We were given, perhaps, the best place for trading that an entrepreneur could wish for: right at the main entrance to the Greenwich shopping center. Especially for our flower shop on wheels, the administration of the shopping center kindly allocated a parking space and, in general, coordinated this operation at their own peril and risk. Among ourselves, by the way, we gave her the code name "Green Tulip".
Personally, I don't like tulips. In general, I'm afraid of them. After all, it was in the tulip that Thumbelina was born. Well, and to everything else, flowers are a perishable commodity. We didn't have much time. Flowers had to be packed hard. Freezing them is one of the main risks in winter for this business. Then just to the dump. Among other things, I had to create a kind of signboard in a short time. I tried very hard to draw the way true street vendors do.
The goods were ready and carefully heated from the salon. Outdoor advertising has been mounted, the price has been determined - 66 rubles. I mentally put an hour and ten minutes on the dial. Go. The first clients appeared in about 8 minutes. Judging by my observations, these were the owners of one of the Greenwich outlets. They were in a hurry. One of the young people asked: “How much do they usually give?” I, as an expert florist with great experience, said that 3, 5, 7, 9 or 11. More is better. "Let's go nine." 594 rubles in my pocket.
By the way, it should be noted that we were engaged in the implementation legally. We had both checks and stamps. Most of our flower colleagues, who also spontaneously sell from cars, are not friends with the law and trade on hot March days at the risk of their pockets and even freedom. Have you ever asked a florist for a check or permits?
Valeria Dostovalova, expert of the Accounting.Contour service:
Entrepreneurs selling tulips from the trunk face fines under the Code of Administrative Offenses, there are three relevant articles. The procedure is something like this: a failed trader will be taken to the police station, where they will draw up a protocol on an administrative offense. Then they will be released, and the case will be handed over to a justice of the peace, after which, in a month and a half, they will be summoned to court, where the court will impose a fine. When we receive payment for flowers, this is personal income tax. And there is responsibility under the Criminal Code for tax evasion under Article 198. Punishable by a fine in the amount of one hundred thousand to three hundred thousand rubles, or arrest for a term of four to six months, or imprisonment for a term of up to one year.
Time flies, and "beautiful, fresh tulips from Holland" continue to remain in our trunk for the most part. The last twenty minutes have gone. I start shouting loudly: “Tulips-tulips. Let's see. Let's buy. Guys, let's buy tulips. The situation changes radically when a woman in an artificial fur coat appears on the horizon. She wonders what the price will be if you take the entire balance. It's already wholesale, guys. There are 55 tulips in the car. At first, I propose to buy everything for 50. Then I start dumping and give 45 rubles apiece. She said she would think about it and come back, but disappeared towards the bus stop.
Time is over. I get money. In 67 minutes, photographer Igor and I earned 914 rubles. Let me remind you that we bought all this stuff for 2,310 rubles. We have not completed the task. Unless they froze well exactly by the sixty-sixth minute. Brief summary of the hour looked like this. We received 914 rubles by selling 16 tulips in a little over an hour. In the city center, on a pre-holiday day. In "Greenwich" and in the Dendropark across the road, the same tulips were sold for 50 rubles apiece.
But this was not the end. We have 50 tulips left.
Summarizing, we can say this. Flower business on March 6, 7, 8 and even 9 is, perhaps, a gold mine. Large wholesalers do not buy at 35 rubles per branch, as we do, but at 25, 20 or even cheaper. They sell at 50. This is a minimum of 100% profit. In order to recoup the costs of the "purchase", to earn 25,000 rubles, you need to sell from 800 to 1,000 tulips. It is difficult or simple, everyone decides for himself. However, I have learned a few simple things. Be legal to avoid sanctions. Don't be cold. Don't overprice. Don't buy more than you can sell. Flowers are not furniture - they will deteriorate quickly. Don't be fooled by the imaginary gold mine. Every business has its challenges and challenges. And finally, if in doubt, it's better to just give.
In 3 days you can earn 30,000 rubles! Just selling tulips from the car on March 8th. How to do this, you will learn from this article.
If you want to quickly earn good money without any special risks and serious costs, then try selling tulips by March 8 from the car. In just three pre-holiday days, you can earn at least 80 thousand rubles. And for everything to be successful, we will teach you how to sell tulips from a car.
