I have been deceived several times. I feel like I am a joke in the neighborhood. It is probably spread among the scammers: "Go to their house, they are easy to deceive."
The first scam I fell into when opening a convenience store: One day at noon, a 50-year-old uncle came to my store. The uncle was holding a bucket with a lot of sugar in his hand. He smiled and said to me that at home I am so happy that I have a grandson. While talking, he grabbed a handful of candies for me to eat.
This is my first time opening a convenience store. Although I always remind myself not to be deceived, but seeing an uncle with such a bright smile, what bad intentions can he have? So I didn’t think much about it. I took the candy with a smile and said a few words of blessing to the uncle.
Unexpectedly, the uncle’s next words made the candy in my hand feel like a hot potato.
The uncle said that the child at home had been preparing for the birth of a grandson for many years. Unexpectedly, he was hospitalized after the birth. He spent a lot of money and the family’s savings were all spent. He had no money to continue treatment. He asked me if he could Help me with 100 yuan. What the uncle said is really sad for those who hear it and sheds tears for those who hear it.
I have read a lot of history and a lot of art of war. At that moment, I was still excited. Although I felt like I was kidnapped, I quickly gave him 100 yuan. The uncle took the money and even I said thank you a few times and turned around and left.
After a while, the owner of the store next door slowly walked up to me with his hands behind his back, looked at the candies on my table and asked, "Did you pay?"
I said yes. Yes, he quickly said it was a lie. He came last year and several times this year.
The candy in my mouth stopped being sweet instantly.
The second scam I took when opening a convenience store: One day a boss drove a van to the door of my store and asked me if I wanted to sell stationery.
This boss looked much more serious than the uncle. He told me confidently that this was a room in a school district and he could sell some stationery. He said that he was the general agent of Chenguang Stationery.
It makes sense when I think about it. The key is that I have heard that stationery is highly profitable. Moreover, the boss looked very confident and didn't look like a liar at all. I wanted to tell him to think about it, but I didn't expect him to leave immediately and said he was in a hurry for someone else to deliver the goods. He seemed to be in a hurry to buy or not, and a lot of people bought.
I asked him what stationery he had. He opened his van and saw a truck full of stationery, which solidified my trust in him.
He went on to say: If you are selling by the way, don’t sell too many varieties. Just sell pens and refills. He then moved a few boxes of goods out of the car.
When I opened it, I saw several kinds of ballpoint pens, markers, and many refills, which cost more than 2,000 yuan.
I have read a lot of history and a lot of art of war, but at that moment I was still fascinated. Without thinking, I took down the boxes of goods, looked at the boss's retreating back, and said thank you several times.
Damn it, the stationery is not Chenguang at all, it is all fake. I can’t write a lot of things. I was deceived again.
The third scam I suffered when opening a convenience store: Someone came to my store to recommend an e-cigarette. To be honest, I was very excited. Nowadays, young people smoke e-cigarettes. As there are more and more people, it should be easier to sell.
It costs 15 yuan each to purchase, and at least 100 pieces are required at one time. After being deceived twice before, I was more cautious this time. I left his business card and said I would think about it. Unexpectedly, a young man came in the evening and asked me if there were any e-cigarettes for sale here. He said he wanted to buy 20 e-cigarettes to give away.
I have read a lot of history and a lot of art of war, but at that moment I was still fascinated. I asked the young man to buy it the next day, and then immediately called the number. The e-cigarette was delivered quickly, but the young man never came again.
Summary: This is my experience, constantly being deceived and constantly growing.
Grow up while being deceived, be deceived while growing up.
On the other hand, my opponent is familiar with history and is proficient in the art of war. He has successively resorted to bitter tactics, hard-to-get tricks, and chain tactics. His tactics are so clever that they are difficult to guard against.
I was fooled by this, and then I became more cautious. If you want to give me money, you don’t have to negotiate. If you want to leave it with me, you can give me the money first, and I will settle the bill with you after I sell out
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A friend who owns a convenience store is still frightened when he mentions the scam he suffered a few years ago! Although the capital was saved in the end, the time wasted was also a big cost. The situation she encountered might not have been spared if she had been handled by an experienced person!
