Starbuzz Question

[ASUSEAN1]

Is there some sort of limit at what starbuzz can be sold at? I know it is only like 12 dollars wholesale. Does SS have the rights to see it at the cheapest price?

[Voski]

Is there some sort of limit at what starbuzz can be sold at? I know it is only like 12 dollars wholesale. Does SS have the rights to see it at the cheapest price?

cheapest iv seen is 17 bucks but i dont think its worth it

[Foos]

Is there some sort of limit at what starbuzz can be sold at? I know it is only like 12 dollars wholesale. Does SS have the rights to see it at the cheapest price?

cheapest iv seen is 17 bucks but i dont think its worth it

I'll have to agree, there is some great flavors but for there are cheaper brands that are comparible. Over the summer my friends and I tried a lot of different flavors but in the end I'd rather spend less for something thats just as good.

[Sonthert]

Is there some sort of limit at what starbuzz can be sold at? I know it is only like 12 dollars wholesale. Does SS have the rights to see it at the cheapest price?

If I understand your question, no. In practice, wholesalers will selectively screw guys trying to sell selected products too cheap. One trick is to raise the wholesale (above what other people are paying) so that the guy has to sell it at the same price, but the other people are making more money at it!

[ASUSEAN1]

thanks man,

i'll get back to yall later on this topic.. maybe in the next few weeks

[Ayrity]

Is there some sort of limit at what starbuzz can be sold at? I know it is only like 12 dollars wholesale. Does SS have the rights to see it at the cheapest price?

where did you find it for 12 bucks?

[ASUSEAN1]

well it was more like 10 but that is wholesale.. i guess? maybe?.. its still in the works..


what does SS pay for it?

[Bean]

I always thought SS manufactured starbuzz. perhaps i thought wrong.

[Sonthert]

I always thought SS manufactured starbuzz. perhaps i thought wrong.

Nope.

Sean: How would anybody know what SS pays for it?

$12 is the wholesale...$10 low, $12 high.

[The King]

how much would you have to order to get it for 10 or 12???

[Rani]

I know people are on budgets, but guys..... I hate when people get hung up on the price of things. Maybe it comes from my NA heritage because we don't haggle over prices. Something costs what it costs and that's that. And it's not that expensive really. Most people spend much more than that during an average week at Starbucks. Assuming 25 grams a bowl, 10 bowls per 250 gram package, $20.00 divided by 10 is $2.00 a bowl. At retail. Can you buy 10 Starbucks lattes for $20.00? Not the last time I checked. Keep it in perspective, let the vendors/manufacturers make the profit they make based on what the customer is willing to pay, which ultimately controls pricing on everything. If all of America refused to spend over $15,000 on a car, how many cars would be manufactured with a price point of $20,000? Not many. I get paid a fair amount of money. I value my time accordingly. One hour of my time searching the net, registering a new account, pulling out the credit card again, then having to track the shipment from a new vendor I don't know or trust yet? I'm wasiting much more time and therefore money, that I could possibly save. Besides, would anyone be complaining about the profit at retail versus wholesale cost if YOU were the vendor making the profit? Probably not. Sorry if I'm coming across as a b*tch about it, but jeez people if you really can't afford the hobby, why'd you take it up in the first place?

'Rani

Edit: Reading this back I realize I really did come off as a b*tch about it, but it seems like I never hear people admit to buying something because they like it. They're all about the price. It just seems to me that's insulting to vendors and themselves.

[Ayrity]

I know people are on budgets, but guys..... I hate when people get hung up on the price of things. Maybe it comes from my NA heritage because we don't haggle over prices. Something costs what it costs and that's that. And it's not that expensive really. Most people spend much more than that during an average week at Starbucks. Assuming 25 grams a bowl, 10 bowls per 250 gram package, $20.00 divided by 10 is $2.00 a bowl. At retail. Can you buy 10 Starbucks lattes for $20.00? Not the last time I checked. Keep it in perspective, let the vendors/manufacturers make the profit they make based on what the customer is willing to pay, which ultimately controls pricing on everything. If all of America refused to spend over $15,000 on a car, how many cars would be manufactured with a price point of $20,000? Not many. I get paid a fair amount of money. I value my time accordingly. One hour of my time searching the net, registering a new account, pulling out the credit card again, then having to track the shipment from a new vendor I don't know or trust yet? I'm wasiting much more time and therefore money, that I could possibly save. Besides, would anyone be complaining about the profit at retail versus wholesale cost if YOU were the vendor making the profit? Probably not. Sorry if I'm coming across as a b*tch about it, but jeez people if you really can't afford the hobby, why'd you take it up in the first place?

'Rani

Edit: Reading this back I realize I really did come off as a b*tch about it, but it seems like I never hear people admit to buying something because they like it. They're all about the price. It just seems to me that's insulting to vendors and themselves.

no hard feelings buddy, but some of us are poor college students who took up hookah as a relaxing and fun activity to do when alone and studying or at a party. And we havnt made a purchase online yet, so doing a bit of research goes a long way, and that 6 bucks i save is the difference between walking to class or driving tomorrow. True, it isnt life or death, but that doesnt mean I want to give up something i like, I can have both if I balance everything properly. again, no hard feelings of course!