How to choose tulips
The most important thing in successful trading is a good product. In recent years, the range and number of offers is so great that the competition can only be met with very high quality flowers. The company "Tulips of Siberia" offers only the highest quality with the least amount of marriage. This means that there will be practically no yellowed or darkened flowers in the batch, as well as tulips that will quickly lose their presentation.
It is also important how tulips are supplied for sale. We offer you delivery in special boxes that allow you to keep the freshness of the flower throughout the entire storage and trade. And if you have nowhere to store a large batch, we can provide you with warehouse services until the very end of sales.
Before you buy a batch for sale, decide what kind of tulips you need. Take only the best, because the buyer always chooses with his eyes, and the difference of 2-3 rubles will pay off with large sales volumes. To date, the best extra-class tulips are domestic - they are brought from the Krasnodar Territory. A little worse are those that are brought from Moscow or grown in Siberia. The Dutch have the highest percentage of marriages, because due to the high euro exchange rate, not the best flowers are brought from there.
Do not be afraid that the tulips that you buy from our warehouse will not be elastic and will lean down. Tulips in this state tolerate transportation better, and just before the sale of tulips from the car begins, you can put the flowers in water so that they are fully colored, become elastic and acquire a marketable appearance.
Where and when can you sell tulips
The busiest trade in flowers for the holiday traditionally takes place near the metro, but every year city administrations allocate certain points where trade from cars is also allowed. However, this information is not available everywhere and in fact only legal entities can sell tulips on March 8 there. If you do not have one, but want to earn money, our company will provide you with all the necessary information and resolve legal issues.
You just have to buy a batch of flowers and get up early to take the best place. Remember that the active sale of tulips is conducted not only on March 7 and 8. Already on March 6, many will start buying flowers, preparing to congratulate colleagues, partners and friends. And with the approach of the holiday itself, the cost and sales volumes will only grow.
Therefore, prepare in advance, for example, do not forget about self-promotion and decorate your car with a poster encouraging you to buy tulips from you. Also stock up on wrapping paper and newspapers, dress warmly and don't hesitate to offer your beautiful and fresh flowers to passers-by.
Many of you are engaged in flowers or are just planning to do so, so I decided that this article would be useful.
And I decided to periodically reveal the secrets of the flower business and share this knowledge on this site, summarizing all the questions that customers and visitors so often ask.
And some of the questions (especially now before February 14 and March 8) are related to tulips .
Howchoose the right tulips from suppliers?
Howbuy fresh tulips at flower wholesale?
Howcare for tulips before selling them?
Howstore tulips at home (an apartment where there is no cool room)?
In fact, the questions are really relevant, since many people are trying to earn several tens or hundreds of thousands of rubles on March 8 by trading in these flowers.
So, everything is in order!
I have never recommended and do not recommend buying tulips in advance (a month, for example), ordering from wholesalers without seeing the flowers themselves. That is, when you pay for flowers, and then pick them up before the holidays, getting your flowers guaranteed, while other players in the retail flower business may not receive flowers, as there is not enough type for them. All these are fairy tales! with all due respect to wholesalers, but often such arguments are used by wholesalers so that you pay in advance for flower deliveries.
There is one significant BUT that is worth thinking about! You can get a frank G, and not normal fresh tulips (not all suppliers are “holy” and conscious). Especially if a driver brings flowers to you, who does not understand any flowers at all, but only takes the goods from the company. What will he be able to understand there, what kind of boxes and with what flowers they put him? We've been through these things before. And then there will be a huge problem to sell all this G. Why make life difficult for yourself?
It's simple: take flowers when you need them. I remember how we took flowers at the Riga market a couple of days before March 8, and there was absolutely everything and even more than necessary (than if we had made an advance payment for a batch of tulips a month in advance), everything was of the freshest quality! There is a wholesale flower company near Rizhsky - they also took literally back to back on March 8, and there was also almost everything, however, I had to choose a little, as there were frozen tulips (but who will give you a guarantee that you will not be folded “frosts” in advance) in boxes?), but in the end we got as many flowers (and only fresh ones, no “frosts”) as needed for trade.
The second point: look at what you take with your own eyes! Do not believe the employees of the company, who say that all the flowers are fresh. Look at everything, for this you have eyes!
