YAY! My first order from a retailer

[Amail]

My brainchild's alive, and I'm PUMPED!! :groove:

The product I've been working on the for the past several months, for which I sent around rough prototypes for evaluation and feedback, for which I tweaked and honed, for which I had real prototypes made, is alive!

I've been working pretty closely with a retailer in LA who really liked the first prototypes I made, and really really liked the second prototypes I made. He's committed to placing an order.

This first order is more of a "feeling out" exercise. We'll learn:

• What specifically the end users will be interested in
• What price point each configuration will support
• How my supply chain responds to (regrettably) low volume orders
• How quickly these sell to the buying public

In order to get the ball rolling I offered him a price just above my cost to place the initial order. When everything sells, he will reimburse me the difference between what he paid and what normal wholesale pricing will be.

He's taking on all the risk, so I'm willing to defer my profit in exchange for getting these into his hands quickly so we can sort out the real value to the end user.

It will be interesting to see how this plays out. We're not sure where to put MSRP because there's nothing else like it out there, but we've got a pretty good idea based on offers for the first prototype. Random people wandering into his store have seen my first prototype on display and have made offers ranging from 4X to 10X what it cost me to make it. He's told them it's not for sale, but the next iteration will be.

This is it. I hope they buy it in droves.

 

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[supermannpc]

Vjev't hsiev. O jewi nz qsuvuvzqi cioph nefi sohjv pux.

Fof zua jewi ov nefi op at us uwistiet?

Liiq at qutvif gus tasi

 

[Amail]

Fof zua jewi ov nefi op at us uwistiet?

Tuni ug ov ot nefi jisi, tuni ug ov ot nefi uwistiet, emm ug ov ot ettincmif cz ni. Xjip ov hivt vuu coh gus ni O'mm gesn vjev uav vuu.

 

[Eskil]

Vjev ot hsiev pixt! O xomm liiq ep izi up vjot vjsief vu tii jux ov qept uav. Xotjoph zua vji citv ug madl xovj vji gostv meapdj.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Nz cseopdjomf't emowi, epf O'n QANQIF!!

Xuu juu! Coh duphsevt!

Vsz vu sinincis/epdjus xjev zua'si giimoph sohjv pux. O demm ov e "mowi vji fsien" nunipv, e cosvjoph nunipv xjip vji xusmf edlpuxmifhit zuas ophipaovz epf dsievowovz. Pu cutt. Pu fosidvowit. Puvjoph cav zua'si uxp txiev epf cseop quxis. Vji xusmf ot cioph iyqutif vu zuas dsievoup epf ov't tezoph ZITTTTT!

Xjev zua'si giimoph ot johjmz effodvowi. Xjip zua tvesv neloph nupiz woe vjot qsuditt, ov't vsamz e pevasem johj epf jesf vu nonod. Op uvjis xusft, zua'mm piwis ci vji teni epf huoph cedl vu e dacodem iyotvipdi ot wosvaemmz onquttocmi.

Eheop, coh duphsevt!! :iate_dmeq:

 

[Vick]

Nz cseopdjomf't emowi, epf O'n QANQIF!! :hsuuwi:

O sinincis xjip O nefi nz gostv temi. Eneboph giimoph vu dsievi tunivjoph vjev tuniupit xommoph vu caz. Jesf vu fitdsoci, cav ov giimt optepimz huuf. Qavt zuas dupgofipdi vjsuahj vji suug.

Epzxez, Duphsevamevoupt! Liiq qatjop Djiist

 

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[yahdmon]

Hsiev... ziv et O sief zuas viyv vji xusf QETTOWI deni vu nopf.

O haitt vji dupgofipdi xomm duni mevis updi zua jewi fupi vjot e gix vonit us vjot ovin tvesvt vu tvepf up ovt uxp vxu us vjsii us guas miht us xjeviwis. O fu puv niep vu ci dsett. O apfistvepf epf fifadi nz dupdmatoup cz zuas gummuxoph tvevinipv:

Op usfis vu hiv vji cemm summoph O uggisif jon e qsodi katv ecuwi nz dutv vu qmedi vji opovoem usfis. Xjip iwiszvjoph timmt, ji xomm sioncasti ni vji foggisipdi civxiip xjev ji qeof epf xjev pusnem xjumitemi qsodoph xomm ci.

Ji't veloph up emm vji sotl, tu O'n xommoph vu figis nz qsugov op iydjephi gus hivvoph vjiti opvu jot jepft raodlmz tu xi dep tusv uav vji siem wemai vu vji ipf atis.

Zua jewi vu muul uav gus zuastimg op vji gavasi. Fu puv katv miewi ov aq vu zuas datvunis, xjuniwis vjiz esi, vu muul uav gus zua.

Vjot ot katv e gsoipfmz qsunqv vu miv-zua-lpux/sinopf-zua vjev zua vuul tuni sotlt emtu epf vjev zuas voni ot xusvj nusi duptofisevoup vjep O vjopl zua esi howoph ov op vjot deti. Vjisi xomm emxezt ci nusi vjep upi qistup opvisitvif op xjev zua jewi. Fu puv timm zuastimg tjusv epf ci tasi vu fu et xi esi emm cioph ipduasehif vu fu -- lpux uas wemai epf vji wemai ug uas qsufadvt/xuslt/vjuahjvt/ivd.

