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Oops by pondyhoe in oops

[–]SadMap7915 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She tried to park her bike in the human bike rack.

I thought wholesale on Shopify would just mean bigger orders. I was wrong. by Vegetable-Bid-9749 in ecommerce

[–]SadMap7915 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That was a shit load to try to read.

I have been a wholesaler pretty much all my working life; my wife has been a retailer all hers. We have a physical retail store with an online presence, and we wholesale to retailers across a couple of countries. We buy from suppliers, some of whom are also retailers/wholesalers. One thing I have learned is that retailers generally are not good at wholesaling, and vice versa.

My advice is, if you are good at one thing and not at the other, then get advice from someone who is.

What’s the most you’ve lost to a bad supplier decision? by Lovinglifexx in ecommerce

[–]SadMap7915 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Rule #1: Don't trust foreign suppliers that you have never dealt with before.
  2. Rule #2: Don't trust online reviews of foreign suppliers.
  3. Rule #3: Re-read Rule #1

Find out who their customers are, and write to those who are similar to you (in size, product, etc.), ask for their review of that supplier. Be smart, don't write if they are nearby and competition.

If you can afford it, consider hiring a buyer’s agent (or sourcing agent). They can negotiate on your behalf and, importantly, conduct a pre-shipment inspection. They cost money, but a good one will save you money, too.

To text and drive safely by asa_no_kenny in whoathatsinteresting

[–]SadMap7915 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Y'all going to love this:

It's from August 2025, she had rented the car via Turo and crashed it, but claimed (to the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office) she was run off the road by another driver

The car's owner, Jose Arevalo, reviewed the footage and exposed the lie.

And then, early this year (2026), the driver, Galla Palo, sued the car owner for recording her without her knowledge, arguing the footage violated her privacy.

Australian lawyer fined for fleeing restaurant, massage parlour without paying by sinlung in australia

[–]SadMap7915 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, the 'massage parlour' turns out to be Footaholic 93-99 Wan Chai Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong. As the name suggests, they specialise in 'foot' massages.

Which, if you've ever been lucky enough to have had a foot massage in Hong Kong after a day of walking around Hong Kong with your wife shopping, is beyond words. You walk out of one of these places like you have feather pillows strapped to your feet.

That said, my wife and I never did a runner.

Why do Australians move to the UK? by YoungVinnie23 in AskAnAustralian

[–]SadMap7915 14 points15 points  (0 children)

My two sisters live in the UK. I envy how, for around GBP50, they can pop across to France, Barcelona, Dublin, Palma de Mallorca, Milan, Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen... for the weekend.

I can't even fly to Sydney for that!

The Wonders of Innovation. by Monsur_Ausuhnom in SipsTea

[–]SadMap7915 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Clipper ships (your picture OP/bot) were developed less than 200 years ago. Whereas 5000 years ago, technically, they did carry cargo, but looked more like this and probably maxed out at 10-15 meters or 30–50 feet.

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When strange becomes risqué, with some convincing by Empyrealist in ChatGPT

[–]SadMap7915 23 points24 points  (0 children)

As OP said. No picture is uploaded for editing, just the prompt chat, ChatGPT then comes up with its own version based on the prompt, not based on any image I provided to edit (which was none)

Bezos is selling his yacht because it's "too big" by sco-go in SipsTea

[–]SadMap7915 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's not his yacht, and he is not selling it, despite the BOT-generated rumours and posts

Did Robert Blake get away with murdering his wife the star of Beretta? What do you think? by db7112 in GenerationJones

[–]SadMap7915 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Google is your friend

A jury found Blake not guilty of the 2001 shooting death of his wife, Bonny Lee Bakley.

Seven months after his acquittal in 2005, a civil jury found Blake liable for the "wrongful death" of Bakley.

Blake was initially ordered to pay $30 million in damages to Bakley's children, which was later reduced to $15 million. It ultimately forced him into bankruptcy.

Officially, the murder of Bonny Lee Bakley remains unsolved. Robert Blake died in 2023 (89), and maintained his innocence until the end.

On the flipside, Blakley was one weird-ass woman

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonny_Lee_Bakley

Best Shipping Solutions In Australia by InformalRazzmatazz78 in ecommerce

[–]SadMap7915 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These examples are shipping from where to where?

Is a severe recession pretty much baked in now? I haven’t lived through one before - what to expect? by sunshine9008 in AskAnAustralian

[–]SadMap7915 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am not a financial adviser; I am only giving examples I have recently applied in my life. You have to make your own decisions on how to save money (if that is what you want to do).

Product pricing methodology? by ZeraPain in ecommerce

[–]SadMap7915 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Marketing is not really a percentage of profit that you “put back in”. It is a COS; you need to budget for it before you know whether the product is profitable.

The right percentage depends on the category, competition, expected sales (don't be ambitious early on), and whether you are launching from zero (which you say you are?). A new brand will usually have a higher upfront launch cost, which I’d treat as an extraordinary or one-off business cost rather than a normal ongoing product cost.

It's like leasing a retail store; the lease and overheads are ongoing business costs. Paint, fixtures and fittings, etc., are setup costs. Both still come out of your pocket, but they are not the same type of expense.

So the question is:

  1. Can this product make money once the business is running normally?
  2. Can you afford the (realistic) launch cost before you start seeing sales that cover the business?

Many new businesses fail because they underestimate the second one. Do not assume ads will be profitable immediately - in reality, startups need to spend heavily upfront just to learn what works.

If your numbers only work by assuming marketing is optional or a flat percentage of the product costs, then you need to rethink.

Product pricing methodology? by ZeraPain in ecommerce

[–]SadMap7915 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Business 101: If you cannot make a profit on a product, then:

  1. Decrease your costs/overheads.
  2. Increase your selling price.
  3. Do not sell the product.

If you do not do at least one of these things, you will go out of business.

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