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Never go all in on a time limited business. Gotta expand to stay afloat.
by vorpalhex 5y ago
Never go all in on a time limited business. Gotta expand to stay afloat.
- grubbs 5y agoTrump T-Shirts->Covid Masks->???
- ev1 5y agoWhile traveling through the middle US I've found some absolutely strange (to an outsider) roadside stands in the middle of nowhere selling obviously purchased in bulk from China anti-Biden merch and BLM merch (masks, shirts, caps..) at the same place
- lelanthran 5y agoIt is terrifying that you find that strange. Catering to all regardless of political affiliation is a good indicator of the populations freedom of political thought. Where are you from that such a thing is unusual?
- tomrod 5y ago"Terrifying"?
- lelanthran 5y agoYup. Terrifying that there is a country somewhere where it is normal for retailers to have politically motivated policies on what will be stocked or sold. Political organisations selling T-shirts that advance their cause? Normal. Retailers basing stock decisions based on advancing particular political ideologies? Not normal.
- tomrod 5y ago> Retailers basing stock decisions based on advancing particular political ideologies? Not normal To be fair, "retailers" aren't a normal concept, being a recent innovation on human systems. Nothing about modern society is "normal".
- ev1 5y agoI found it strange in a confusing/amusing manner, like there is zero politics or patriotism involved in any direction, it was just clearly a for-profit capitalistic cash grab at the cheapest possible price point.
- lelanthran 5y ago> I found it strange in a confusing/amusing manner, like there is zero politics or patriotism involved in any direction, Yeah, that's what you want from a retailer.
- vmception 5y agoswitched to dropshipping Q-Anon branded coffee mugs 8 months ago
- vmception 5y agoFrom my experience I don't think anyone went all in. They did the opportunistic thing, and now do the next opportunistic thing or nothing. Way to go!
- snapetom 5y agoI believe it was the Mr. Bowen in this article that, despite heavily criticism, steadfastly refused to expand his mask-making business during the early days of the pandemic. His reason was that it would be stupid to expand his operation without long term contractual guarantees and regulatory assurances. Good on him for holding the line. His business would be in trouble right now if he expanded because the US still obviously hasn't learned the lesson.