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Ask HN: What should I do with all of these sandals?

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Re: Ask HN: What should I do with all of these sandals?

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Your son might not have an entrepreneurial desire but you probably know some young person in your orbit who would be interested in the experience. If you offer them the opportunity to run the store (selling through the remaining stock) maybe you’ll spark something that’ll turn into something great. Maybe there’s a youth club or student organisation that might be interested?

Giving away the stock / selling it on Amazon FBA / wholesaling it is a good way to get rid of the stock but it doesn’t take advantage of something rare you have: an online store with a product people actually want. The money side is a wash — the product is a niche gimmick — but it doesn’t need to be a financial success to provide value to some other kids.

(Plus, if you do bring some other young entrepreneurial spirit into the project, you’ve got an option on their future success: if you become the spark that turns them into a great success in future, the returns will be huge! The next jeffy bezos could owe you a lifetime debt of gratitude.)

Re: Ask HN: What should I do with all of these sandals?

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unrelated: 1/ Can you provide some financial details of this experiment (If you are ok)? (how much inventory did you order, how long did you run, how much was FOB cost, How much was margin, Lessons learned, etc) 2/ If you dont mind, what theme are you using for this shopify page?

For sure: 1) Ordered 800 pairs with an all-in manufacturing cost of $10/pair. Shipping was right around when supply chain awfulness had ships stacked off Long Beach and ended up bringing the cost/pair up to $13. We've been 'live' with the website since December of 2021. Started selling for $40/pair. Sold some. Dropped the price to $29/pair and sold more. Currently selling for $20/pair and that seems to be the right p…

Can you elaborate on the production part of the sandals? How did you approach some company to produce them for you?

Re: Ask HN: What should I do with all of these sandals?

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Your son might not have an entrepreneurial desire but you probably know some young person in your orbit who would be interested in the experience. If you offer them the opportunity to run the store (selling through the remaining stock) maybe you’ll spark something that’ll turn into something great. Maybe there’s a youth club or student organisation that might be interested? Giving away the stock / selling it on Amazo…

Isn’t Among Us a copyrighted work? Did you get it licensed to use their IP? I would check on that before trying to sell the business itself as that may attract more attention that trickling out sandals.
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