Tulips may be stale or frozen. It makes sense to take such tulips only if tomorrow is already March 8, then you will sell them, otherwise, they will just start to turn black, you will not sell anything and just throw everything away!
You need to take only fresh tulips, not frozen.
If you take tulips not a couple of days before the trade, but for example, a week, then you should take tulips in buds that are not yet fully colored. If you take tulips in large buds, there is a risk that the tulips will open strongly and begin to deteriorate (especially if you store them incorrectly), plus an open center may be visible during the sale. All this looks beautiful in the spring in a sunny garden, but in the cut, customers prefer closed tulip buds, rather than open burdock.
What to do if tulips are frozen?sell them ASAP! For example, you trade somewhere on the street (we have a lot of people in Russia trying to earn extra money on March 8, although they have never traded flowers before), the temperature is on the verge of minus or a real minus, many people have flowers on the street. Naturally, by the evening there will be almost an end to tulips (especially if minus 3-5), it is immediately noticeable from them how the foliage begins to change to an ugly dark green, the bud petals begin to deteriorate at the edges and darken. so just try to sell faster! 90% of clients (men) simply do not understand anything about flowers, and even more so about tulips. Often they ask what these same tulips look like, because “the wife said to buy tulips on March 8”, and they buy them! In any case, everyone will be happy: both you, since they bought flowers from you, and the client, since he will give flowers to his wife (mother, girlfriend, girlfriend, etc.), but the fact that the flowers will not stand at home , so any frostbitten flowers will, in principle, not stand in warm home conditions. They are just flowers, don't expect anything more from them!
Now, in terms of storage, as you understand, it is impossible to keep tulips (flowers in general) in frost (at sub-zero temperatures) - they will quickly end! The room temperature must be above 0 degrees ( 2-3 degrees is the most optimal temperature).
If you want tulips not to grow until March 8 (for example, you bought flowers in a week), then you can not put them in water yet (nothing will happen to them), wrap them well with paper so that the light does not fall (especially on the buds), otherwise they will begin to stretch towards the light, then they will all curves. In general, put them in a box, cover with a lid, and reduce the bright light in your cool room.
If you want your tulips quickly turned from small buds to large ones, that is, they began to grow, then you need to put them in water (you can even warm (not boiling water), but before you put it, cut the tulips with secateurs by 1 cm) and turn on the lighting. Only the light should be even (and not so that it is dark everywhere, but light comes from the window, tulips will begin to reach for the light and will be crooked).
For that, so that the tulips do not open when they already have the shape of burdocks (huge) and want to open, showing the middle, you need to use the old grandmother's method - rubber bands on the buds. Or you can use a pretty floral tie ribbon. There is no other option. because I wrote above that you just don’t put them in the water, nothing will happen to them. We are selling them like this on March 8, without putting a single one into the water. But all with beautiful buds, not huge mugs.
If tulips are in your home(you just decided to trade on March 8 and that’s all), then do everything that I wrote above, the only thing you need to do then is to keep the windows open for several days (otherwise it gets very hot from the batteries in many apartments, tulips will quickly deteriorate, + 22-26 is a very high temperature for tulips). If suddenly the stems of tulips become soft (from the heat from the batteries), then they must be placed in water, but do not remove the paper from the tulips, otherwise the buds will begin to grow rapidly.
I hope the article was useful to you.
Good luck with flowers on February 14 and March 8! Especially with tulips! :)
Business idea: Sale of tulips on March 8th. 52 thousand rubles in 2 days!Consider the legal aspects.
In order to trade on March 7.8, it is not necessary to open a legal entity. Enough information from the administration. (And somewhere this is not necessary at all!) To do this, you need to write an application indicating the place where you want to sell flowers from the car. Then, in a couple of days, you will be issued a temporary permit to trade.
Automobile
If you have your own car, then you have little choice, but if you don’t have a car, then you can rent it from friends or acquaintances from 500 to 1000 rubles. This lease will pay off.
The most suitable car is a station wagon with folding rear seats.
Where is the best place to stand
The most suitable points for selling flowers on the street are passable places.
For example:
- near metro stations,
- stops,
- railway stations,
- Places with a greater cross-country ability of people.
