Logistics can be a stone bitch
It's pretty much a universal concern for anyone who isn't entirely self-sufficient, but finding good suppliers is vital. The awareness tends to sharpen a bit for anyone responsible for keeping a store stocked, but everyone understands the concept on a personal basis. A lot of folks would think that the two biggest concerns would be that the other party was consistently able to deliver the goods and at reasonable cost. Indeed, these are extremely important elements. It doesn't matter in the least if a gross of condoms is ten bucks from one supplier if they're never in stock. If I need to make the order, I need them ASAP. I'll go to the guy who can get them to me, even if he is a little more expensive.
On the other hand, there's another quality that cannot be overlooked; trust. If you're going to enter into a business contract, which every merchandise order is, both sides need to believe in the honor of the other side. They need to trust that my payment is good, I need to trust that their product is what I wanted.
Thus when I hear stories about adult store distributors going down because they prey upon that expectation of honor, it saddens me. In the short run, they can amass an unholy amount of capital. In the long run, it's not sustainable. There's only so long manufacturers are going to wait for what they're owed, and once they consider you a bad risk, your own supplier has dried up. If at the same time, you're burning your own customers with unauthorized charges, you're flirting with even more legal action. Eventually, the hammer will fall.
And yet another example of sleazy, unethical porn baron is added to the list. Every level gets a little more wary, business relations grow a little more strained.
It royally sucks developing a relationship with new distributors. It sucks even more when one of the companies you've done business with in the past goes belly-up as the lawyers dive in to find some way to recoup on the debts and breaches of contract.
At least we aren't the only ones to regret doing business with them.
On the other hand, there's another quality that cannot be overlooked; trust. If you're going to enter into a business contract, which every merchandise order is, both sides need to believe in the honor of the other side. They need to trust that my payment is good, I need to trust that their product is what I wanted.
Thus when I hear stories about adult store distributors going down because they prey upon that expectation of honor, it saddens me. In the short run, they can amass an unholy amount of capital. In the long run, it's not sustainable. There's only so long manufacturers are going to wait for what they're owed, and once they consider you a bad risk, your own supplier has dried up. If at the same time, you're burning your own customers with unauthorized charges, you're flirting with even more legal action. Eventually, the hammer will fall.
And yet another example of sleazy, unethical porn baron is added to the list. Every level gets a little more wary, business relations grow a little more strained.
It royally sucks developing a relationship with new distributors. It sucks even more when one of the companies you've done business with in the past goes belly-up as the lawyers dive in to find some way to recoup on the debts and breaches of contract.
At least we aren't the only ones to regret doing business with them.
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