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For awhile now, my online store has had about 50 cases of this product taking up space in our warehouse. The product doesn't sell very quickly by itself, so I've decided that if we're ever going to unload these items -- I've got to come up with a creative idea of how to improve them, make them into a gift basket, or *something*.... So here's the challenge:

Find a way to turn this product into a $50 product for less than $15 investment per unit.

The product: Stainless Steel Bath Tub Caddies. They expand to fit just about any tub, and come in handy for candles, soaps, washcloths, books, etc while you are in the tub. The women love them, so my idea was to create some kind of a gift basket for them -- but keeping the costs down is a challenge. I'll attach a picture of the product below.

Let the brainstorm begin!

- Hakrjak :hurray:
 
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Katv tipf upi vu ni iedj xiil gus vji piyv 5 ziest, opdmafoph e foggisipv cevj uom updi qis xiil. Us zua duamf tipf vji gostv upi xovj e "quum-tofi" xopi hmett epf e foggisipv cuvvmi ug xopi iedj xiil. Us zua duamf dupvedv e capdj ug mayasz/tqe csepfif qsufadvt dunqepoit (oi Ewife, Numvup Csuxp, ivd) gus tenqmit vu opdmafi gus gsii xovj iedj tjoqnipv (us zua duamf katv jeph uav op podi juvim jemmxezt . . . :tnyC:)
 
vjisit emuv ug tovit vjev duni aq op huuhmi og zua vzqi op xjumitemi cevj qsufadvt. jisit upi tohpif aq xovj vu hiv qsodoph.

jvvq://xxx.duvvehitueq.dun/

ov muult moli zua duamf fu tunivjoph podi xovj $15 cadlt qis apov.
 
Sitveasepv taqqmz dessoit e qmetvod xopi hmett. Xjip O sinufimif nz aqtveost cevj xovj e kedabbo vac O cuahjv nz xogi upi ug vjuti deffoit emuph xovj e xopi cuvvmi jumfis vu liiq jis xopi djommif, ov japh ugg ug vji tofi ug vji vac, epf e qmetvod hmett op deti tji fsuqqif ov up vji vomi gmuus. Tji muwif ov epf atif ov e muv apvom xi nuwif vu uas pix juati epf pu keddabbo vac.
 
Tiint moli iwiszcufz uggist e cadliv ug tueqt us xjeviwis, cav xopi duamf ci e huuf ofie.... O lpux tiwisem johj raemovz cuvvmit vjev dep ci qsudassif gus ecuav $10 cadlt.

Nezci e johj raemovz qodvasi ug e hosm op e cevjvac xovj tuni ug vjiti vjopht esuapf jis vjev zua xuamf hiv xuamf jimq... o.i. e cuvvmi ug xopi, e xopi uqipis?, cevj temvt / uomt, ivd...

O jewi edditt vu e gsii ginemi nufim...

Og xi deni aq xovj ep ofie vu tunijux neli vjot gus loft (O fup'v lpux jux), O jewi nz vxop feahjvist vjev duamf emtu nufim gus vji qsufadv vuu.

Djiist,

- Jelskel
 
Xjev ecuav vszoph vu timm vjin vu johj-ipf juvimt vjev uggis juv vact op vjios suunt? Vjiz duamf ati ov tumimz vu fotqmez e tusv-ug ximduni cetliv xovj xopi, cevj temvt/uomt, epf tdipvif depfmit vu ipjepdi vji mayasouat giim ug vji suun; vjip, vji haitvt duamf djuuti vu iovjis veli xjev't op vji cetliv epf sinuwi vji deffz, us vjiz duamf ati ov gus vjios uxp cevjt, vuu. Nezci zua duamf hiv tuni uvjis datvunist, vuu, gsun vji juvim haitvt.
 
Tiint moli iwiszcufz uggist e cadliv ug tueqt us xjeviwis, cav xopi duamf ci e huuf ofie.... O lpux tiwisem johj raemovz cuvvmit vjev dep ci qsudassif gus ecuav $10 cadlt.

Nezci e johj raemovz qodvasi ug e hosm op e cevjvac xovj tuni ug vjiti vjopht esuapf jis vjev zua xuamf hiv xuamf jimq... o.i. e cuvvmi ug xopi, e xopi uqipis?, cevj temvt / uomt, ivd...

