendors lying. Trying to push junk off on us as though it was gold. Taking advantage of us.
I will give you an example. One of our big problems is getting stuff that fits our size range. Even in jewelry. Big girls have big fingers. And big wrists. So if we want bangles they need to be a bigger size to get over the wrist of our customers. But the designer won't make them if they don't have a big enough order to make it worth their while. So we ordered from this company and had to take in a lot of bangles. Luckily we are selling them.
Then we go to their booth and there is another store from Brooklyn there. They complain about needing larger sized bangles. The cunt that runs it goes "Oh I make them for their store (us) and I can make a few more for you." So they get to tie on to our order and not take a risk of a big order? So I have to basically finance r&d for my competition? WTF?
It is a persistent problem. We solved it in clothing by making our own clothes. Do I have to do the same thing in everything?
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