Sleeping areas are strictly not recommended.
Range
The main assortment you will have cut flowers and packed in 3 pieces. You can also additionally sell soft small toys, hearts. Of course, it makes no sense to specially buy them, in this case, you can agree with the toy store and take them for sale.
Since you buy tulips in bulk, you can collect orders for bouquets in advance, and by the middle of the day hire a courier for a small fee, for example, a student, to deliver them. Here both the client and the student are satisfied.
For cutting, such related products as flower stickers are most suitable.
Sale
If the weather permits, you need to decorate the couple with a bouquet and put it in a vase on the car, so that everyone passing by can see what you are doing here. This will attract more customers. After all, what is written by a person is perceived differently when he sees it in the window. Consequently, a potential client will have a desire to buy a bouquet for his wife, girlfriend, mother.
To decorate bouquets, you need to stock up on wrapping film and mesh of various colors, as well as ribbons for decorating bouquets.
Approximate calculation of profit:
There are 7 bouquets of 50 pieces in a box, so there are 350 pieces in a box.
The purchase price at the moment is 35 rubles *.
*The closer the holiday, the higher the prices from the supplier!
The estimated cost of a flower on holidays is 50-80 rubles.
We believe:
We buy: 350 * 35 = 14,000 rubles. (investments)
Sell:
350 * 60 \u003d 21,000 - 14,000 \u003d 7,000 rubles. (profit)
350 * 90 \u003d 28 00 - 14 000 \u003d 17 500 rubles. (profit)
Total:
YOUR profit from one box will be from 7,000 to 17,500 rubles.
Based on my own experience, you can sell at least 3 boxes in 3 days.
You can also take goods, for example, at 2 points, and just like with delivery, hire a person who will stand and sell. His salary will be ~ 800, 1000 rubles, you can also be additionally motivated (for example, from% of sales).
Let's calculate the profit for 3 boxes, we get: 21,000 - 52,500 rubles in 2 days.
Here is another supplier of tulips from Holland:
In general, finding a supplier is not a problem.
Next, what else do we need: a car. If you have your own, it’s great, if you don’t have your own, you can ask one of your friends. We will need a car in order to deliver flowers to points. This is in case you have a large batch. If the lot is small, that is, about 1 thousand, then you can sell at one point directly from the car.
There are tulips, there is a car, we go further. Now you need to choose a point of sale. I think it is not necessary to explain that the point should be located in a crowded place. These can be exits from transitions, markets, shopping centers and so on. Many people now may have questions regarding leases or permits. I read the forum, people who do this write that you need to take permission from the administration, you don’t need to pay any rent. Therefore, we go to the city administration and ask for written permission, which you will then present to the police officers if they suddenly get to the bottom of you. Though I don't think you have to.
There is one more idea to sell from the car right on the track. Get up somewhere on the track, put a small banner on the car and sell. As do, for example, sellers of "non-freezing".
When is the best time to start selling? The people who do this say that you need to start selling from March 6 to March 10. The main sales fall on the 7.8th.
If suddenly someone doubts that it is possible to sell a batch of even 1000 pieces, I will tell you that the guys sell batches of several tens of thousands and this is still not enough. Also, for those who are afraid that they will not be able to sell everything, I will say that you can also hand over the remaining flowers to flower shops, even at a wholesale price, for which you will at least not go into the red. Although many people write What is rented to a flower shop with an extra charge, because the hype is big and even flower shops do not have enough flowers.
Let's now calculate how much you can earn on this. Let's say you want to invest 30 thousand rubles. You will spend 25 thousand rubles on tulips, the remaining money for unforeseen expenses. You buy 1000 tulips for 25 rubles, of which 5% is defective, that is, 50 tulips. On a holiday, a tulip goes for 70 rubles apiece. 950×70=66500.
66500-30000=36500 rubles is your net profit.
That is, you double your investment in 3 days. This, friends, is a very good result. In addition, the more tulips you buy, the cheaper one flower will cost you, which means you can earn more.
Well, that's the whole idea. Everything is simple and clear. If you like the idea, be sure to try it. The main thing is not to sit still, and everything will work out.
Tomorrow I will post another idea that is more suitable for February 14th, but it will also work for March 8th. So don't miss out.
Good luck to everyone and great earnings!
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