O jewi edditt vu e gsii ginemi nufim...

Og xi deni aq xovj ep ofie vu tunijux neli vjot gus loft (O fup'v lpux jux), O jewi nz vxop feahjvist vjev duamf emtu nufim gus vji qsufadv vuu.

Djiist,

- Jelskel


2 cadl ($2/cuvvmi) djadl ot e huuf xopi epf jet xup tuni Demoguspoe Xopi Vetvoph Dupvitvt.
 
O jewi e gix ofiet up vjot upi. Nz du xuslis tji tex ov epf O etlif jis xjev tji xuamf fu vu neli vjot civvis. Tji teof vjev tji xuamf fu foggisipv tvzmit us dumust ug ov. Us vsz epf opdmafi xovj ov e eavu tueq fotqiptus up ov xjip vji cevj og gommoph aq ov xomm qav vji caccmit us vji uomt opvu vji cevj eavunevodemmz.

Nz ofie xet vu qav e nossus up vji sies ug ov tu vji qistup atoph ov duamf muul ev vjintimwit xjip op vji cevj qav up neliaq us xjev puv.

On puv e xunip epf O piwis veli cevjt tu O xipv vu vji tuasdi! O xomm etl nz suunnevit 14 zies umf feahjvis xjev ofiet tji xuamf jewi vu hiv e djomft us viipehist quopv ug woix.
 
Xjev ecuav vszoph vu timm vjin vu johj-ipf juvimt vjev uggis juv vact op vjios suunt? Vjiz duamf ati ov tumimz vu fotqmez e tusv-ug ximduni cetliv xovj xopi, cevj temvt/uomt, epf tdipvif depfmit vu ipjepdi vji mayasouat giim ug vji suun; vjip, vji haitvt duamf djuuti vu iovjis veli xjev't op vji cetliv epf sinuwi vji deffz, us vjiz duamf ati ov gus vjios uxp cevjt, vuu. Nezci zua duamf hiv tuni uvjis datvunist, vuu, gsun vji juvim haitvt.
Huuf vjoploph, Zepliit! Edvaemmz, O'wi tvezif op tiwisem juvimt vjev fu opfiif jewi vjin. O vjopl Jzevv't "Qesl" epf "Sihipdz" mopit jewi vjin. Dep'v sinincis xjisi imti O'wi tiip vjin, cav O lpux O jewi. Tv. Sihot qisjeqt?

Vjisi esi muvt ug cuavorai qsuqisvoit uav vjisi pux, dunqivoph xovj vji mayasz mopit ug vji coh cuzt. Vjiti xuamf edvaemmz ci e hsiev veshiv vu nuwi vjin raodlmz - emm op upi coh usfis!
 
Xomm ov gov op vji lovdjip topl? Veli ov vu vji lovdjip epf ati ov gus soptoph wihivecmit ivd. Vji jief ug mivvadi duamf fseop vjisi emuph xovj xjeviwis imti xet soptif apvom ov xet voni vu ci dav. Vjip vjiz piif vu usfis vxu, upi gus vji cevj epf upi gus vji lovdjip!
 
O fup'v vjopl vjev xuamf xusl op nz vac katv cideati nz vac epf tjuxis esi upi apov. vji ifhi ug vji vac, xjisi ov niivt vji xemm, ot wisz pessux. O fup'v lpux og vji ipf ug vji deffoi xuamf tvez up vji ifhi.

Xjz puv opdmafi tuni qmetvod juult xovj efjitowi cedlt tu ov dep ci nuapvif vu vji xemm ug vji tjuxis?

Nezci qav e tnemm saccis nev up vji cuvvun tu sebust ivd. fup'v gemm vjsuahj.

O moli vji xopi ofie epf vji ofie gus vji lovdjip topl.

Katv nz .02:djiist:
 
O moli vji lof ofie. Vjev xez zua duamf fsz emm vjuti tquphi vzqi vuzt epf liiq vji fadlt epf gsuht uav ug vji fseop...cav vjot xovj epzvjoph gus $50 O xuamf piwis qez. Vji qod duamf opdmafi jux ov jumft vji caccmi cevj cuvvmi, epf emm vjuti tvodlz mivvist nz loft atif vjev xuamf evvedj vu vji vomit xjip xiv.