A friend opened a convenience store in a new place, and there were two stores for her to choose from. The two areas have similar flow of people and are adjacent to several communities. The streets where the two shops are located, one is dilapidated, while the other looks brand new.
Because there were rumors at the time that this place might be demolished, but the location was very good and there was no convenience store. It was a good location to make money.
But which street to choose? As long as this place can survive for a few years without being demolished, it can still make money.
My friend guessed based on his own ideas at the time and chose the street that was well constructed. She thought at the time that the other street was in shabby condition, and if it was to be demolished, that street would be demolished first!
A friend invested 380,000 yuan and opened a convenience store on that well-constructed street.
Unexpectedly, not long after the convenience store opened, real news came that the street she was on was going to be demolished! As for the dilapidated street, there has been no news of demolition.
My friend’s heart was completely cold, and this little heart couldn’t bear it either. She rented someone else's shop, and the compensation had nothing to do with her. But if a room full of goods cannot be processed, it will be her loss!
Ever since I learned about the demolition, my friend was on pins and needles, worried that his shop would be demolished tomorrow. Worry every day, feel uncomfortable every day, worry about the inventory in the store every day!
In the end, the store persisted for a year and was demolished. She said that thanks to the large flow of people, she made back her money this year. However, a year was wasted, and if I look for a store outside, I have to start all over again.
At that time, she was not optimistic about the dilapidated street, which had not been demolished for several years! My friend said, who knows these things? If one had the hindsight, he would have chosen that street long ago.
Policy and urban planning information should be ranked first when inspecting stores.
For example, hospitals and schools are places with a large flow of people. Which area these units are to be relocated to will definitely bring a huge flow of people to the place. And those areas will soon be empty again. If you still choose these places at this time, you will definitely lose money if you rent them for several years.
Also, investment around newly built tourist areas needs to be cautious. I once met a boss who built a new tourist town during the National Day Golden Week, and saw the town crowded with people. I immediately took over a store.
Unexpectedly, after she took over, there were not many people in the entire scenic spot the next year. There were many occasions when her shop was not open for a day. She was bored and helpless playing with her mobile phone every day, watching the handful of people on the street. In the end, it took two years before the contract ended. Store rent, for two years, is an irreparable cost.
There is great uncertainty in the flow of people in newly built tourist areas, and you should be cautious when opening stores in these places. This boss came here during the National Day Golden Week, and the flow of people he saw was even more unreal. I didn’t look at multiple time situations multiple times to understand this area.
There are countless situations where people are deceived when opening a store. Many times, learning from other people's successful experiences allows you to imitate them, but looking at the lessons of others' failures, you can learn more deeply from them.
I have stopped writing for more than three months. When I read your topic today, it suddenly aroused my desire to talk.
Everyone has heard of a lot of door-to-door sales scams. Of course I have encountered it, but it is nothing new and insignificant.
What am I going to say today? Don’t be impatient and listen to me slowly. The convenience store's daily business starts around 15:00. That day, my wife was guarding the store alone. When she was drowsy, a man came in, asked about several products, and asked my wife to remove the ones on the top shelf. Take the things off and show them to him. My wife left the counter and had just taken down the products for him, when another man came in from outside. Without saying a word, he walked straight to the dairy area next to the counter, carried two boxes of dairy products in one hand, and rushed My wife smiled, turned around and walked out the door. My wife was stunned immediately. What happened? Thief? acquaintance? Subconsciously, she chased him out. When the man saw that my wife was coming after him, he immediately quickened his pace regardless of my wife's loud shouting. My wife was anxious and took three steps at a time to catch up. She stretched out her hand to grab the man, and the man stopped. , said he was going to the car to take his wallet to pay the bill, and then asked about the price of the two boxes of milk. After hearing the quotation, he said it was too expensive and he didn’t want it anymore. He thrust the two boxes of milk into my wife’s hands and turned around to leave. My wife is so angry. What kind of person is this? He just takes things without saying hello. After taking them, he doesn’t want them because they are too expensive. While mumbling, he returned to the store. Hey, where was the person who came in earlier? My wife suddenly had a bad premonition and hurried to the cashier's counter. She was immediately dumbfounded. The drawer containing the money had been opened, and there were only a few scattered changes left in it. Most of the day's turnover and the change you brought yourself. All the change was gone. Everyone, this happened in 2007. At that time, mobile payment was not popular. All transactions were in cash. More than 3,000 yuan was stolen at once. My wife blamed herself for this for a long time. In order to save money, she even contacted the clerk. There was no way to do anything. It was really irritating that the money saved was taken away by someone.