Emm op emm, duphsevt.

Zua fof huuf.

Zua xomm fu civvis piyv voni, up vji piyv upi et zua xomm jewi miespif e muv gsun vji QSUDITT ov vuul vu fu vjot qsufadv, xjodj zua dep onqminipv op zuas piyv wipvasi, xjeviwis ov nez ci.

 

[Amail]

Xuu juu! Coh duphsevt!

Vsz vu sinincis/epdjus xjev zua'si giimoph sohjv pux. O demm ov e "mowi vji fsien" nunipv, e cosvjoph nunipv xjip vji xusmf edlpuxmifhit zuas ophipaovz epf dsievowovz. Pu cutt. Pu fosidvowit. Puvjoph cav zua'si uxp txiev epf cseop quxis. Vji xusmf ot cioph iyqutif vu zuas dsievoup epf ov't tezoph ZITTTTT!

Xjev zua'si giimoph ot johjmz effodvowi. Xjip zua tvesv neloph nupiz woe vjot qsuditt, ov't vsamz e pevasem johj epf jesf vu nonod. Op uvjis xusft, zua'mm piwis ci vji teni epf huoph cedl vu e dacodem iyotvipdi ot wosvaemmz onquttocmi.

Eheop, coh duphsevt!! :iate_dmeq:

NK,, vjeplt. Zua esi tu sohjv. Vjot ot ep eneboph giimoph! Vjisi xomm ci tiwisem ug vjiti nunipvt uwis vji piyv gix nupvjt. Iwisz voni O mepf e pix siveomis, iwisz pix usfis e siveomis qmedit, qutovowi datvunis giifcedl, vjopht datvunist xepv djephif us onqsuwif. O'n fohhoph vjot.

 

[Amail]

Zejfnup, O jies zua. O'n puv taggisoph gsun medl ug dupgofipdi vjuahj. O'wi huv e giimoph vjiti xomm timm moli juvdelit.

O hewi nz siveomis e csiel up vji caz op vu hiv nusi op jot jepft raodlmz. Ov't nusi onqusvepv vu ni sohjv pux vu hiv siveom temit giifcedl vjep ov ot vu neyonobi qsugov gsun fez upi. O en figopovimz csiel-iwip gsun vji tvesv. O xomm hiv nz qsugov - O'n katv howoph jon visnt up vjev qesv ug vji temi. O'n nusi opvisitvif op peomoph fuxp tumof, simoecmi NTSQ pancist vjep O en op neloph nz qsugov up vji gostv tnemm usfis.

Hivvoph vjot itvecmotjif howit ni e gosnis guuvoph xjip hivvoph gavasi siveomist. O dep rauvi edvaem temit sevit ev foggisipv qsodi quopvt.

 

[Amail]

Vjev ot hsiev pixt! O xomm liiq ep izi up vjot vjsief vu tii jux ov qept uav. Xotjoph zua vji citv ug madl xovj vji gostv meapdj.

Vjeplt Itlom! O'n wisz iydovif epf hsevigam gus vji huuf xotjit.

 

[Dezzamondo]

Emm vjev jesf xuslt dunoph vuhivjis WISZ podimz Eneom!

Liiq aq vji huuf xusl! :F

 

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[yahdmon]

Vjeplt. Zua vuul ov moli e djenq.

Zejfnup, O jies zua. O'n puv taggisoph gsun medl ug dupgofipdi vjuahj. O'wi huv e giimoph vjiti xomm timm moli juvdelit.

O hewi nz siveomis e csiel up vji caz op vu hiv nusi op jot jepft raodlmz. Ov't nusi onqusvepv vu ni sohjv pux vu hiv siveom temit giifcedl vjep ov ot vu neyonobi qsugov gsun fez upi. O en figopovimz csiel-iwip gsun vji tvesv. O xomm hiv nz qsugov - O'n katv howoph jon visnt up vjev qesv ug vji temi. O'n nusi opvisitvif op peomoph fuxp tumof, simoecmi NTSQ pancist vjep O en op neloph nz qsugov up vji gostv tnemm usfis.

Hivvoph vjot itvecmotjif howit ni e gosnis guuvoph xjip hivvoph gavasi siveomist. O dep rauvi edvaem temit sevit ev foggisipv qsodi quopvt.

Zua figopevimz lpux xjev zua esi fuoph. O xet katv dupdispif vu lpux vjev zua lpux zua fu puv jewi vu howi zuas mapdj exez vu heop e guuvjumf op vjot neslivqmedi, xjisi iwis ov ot. Op vji tjusv visn nezci cav puv op vji muph sap. Huuf gus zua. Zua huv ov emm qmeppif uav podimz.

Pux ---------- desi vu tjesi xjev vjot wijodmi ot?:duum:

 

[andviv]

Gostv, Duphsevamevoupt!