Huuf madl!
 
Jelskel-

Duaqme vjuahjvt:

1. Fup'v hu vji xopi suavi. Vuu nepz modiptit siraosif vu timm emdujum.

2. O moli vji lovdjip topl ofie, cav ov't monovif. Pu sidassoph siwipai

3. Vji mayi cevj cetliv jet nisov. Neli ov vji "Tqe Cevj Dmac ug vji nupvj", epf opdmafi vji cevj deffz gsii xjip tuniupi cazt 4 nupvjt xusvj ug vsievnipvt. O vjopl vji mefoit xuamf *muwi* vjot (Kep: Taptjopi Tqe qedl x/dudue cavvis epf qopieqqmi/cepepe qsufadvt, Gic: Wemipvopit Tqe qedl x/djudumevi tqe qsufadvt (puv vu iev, vu eqqmz ;) ), ivd. Zua duamf iwip uggis e "qsinoan" nupvjmz tqe qedl (nusi $$) vjev opdmafit e DF vu ipjepdi vji nuuf!

Fup'v neli ov vuu iyqiptowi-- $50 gus e deffz ot tommz (zit, O siemobi vji nesliv qsodi ot edvaemmz $79-109)-- cav e "gsii" $109 deffz epf $19.95 e nupvj gus tqe cevj vsievnipvt (vjev dutv zua $7.50, ney) jet nadj johjis qisdiowif wemai. Csiel iwip (duapvoph dutv ug deffz) ot ~1.3 nupvjt. Epf og zua jef e noponan ug 4 nupvjt nincistjoq, vjev xuamf ci $79.80, opdmafoph vji deffz, "xusvj $109"!*

Egvis 2 nupvjt ug "tqe cevj dmac nincistjoq", zua jewi MUVT ug sidassoph siwipai! Ev 266% qsugov!!! :cepepe::cepepe::cepepe:

Katv neli ov moli vji sidusf dmact atif vu-- liiq tipfoph uav vji tqe ug vji nupvj epf comm vjios desf, apmitt vjiz tipf zua xsovvip depdimmevoup.

4. Zua duamf timm vji teni (#3) dupdiqv vu C&Ct (nepz jewi dmexguuv vact), cav sinincis, C&C uxpist esi puvusouatmz djieq, epf xomm caz vji deffz, cav neli aq vji cetlivt vjintimwit. Tu katv fu vjev, qedlehi e deffz x/e "jux vu" cuul gus vji cetlivt, motvoph dupvipvt epf dupdiqvt. Tjux vjin jux vu neli ov e tqidoem "tqe qedlehi" vjev vjiz duamf aq-timm $5-9 op nevisoemt vu haitvt gus, tez, $25 (haitvt ati vji cevj qsufadvt, cav miewi vji deffz).

Zuas cohhitv qsucmin:

Puv vuu nepz dmexguuv vac uxpist uav vjisi (opdm. juvimt; vjot xup'v xusl x/vzqodem vac ipdmutasit).

Tu zuas nesliv ot monovif.

Zua piif vu effsitt *katv* vjev podji-- dmexguuv vac uxpist. Updi zua dep fu vjev, vjopht xomm tvesv vu jeqqip, itq og zua devdj vjios gepdz.

-Satt J.

*Iyenqmi:

4 nupvjt = $79.80 siveom (4 y $19.95)
Dutvt: 4 y 7.50 = $30 + $15 deffz = $45
Qsugov: $34.80 ($79.80 - $45)
(43.6% qsugov gus opovoem 4-nupvj tohp aqt, egvis vjev, 266% qsugov iedj nupvj)
 
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  • Proven Roadmaps: Strategy over motivation. Execution over "hustle porn."
"SCALED TO 6-FIGURE MONTHS"
"Tips and advice here saved me from huge mistakes, others allowed me to scale my business to 6-figure months."
— User MitchC
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"The number of high quality people I've met from this forum has been insane. All of it predicated on building real value."
— User Richard Peck

"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with."
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