About half a year later, the location where the store was located was facing demolition due to planning requirements, so we had to find a new location and move it to a place farther away. Just a few days after settling in, something happened again. After lunch that day, my wife was doing laundry at her residence, and I came to guard the store. When I was bored, a man came in. After glancing at the store for a few times, he expressed that he wanted to buy a duvet and asked me to put down a few items on the shelf. He took off all the quilts and looked at them before making a choice. The profit of down quilts is not bad. I carefully introduced to him the differences between these quilts. Just after saying a few words, another man came in from outside, opened the refrigerator, took two bottles of drinks, and placed them on the shelf next to him. He picked up a few packages of food, turned around and walked out the door without saying a word. I called him, but he ignored him. When I walked to the door, I found that he was walking farther and faster. Suddenly, I remembered the situation my wife encountered not long ago. I immediately understood that this gang The ghost came again. I looked back at the man in the store. He was walking towards the cashier. I yelled: What do you want to do? You are in the same group! I took out my cell phone and was about to call the police, but then I saw the man suddenly rushing towards the door. When he was approaching me, he made a motion of throwing something at my head. I lowered my head subconsciously, and the man bumped into me. , knocked me aside, and then ran away quickly. When I regained my footing and chased them outside the store, I didn't even see anyone in sight. Both of them ran away. Although I lost two bottles of drinks and several packages of food this time, I didn't lose a lot of money. It was a lucky break.
After asking about it afterwards, I found that there were quite a few merchants who had lost money and property due to this kind of trick. Opening a store to earn some hard money and encountering all kinds of tricks was really hard to guard against.
I am honored to answer your question. My husband and I once opened a convenience store and we operated it for more than a year!
The first time I was fooled was when I just started to open my business. A salesman asked us to sell their lollipops. We only sold out the lollipops in May of the following year [face covering]! I didn’t get much goods, just a few boxes, and they weren’t expensive, the goods cost a thousand yuan! Later I found out that it was an off-brand one and not very tasty! Very few people bought it! I often offer half-sale and half-free items, but they are finally sold out!
I have complained about this lollipop more than once, but my husband said it’s okay, just sell it slowly!
In addition to this, it is the cigarette license. The cigarette license has never been issued. We dare not sell cigarettes casually. They are often inspected by the superiors. Then we must put the cigarettes away and quickly put them out when the inspectors leave. Sell, I remember it took a long time to get the smoking license, which greatly affected the operation of the entire convenience store! Some people just wanted to buy a pack of cigarettes, but there were no cigarettes for sale, and they didn’t buy anything else. They didn’t come back for a long time! Therefore, if you want to open a convenience store, you must have complete documents so as not to affect the store's business
More importantly, don't trust the products sold by that kind of van
First time selling a van When it came to the product, I refused. I went back to take a nap and came over. My husband bought it. He said it was very cheap, only two thousand yuan. It was a big car with toys and a pen [picking my nose]. Later I found out that the pen was I can’t write with an expired pen, I don’t have many toys, and I don’t have many notebooks! I said no, but he refused to listen. He was brainwashed by others after I left.
The most important thing is not to give credit to others casually. Once there will be a second time! I don’t even dare to ask, and if I do, I’ll offend others! It was all his friends who came over to get some good cigarettes and said they would pay for it next time! He still quarreled with me when I said he wouldn't take it
Only when you join the industry will you understand a lot of principles of how to behave, and you really have to act according to the circumstances!