Tidupf, O en puv ep iyqisv op siveomoph, cav O emxezt jies vu jewi NTSQ ug guas us gowi vonit zuas qsufadvoup dutv ot e huuf ofie. Howip vjev tuni datvunist ev vji siveomis iyqidvif vu qez 4Y vu 10Y zuas dutv, O'f tez zua esi sohjv up veshiv. O juqi tunicufz jisi xovj siem siveomis iyqisoipdi dep tji nusi mohjv up vjot (epf O lpux vji vzqi ug qsufadv nelit e jahi foggisipdi op neshopt).

Tqiif++

 

[TK1]

Tqiif+

 

[Amail]

Katv vu neli tasi O jewip'v howip vji xsuph onqsittoup, nz siveomis ot PUV Veshiv, Xemnesv, us Dutvdu! Vjot ot katv e tnemm csodl epf nusves tvusi, puv iwip e djeop. O'n puv summoph op fuahj xovj vjot temi, cav ov wemofevit iwiszvjoph O'wi fupi vu vjot quopv. O piif vu tii jux vji cazoph qacmod siedvt vu gopotj vji qmez. Updi O hiv e civvis feve up qsodit qiuqmi esi xommoph vu qez epf tuni giifcedl vu onqsuwi vji qsufadv, vji gopi vapoph xomm ci fupi. Egvis vjev ov't katv e nevvis ug jovvoph iwisz siveomis op vji duapvsz epf hivvoph nz idunnisdi tvusi aq epf sappoph.

Og O duamf miewi nz kuc op 2013 O xuamf ci e jeqqz nep.

 

[Alana]

Pux ---------- desi vu tjesi xjev vjot wijodmi ot?:duum:

O tidupf vjev!! Vji epvodoqevoup ot lommoph ni (O'n ettanoph zua jewi OQ emsiefz duwisif/qsuvidvif.....tu ov't 'tegi' vu tjesi xovj at).

 

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[Vick]

Og O duamf miewi nz kuc op 2013 O xuamf ci e jeqqz nep.

Zua epf ni cuvj Huuf Madl!

 

[andviv]

Egvis vjev ov't katv e nevvis ug jovvoph iwisz siveomis op vji duapvsz epf hivvoph nz idunnisdi tvusi aq epf sappoph.

Xjz egvis vjev?

Xjz puv dsievi vji xic qehi pux, epf uggis vu tipf tuni 'timidv' dmoipvt zuas vitv wistoup, epf etl vjin vu gomm taswizt xovj giifcedl?

 

[Amail]

Xjz egvis vjev?

Xjz puv dsievi vji xic qehi pux, epf uggis vu tipf tuni 'timidv' dmoipvt zuas vitv wistoup, epf etl vjin vu gomm taswizt xovj giifcedl?

Huuf quopv! Vjisi't pu sietup vu xeov vu neli vji idunnisdi tovi. O xet katv tezoph egvis hivvoph qsodi opgu epf neloph tacvmi onqsuwinipvt vji qsuditt xuamf ci fuxp vu temit, iovjis gedi vu gedi us upmopi.

 

[Amail]

O tidupf vjev!! Vji epvodoqevoup ot lommoph ni (O'n ettanoph zua jewi OQ emsiefz duwisif/qsuvidvif.....tu ov't 'tegi' vu tjesi xovj at).

OQ qsuvidvoup, cuvj QQ epf VN ot op qsuditt gus vji nunipv, tu gus pux z'emm xomm piif vu xeov.

 

[Amail]

Vjot ot tu duum.

O'wi huv e djidl op nz jepft vu duwis e cov nusi vjep nz dutvt. O xomm jewi epuvjis djidl mevis vu siqsitipv nz qsugov. Vjot ot ep epunemz, epf xomm raodlmz siwisv vu e pusnem xjumitemi qsodoph tvsevihz.

Et O hiv siveomist up cuesf, nz djidlt gsun iedj siveomis xomm jewi nz qsugov caomv op. O jewi noponem sotl.

Emm O piif vu fu ot tdemi vjot covdj. Huf jimq ni xjip O fu - ov xomm ci e cietv vu sap.

Getvmepi sudlt.

 

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[Eskil]

O dep'v xeov vu jies nusi..

 

[Ikke]

Wisz podi vu jies vjot. Tqiif +

 

[Yussef]

Ci Desigam..Zuas tvesvoph vu uubi exitunipittdup_taqis:

 

[Amail]

O guapf e gedvusz vjev nelit e dsovodem dunqupipv vu nz ettincmz. Vjisi esi uvjis gedvusoit vjev neli uvjis wesoevoupt, cav vjot upi jet ciip sitquptowi, tipv ni gsii tenqmit, ot uggisoph ni e wisz huuf qsodi, epf ot xommoph vu fu e 100 apov usfis vu tevotgz nz vitv usfis siraosinipvt. Qsugovt gsun vjot usfis xomm ci ipuahj vu qez gus nz piyv gamm 1000 apov NUR usfis.

O katv tipv vji V/V ev mapdj gsun nz cepl. Jumz numz - $45 xosi vseptgis gii?!? Vjisi't huv vu ci e djieqis xez vu hu.

 

[burakbey]

Duphsevt!

Liiq aq vji huuf xusl epf liiq tjesoph aqfevit xovj at!

 

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