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Old 01-06-2011, 04:17 PM
lorainfurniture lorainfurniture is offline
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Originally Posted by benhogan View Post
Interesting about the furniture. Do you have a lot of repeat customers for the furniture? I for one, purchased my furniture 20 years ago and do not foresee replacing it again in my lifetime. Maybe that's just me because I'm frugal.

I tried my hand at fixing washers and driers but they are too bulky for me to move around. Also, I would be selling them out of my garage and people will want to see them run first. I would need a 220v outlet and a plumbing run to the garage.

My profit margin on push mowers run between $50 to $150 each. About $200 on the ridings. And about $40 for the generators, saws, stringers, etc.

A lot of my customers are the transient type, so yes, plenty of repeat. Also a lot of referal type business. Believe it or not, most people change their furniture every 5-7 years. (these are also the people that buy a new car every 4 years, so dont be surprised if you dont understand)

The business that you have in my opinion, is ideal: You have little/ no overhead, and you can do it in your spare time, or when you feel like it.

Me, I have lights, gas, ins, fuel, labor etc etc.
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