Noelle Posted May 22, 2013 Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 I have an opportunity to sell some mugs to be used in a local coffee shop. However I am unsure how much to charge per mug. I know what my retail price is for the mug, but do I charge them retail or wholesale prices? Is wholesale typically 50% of the retail price? Also, do they need to pay sales tax if I sell them at wholesale? I also have a local brewery interested in purchasing mugs for a "Mug Club". I have the same questions as above. Somehow I see this as possibly being different from the coffee shop. The coffee shop buys them direct for use for whoever gets a cup of coffee. But the Mug Club users actually purchase an individual mug (through a brewery "club" membership) that is kept at the bar and used for the same individual each time they come in. I'm I wrong in thinking this is a different pricing situation? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEP Posted May 22, 2013 Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 I've never supplied for restaurants before, but those are definitely two different situations. I'm pretty sure the coffee shop should not get a wholesale discount, because they are not reselling the mugs, they are buying the mugs for themselves. If they are buying a decent volume of mugs, maybe you could throw in a modest discount, like 10 or 15%, knowing that you might get some customers from the exposure. The brewery is reselling the mug, so they should get a wholesale price, 50% off is very typical. Again, I've never supplied for restaurants so maybe somebody else here has more experience with these scenarios? Mea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted May 22, 2013 Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 I have an opportunity to sell some mugs to be used in a local coffee shop. However I am unsure how much to charge per mug. I know what my retail price is for the mug, but do I charge them retail or wholesale prices? Is wholesale typically 50% of the retail price? Also, do they need to pay sales tax if I sell them at wholesale? I also have a local brewery interested in purchasing mugs for a "Mug Club". I have the same questions as above. Somehow I see this as possibly being different from the coffee shop. The coffee shop buys them direct for use for whoever gets a cup of coffee. But the Mug Club users actually purchase an individual mug (through a brewery "club" membership) that is kept at the bar and used for the same individual each time they come in. I'm I wrong in thinking this is a different pricing situation? Thanks! I have sold mugs to a coffe shop -all the way accross county to North Carolina. As they where selling them I wholesaled them-and my usuall formula is to knock about 1/3 off my price as I'm already at a lower price point to start. Another way to think about this is what they should sell them for the final price and ask 1/2 of that. I have sold pots to caterers and then it was full price as they are end users. As far as them using them themselves I would not care but would not wholesale them as they are the end user-maybe 10% off in quanity. The mug shop is a wholesale deal all the way as they are reselling them as buy and sell. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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