Comments on: Three reasons you’ll be knocked off pt. 2

By: How to hire a consultant pt.1

How to hire a consultant pt.1 — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:01:18 +0000

[...] friend Andrea (here, here and here) has been dealing with a situation with her consultant over the past several months and [...]

By: Carla Dawn

Carla Dawn — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:19:01 +0000

Company C may feel stressed with keeping it’s 200 employees busy, this is a tough one, though you would think with their own domestic production capabilities they could creatively and with out too much difficulty figure out a way to accommodate more flexibility. It may need rethinking along other lines- like adding to theirs styles, offering less colors, tweeking the way they produce….

By: What should my wholesale minimums be?

What should my wholesale minimums be? — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:07:16 +0000

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By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:01:56 +0000

Lesley, old ground, I'm with you on that. Still, there's a new trend afloat, got a private email about it that I'm wondering if I should print. Erin: surprisingly enough (I totally get what you're saying and agree it's often true), Company C is run by two best buds, chicas. KO is run by a married couple. Morgan wrote:

I worked for a very indie designer who had to cut her flex-min policy after buyers would take advantage by purchasing basically one-offs for themselves at trade shows @ wholesale cost, but pass on the line as it wasn’t a fit for their store…

I've thought some about this, used to agree with your indie designer entirely. A few things changed my mind. I think I'll write a separate entry about it today. Amended: I've posted what your wholesale minimums should be.

By: Morgan

Morgan — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:13:16 +0000

another GREAT article…but I thought, nonwithstanding all company C’s other issues that six minimum was still the standard these days? back in the day (well, it seems like forever from where I NOW sit) I worked for a very indie designer who had to cut her flex-min policy after buyers would take advantage by purchasing basically one-offs for themselves at trade shows @ wholesale cost, but pass on the line as it wasn’t a fit for their store….thoughts?

By: Erin

Erin — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:20:15 +0000

I bet Company C is a family business. Seriously. Somebody’s kid who would rather be a dentist is in charge of their minimums policy and is being a jackass to even the score with Daddy or Big Brother. The problem is entitlement and weird psychodynamics.

By: Lesley

Lesley — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:15:30 +0000

funny…I seem to deal with alot of company C’s when sourcing fabric and trims. I’ve suggested they simply charge more for smaller orders and yet they stand their ground and will not change. I can’t imagine that anybody’s business is so hot that they can afford to turn away buyers.