[NoDeadBodies]

I know people are on budgets, but guys..... I hate when people get hung up on the price of things. Maybe it comes from my NA heritage because we don't haggle over prices. Something costs what it costs and that's that. And it's not that expensive really. Most people spend much more than that during an average week at Starbucks. Assuming 25 grams a bowl, 10 bowls per 250 gram package, $20.00 divided by 10 is $2.00 a bowl. At retail. Can you buy 10 Starbucks lattes for $20.00? Not the last time I checked. Keep it in perspective, let the vendors/manufacturers make the profit they make based on what the customer is willing to pay, which ultimately controls pricing on everything. If all of America refused to spend over $15,000 on a car, how many cars would be manufactured with a price point of $20,000? Not many. I get paid a fair amount of money. I value my time accordingly. One hour of my time searching the net, registering a new account, pulling out the credit card again, then having to track the shipment from a new vendor I don't know or trust yet? I'm wasiting much more time and therefore money, that I could possibly save. Besides, would anyone be complaining about the profit at retail versus wholesale cost if YOU were the vendor making the profit? Probably not. Sorry if I'm coming across as a b*tch about it, but jeez people if you really can't afford the hobby, why'd you take it up in the first place?

'Rani

Edit: Reading this back I realize I really did come off as a b*tch about it, but it seems like I never hear people admit to buying something because they like it. They're all about the price. It just seems to me that's insulting to vendors and themselves.

just our of curiousity, were you comparing starbuzz to starbucks because of the name similarities?

[racemyghost]

I know people are on budgets, but guys..... I hate when people get hung up on the price of things. Maybe it comes from my NA heritage because we don't haggle over prices. Something costs what it costs and that's that. And it's not that expensive really. Most people spend much more than that during an average week at Starbucks. Assuming 25 grams a bowl, 10 bowls per 250 gram package, $20.00 divided by 10 is $2.00 a bowl. At retail. Can you buy 10 Starbucks lattes for $20.00? Not the last time I checked. Keep it in perspective, let the vendors/manufacturers make the profit they make based on what the customer is willing to pay, which ultimately controls pricing on everything. If all of America refused to spend over $15,000 on a car, how many cars would be manufactured with a price point of $20,000? Not many. I get paid a fair amount of money. I value my time accordingly. One hour of my time searching the net, registering a new account, pulling out the credit card again, then having to track the shipment from a new vendor I don't know or trust yet? I'm wasiting much more time and therefore money, that I could possibly save. Besides, would anyone be complaining about the profit at retail versus wholesale cost if YOU were the vendor making the profit? Probably not. Sorry if I'm coming across as a b*tch about it, but jeez people if you really can't afford the hobby, why'd you take it up in the first place?

'Rani

Edit: Reading this back I realize I really did come off as a b*tch about it, but it seems like I never hear people admit to buying something because they like it. They're all about the price. It just seems to me that's insulting to vendors and themselves.

just our of curiousity, were you comparing starbuzz to starbucks because of the name similarities?

lol

[camelflage]

like they say, you gotta pay to play.

[Rani]

I know people are on budgets, but guys..... I hate when people get hung up on the price of things. Maybe it comes from my NA heritage because we don't haggle over prices. Something costs what it costs and that's that. And it's not that expensive really. Most people spend much more than that during an average week at Starbucks. Assuming 25 grams a bowl, 10 bowls per 250 gram package, $20.00 divided by 10 is $2.00 a bowl. At retail. Can you buy 10 Starbucks lattes for $20.00? Not the last time I checked. Keep it in perspective, let the vendors/manufacturers make the profit they make based on what the customer is willing to pay, which ultimately controls pricing on everything. If all of America refused to spend over $15,000 on a car, how many cars would be manufactured with a price point of $20,000? Not many. I get paid a fair amount of money. I value my time accordingly. One hour of my time searching the net, registering a new account, pulling out the credit card again, then having to track the shipment from a new vendor I don't know or trust yet? I'm wasiting much more time and therefore money, that I could possibly save. Besides, would anyone be complaining about the profit at retail versus wholesale cost if YOU were the vendor making the profit? Probably not. Sorry if I'm coming across as a b*tch about it, but jeez people if you really can't afford the hobby, why'd you take it up in the first place?

'Rani

Edit: Reading this back I realize I really did come off as a b*tch about it, but it seems like I never hear people admit to buying something because they like it. They're all about the price. It just seems to me that's insulting to vendors and themselves.

no hard feelings buddy, but some of us are poor college students who took up hookah as a relaxing and fun activity to do when alone and studying or at a party. And we havnt made a purchase online yet, so doing a bit of research goes a long way, and that 6 bucks i save is the difference between walking to class or driving tomorrow. True, it isnt life or death, but that doesnt mean I want to give up something i like, I can have both if I balance everything properly. again, no hard feelings of course!

Fair enough, and perhaps I didn't express it well. But let's take a flavor, I don't know..... grape. There's a grape from every manufacturer. Each uses different formulas to make up their grape flavor. Tangiers grape wouldn't be the same as Starbuzz grape and neither of them would be the same as Nakla grape. So if you're a grape fan, I would assume after trying all manufacturer's grape flavor, you'd buy the one you like best - regardless of price. I never hear anyone say anything like that. For those on a serious budget because they're starving students, etc., even those like yourself will almost never come out and say, "hey, being a starving student, I'm on a budget - what do you think the best grape flavor is among the cheaper brands?" It's the overall attitude that irritates me. It's like the attempt is to undercut the vendor and even ignore the vendor you've used and trusted for years because some new vendor has something $0.50 less.

'Rani

[ASUSEAN1]

wow this thread has gotten way outta hand!!..

i got all my answers in the first 5 posts. i don't care how much it costs, it was just for personal research. everyone relax

[chinamon]

how much would you have to order to get it for 10 or 12???

im pretyt sure you would need to order quite a large quantity at a time
and have your vendors permit.. and tobacco permit (if that is necessary in the states)
and then your company will be watched by the government for tax purposes
not worth it if you wanna do it for personal use.

[Sonthert]

To answer your question about quantity, probably a case, whatever that is, 24 units of the same flavor to get it for the wholesale price AND have a retailers license.

Yes, Sean, it did get out of hand...