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Old 05-30-2004, 05:06 PM   #6
Stryke
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Let me teach you something about the automotive accessory business (which is what I do for a living).

In order to have your product in the big chain stores (ie. Auto Zone, Pep Boys, Napa, etc.) you need to pay them "rent" for the shelf space. Not only that but you need to give them at least NET90 terms which they often abuse and make you wait 6 months for your money. These are only a few reasons I refuse to do business with them. I have many of my products in automotive warehouses which distribute to thousands of smaller, mainly privately owned stores. I refuse to be a slave to these conglomerates who want to dictate all of the terms of doing business and often you wait so long for your money that working on such small margins with them makes it unprofitable.

Remember, just because a product is not at Auto Zone does not make it a bad product.
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