#that people asumed that they didn't work and wouldn't buy them

[20dollarlolita]

A customer comes up to me with a wide roll of Floriani Wet n' Gone Tacky embroidery stabilizer.

Customer: "Is this really $76?" Me: "Unfortunately, yes." Customer: "I can get some offbrand stuff on Amazon for $45 for twice as much!" Me, who has made that decision before: "I did that, actually. I got some offbrand stuff for $45, and I can't use it. There's three big problems with it." Customer: "What are they?" Me: "Well, first one is that it's not tacky, so I have to still baste it down anyway. The second one is that when you get it wet, it doesn't n'gone."

#the customers who usually ask questions like this are people who bought 5-figure sewing machines #and they're totally happy to pay $85 for something if you can prove that it's better than getting it off amazon #it's about the value and not the money #they just need a confirmation that they're not throwing money away #76 bucks for wen t gone tacky is also well below msrp there #every store has something that they mark up at 80% and wet n gone tacky isn't that item #our item is the $2 tweezers impulse buy #because when we sold them at our standard markup the price was so low #that people asumed that they didn't work and wouldn't buy them #they're good tweezers brett #green store markup on some premium cottons is like 155% IIRC #most seasonal floral at green store is marked up at like over 200% #today at work