Campground Store Wholesaler?
We are thinking about opening a small camp store at our campground. Was wondering if anyone knew of a good wholesaler?
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2008FX4 wrote:
Thanks for all the replies. I'll look into sams club. Do they sell fishing and camping stuff also?
No.
Camping stuff, well all I have every seen is perhaps a tent and that is a very seasonal item, no fold up camp chairs, no electrical, sewage or other camping stuff..
I have never seen any fishing stuff (poles, reels, ect).
Personally, a lot of Sam's club stuff is not sold in packaging for resale. Rather it is in large BULK containers or packages.
Sort of depends on what you are wanting to buy.
Candy bars, Pop Tarts, soft drinks, yep, those are in retail packaging..
Meats, cheese, frozen goods absolutely not. You would have to spend time on cutting up and repackaging them yourself..
Sam's has a very limited selection of items and often the selections changes and to me is not something I would consider as a dependable source..
Pricing is all over the map.. We find their meats a better deal and better quality but it is in very large packages (IE 2-4 lbs packages of steak or chicken and 4-10 lbs for ground beef).
Soft drinks, cans typically 5 to 10 cents MORE per 12 oz can than a local food store but 2 liter bottles 50 cents cheaper than local store..
You can get pretty good pricing on Sam's brand 20 oz bottled water..
Keeping in mind everything you buy you WILL have to markup DRASTICALLY in order to turn a profit on your investment.. The more time YOU personally spend hunting down and buying "bargains" the more you will have to mark up..