Finally, I will give you a short story for free: There is a regular customer who often comes to the store to buy cigarettes. When he bought something, he said he forgot to bring money to give it to him next time! And I was the only one in the store, so only I knew how much it cost! The second time he came to buy something, he didn't make up the money from last time. I couldn't ask him directly. The third time he came to buy something while I was away! The fourth time: I happened to be working the night shift: his friends were treating him, and they came to the store to buy beer, cigarettes, and drinks. I acted according to the situation. When paying the bill, I said 108 yuan together, plus the 56 yuan last time, right? He and I looked at each other for a few seconds, very embarrassed. Finally, his friend said that I would give it to him, but he said that I would give it to him myself! He won’t dare to pay on credit next time! So unconscious! I am not a friend, nor am I familiar with him! I was also very embarrassed afterwards [covering my face]
No matter what kind of store you open or what kind of business you do, others can’t teach you anything. You can only suffer losses and learn from them!
I have been deceived a lot when I open a convenience store. There is no one that is the first to be deceived. I have been deceived all the time!
1. Choosing to open a convenience store is the first step. (At first I thought about opening a convenience store without being tired, just collecting money every day, and the daily cash flow is still very large.)
Only after opening the store did I realize that once the store is opened, what will happen? There are days off, so you have to sit in the store no matter what. And I have to work from 9 to 10, so what else can I do with so much working time?
2. Being deceived by door-to-door salesmen. After signing the contract and officially starting to sell, I found that there were some unsaleable products. Who would have thought that a certain product would not be sold at the beginning. After a year and a half, I found that only one or two pieces of the product had been sold. Check the supply contract again and there is a guaranteed purchase quantity!
3. Mistaken gross profit as pure profit. Ordinary people may use a special bank card to keep accounts when opening a store. The accounting method is also very simple, that is, how much money I paid out this month and how much money I received. How much money comes in minus what goes out is the remaining profit. However, at the end of the year, I reconciled various accounts and found that after all the rent, water and electricity were settled, and the supplier payments were settled, the balance in the bank card was not even as good as working!
4. I don’t understand management, and I don’t understand the importance of inventory. I lose some small things from time to time without knowing it. When I wait for the inventory, I have a lot of confused accounts.
Hey, opening a convenience store is hard to explain!
I once owned a department store in a local county town and was scammed a lot. The one that impressed me the most was a seller selling lily powder. At that time, a man with a southern accent pulled a large box and said it was lily powder, which was similar to milk powder bags. The packaging and printing were very beautiful, and the manufacturer information was provided. First, 10 bags were distributed for free. A group of people came the next day, and they all looked like big bosses. After walking around, they chose Lily Powder. They said it was a benefit for employees. They said it was available in all major supermarkets in Xi'an and the price was much higher than mine. , I placed an order for 100 bags, paid a deposit, and said I would have the goods within three days. Then, as you all know, I contacted the supplier, the goods came in, the payment was made, and nothing happened anymore [face covering].
All door-to-door salesmen can release goods. No money will be paid for the first goods, as a deposit. Money will be given for the second item.
Not to mention convenience stores, I opened a small restaurant in the countryside. In the first year of opening, a man from Hengshui Laobaigan came to give away computers or air conditioners. He said that there was an event and he could give away computers or air conditioners. I was relatively conservative. When I filled out the form, I ordered a laptop. I unloaded several hundred yuan worth of wine and was told that the computer would be delivered to me in a few days. At that time, I was told that it was from an agent at the wholesale city in our county. I also kept my business card, but nothing happened after that. I called, but the number was empty [cover face] [cover face], and found out that the name of the wine was Hengshui Laobaigan Baijiu [cover face] [cover face]. Fortunately, the quality of the wine was pretty good. My friend also owns a restaurant, so he I was quite ruthless. I asked for an air conditioner and a computer, and unloaded thousands of dollars worth of wine. It turned out that his wine sales were pretty good, and I wanted to buy more, but I couldn’t get in touch, so I realized I had been scammed [face covering] [face covering]