Cutting clients off?

Ok I revamp this. So I'm gonna make it short and simple. A kid I know wanted some fire ball so I said I can hook him up with some bc he was gonna go to a party, he had like $20. So I said I'll give him a water bottle filled with it. Idk how much is in a water bottle probably like 14-16 oz. So his friend takes his phone and starts getting pissed that I'm ripping him off and shit like that. So basically I just blocked the kid on sc bc I didn't want to deal with his bs. Now you have time to read this and finger your ass. Your welcome: )
 
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Heil Tweetler

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Ok so there is one guy I typically sell to. He doesn't buy a lot because he's a light weight. So one kid is having a party which I'm not friends with. So my customer wants some alcohol. Which I can easily get. Since I don't drink and I have no clue how much the shit costs. So my home had some fire ball and I was gonna give the dude like 14 oz for like 20$. I had to ride my shitty bike from like the summer of 11th grade, like 6 miles. Keep in mind that this bike is like solid metal. Since my bike is shit I ask him if he can meet me bc I know where his friend lives it's up a hill. The guy is like no and says he will give me 5$ for delivery. I was like ok dope I'll ride there. So when I'm about to pour the fire ball in a bottle his friend gets on his phone. He says some shit like "bruh your tryin to rip my homie off, your full of shit I'll give you 15 for that shit and I'll pick you up". At that point I was kinda pissed bc the guy was kinda being bitchy. So I'm like, that's what I can do and I'm like stfu don't talk to me like that. Then my customer is like my bad bro my friend took my phone. I'm like too late I can't come through. Then shit escalates. Not between my customer but his friend. I'm not sure how he still had his phone but the guy that said I was ripping him off still had it. So words were said and eventually I just un added him on sc. It's not a big loss it's not like the guy bought anything over 2.5 grams smh. It just amazes me that the guy could be that pissed off about some dumb alcohol. Well this took longer than expected. This whole ordeal took about 2 and a half hours. Let me know if you ever experienced any crap like this.
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HydroRed

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Ok so there is one guy I typically sell to. He doesn't buy a lot because he's a light weight. So one kid is having a party which I'm not friends with. So my customer wants some alcohol. Which I can easily get. Since I don't drink and I have no clue how much the shit costs. So my home had some fire ball and I was gonna give the dude like 14 oz for like 20$. I had to ride my shitty bike from like the summer of 11th grade, like 6 miles. Keep in mind that this bike is like solid metal. Since my bike is shit I ask him if he can meet me bc I know where his friend lives it's up a hill. The guy is like no and says he will give me 5$ for delivery. I was like ok dope I'll ride there. So when I'm about to pour the fire ball in a bottle his friend gets on his phone. He says some shit like "bruh your tryin to rip my homie off, your full of shit I'll give you 15 for that shit and I'll pick you up". At that point I was kinda pissed bc the guy was kinda being bitchy. So I'm like, that's what I can do and I'm like stfu don't talk to me like that. Then my customer is like my bad bro my friend took my phone. I'm like too late I can't come through. Then shit escalates. Not between my customer but his friend. I'm not sure how he still had his phone but the guy that said I was ripping him off still had it. So words were said and eventually I just un added him on sc. It's not a big loss it's not like the guy bought anything over 2.5 grams smh. It just amazes me that the guy could be that pissed off about some dumb alcohol. Well this took longer than expected. This whole ordeal took about 2 and a half hours. Let me know if you ever experienced any crap like this.
Chill out bruh. Have a Zima.
 

srh88

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Ok I revamp this. So I'm gonna make it short and simple. A kid I know wanted some fire ball so I said I can hook him up with some bc he was gonna go to a party, he had like $20. So I said I'll give him a water bottle filled with it. Idk how much is in a water bottle probably like 14-16 oz. So his friend takes his phone and starts getting pissed that I'm ripping him off and shit like that. So basically I just blocked the kid on sc bc I didn't want to deal with his bs. Now you have time to read this and finger your ass. Your welcome: )
You're bad at life.
 

greg nr

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$20/pound. Must get you quite a profit. Sure would be worth the 10+ years you could get for that amount in most states.
 

neosapien

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Ok I revamp this. So I'm gonna make it short and simple. A kid I know wanted some fire ball so I said I can hook him up with some bc he was gonna go to a party, he had like $20. So I said I'll give him a water bottle filled with it. Idk how much is in a water bottle probably like 14-16 oz. So his friend takes his phone and starts getting pissed that I'm ripping him off and shit like that. So basically I just blocked the kid on sc bc I didn't want to deal with his bs. Now you have time to read this and finger your ass. Your welcome: )
Don't listen to these haters. Next time the kid wants something, charge him double and make him give you nudes of his mom. The post them in this thread. God bless America and your high school.
 

Singlemalt

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Hey OP, you've got the beginnings of a good business plan. Delivery cuts into profits. Build a little stand in your front yard, "Weed's Tavern". Now you need to price your drinks:
How to Price Drinks
To price a drink, calculate the cost of your drink by adding up the cost of ingredients. Choose a pour cost percentage (or profit margin) to target. Price the drink by taking the cost of your ingredients and dividing by the target pour cost.

Price ($) = Cost of Ingredients ($) / Target Pour Cost (%)

In a previous study, we’ve found that good target pour costs were 20% for beer, 14% for liquor, and 22% for wine. And when it comes to setting prices, our free Drink Price Calculator makes the math easy.

BevSpot Bar:
- $100,000 in monthly beverage sales
- 50% spirits, 25% beer, 25% wine
- 20% target pour cost
Always Think About Variance
First, we need to remember that variance (lost product or shrinkage) directly increases our pour costs. Any lost product, although not directly affecting sales, does factor into usage and therefore, pour cost. Since industry shrinkage hovers around 20%, we’ll want to factor this anticipated shrinkage into our pricing to ensure you have a cushion.

Pour Cost = Inventory Usage / Sales

If BevSpot Bar generates $100,000 in sales each month and wants to achieve a 20% pour cost, factoring in 20% variance means that the bar actually needs to price its drinks at an average pour cost of 16.67%.

It can be a bit confusing, but it’s an essential lesson in maintaining a consistent pour cost. By pricing drinks this way, BevSpot Bar would generate $16,670 in usage through sales which would be added to an additional $3,334 of expected variance ($16,670 x 20%):

$16,670 + $3,334 = $20,004 of total usage, yielding an actual pour cost of 20% ($20,004 usage / $100,000 sales).
Incorporate Sales Mix Across Products
The second thing to keep in mind is that our target pour cost of 16.67% is an average. To end up at this number, we need to incorporate how BevSpot Bar’s sales fall into different product categories and decide the best way to divide our pour costs. It likely wouldn’t work to consistently price all products across spirits, wine, and beer at 16.67%, knowing what our client base looks like and how our sales spread out. So how do we find the right target for each product category that will achieve a total average sales usage of 16.67%?

Given our customers and sales history (50% of monthly sales are in spirits), we know that we can achieve a lower pour cost in our spirits compared to our wine and beer, and our beer is going to be the least profitable. If we price our drinks on average to achieve a 10% pour cost on spirits, a 20% pour cost on wine, and a 27% pour cost on beer, we would achieve our target inventory usage of around $16,700:

(10% x $50,000 spirit sales) + (20% x $25,000 wine sales) + (27% x $25,000 beer sales) = $16,750 total sales usage
Mastering these two best practices will help you avoid falling into the most common traps of drink pricing. Combine that with a plan to reduce your variance and you’ll set yourself up for success.

Keep up to date with our Bar Management Series for more on driving lower liquor costs.

 
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