SportKite1 wrote:

> >From: Frogleg
>
> >The local personnel do their best,
> >I think but the Big Truck rules.
>
> Yup. You got that right. I have free reign to order anything for my customers
> as long as it's available from our distributor. I can even order a lot of
> threesies...meaning I'm not stuck with an entire case of an item if it doesn't
> appeal to others. Frozen foods do come by the case, which can be 8-10 or even
> 24, but I figure if one person is asking about it, there might be others who
> will enjoy the product.
>
> My only obstacle, other than availability through Tree of Life (our major
> grocery distributor) is storage space. My tiny store has limited department
> shelving available and zero back storage space so I have to be very careful how
> I order.
>
> Which brings me to another problem. Invariably I will make space for a high
> demand item because I'm such a nice person, which may mean closing out
> something that isn't moving well. I swear, every time without fail, that ONE
> person who liked that product that only comes in twice a year will show up
> within a week and wonder why it isn't there anymore. GROAN! I bite my lip from
> saying...if you LIKED it so much why didn't you buy it when it was here??????
>
> hehehehehe
> Ellen

Being a small independent also gives you leeway to buy rare items from local
growers and producers, which indirectly also helps their economy. If there's a guy
down the road that grows a certain kind of mushroom for example, you can get the
exact amount you need without being bound to a set amount.

Maybe, if you have *any* room at all in back, you could save those rare items that
don't sell well, for when those few who do use them come in. When they ask, you
could tell them you have them in the back.

Gary




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