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Old 11-10-2018, 03:13 PM
 
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I found an ongoing source for supplements including vitamins all with long enough expiration dates
Should add a few hundred dollars a month. 6 hrs off off in between my two 18 hr shifts with nothing to do otherwise. Here's a photo.
Might keep me busy during the 6 hrs off i have...in between two 18 hr shifts.

Going to sell it at a few small mom & pop stores. Much easier than selling online.

Anyone else have a small side gig?
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Old 11-11-2018, 01:38 PM
 
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Yes, i have a side business where I find expired vitamins and change the dates on them to make them look like they still have some time left on them....then I give it out to hustlers who think they're getting non-expired material....you know....just for sh*ts and giggles.....I don't make any money off it....i just like to think from time to time about the whole scheme and chuckle a bit.
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Old 11-11-2018, 02:23 PM
 
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Yes, i have a side business where I find expired vitamins and change the dates on them to make them look like they still have some time left on them....then I give it out to hustlers who think they're getting non-expired material....you know....just for sh*ts and giggles.....I don't make any money off it....i just like to think from time to time about the whole scheme and chuckle a bit.
Except the dates are listed on the box better find something better than this scheme lol
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Old 11-11-2018, 02:31 PM
 
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I found an ongoing source for supplements including vitamins all with long enough expiration dates
Should add a few hundred dollars a month. 6 hrs off off in between my two 18 hr shifts with nothing to do otherwise. Here's a photo.
Might keep me busy during the 6 hrs off i have...in between two 18 hr shifts.

Going to sell it at a few small mom & pop stores. Much easier than selling online.

Anyone else have a small side gig?
Have you found any stores to buy from you yet? Just wondering how easy that will be and if you get in, how fast they'll sell.
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Old 11-11-2018, 02:33 PM
 
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I buy and sell stuff.
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Old 11-11-2018, 02:53 PM
 
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I found an ongoing source for supplements including vitamins all with long enough expiration dates
Should add a few hundred dollars a month. 6 hrs off off in between my two 18 hr shifts with nothing to do otherwise. Here's a photo.
Might keep me busy during the 6 hrs off i have...in between two 18 hr shifts.

Going to sell it at a few small mom & pop stores. Much easier than selling online.

Anyone else have a small side gig?
1. Not many mom and pop stores anymore.
2. Why would they buy from you?
3. Why would someone buy them from the mom and pop?
4. What if someone chokes?

I don’t see any problems with this plan of selling long expiration date supplements.
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Old 11-14-2018, 06:13 PM
 
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Have you found any stores to buy from you yet? Just wondering how easy that will be and if you get in, how fast they'll sell.
I did. I bought some supplements with just a 6 month expiration date so sold them at 50% mark up.
Just glad to get rid of them. These body cleanse stuff sell but you only use it once every six months.

Bought way too many of those.

As for the other vitamins and supplements, I've sold a few boxesof 12 each for 2.5x more than I bought it for.

It's all good. At least so far.


If I keep chuggling away as I have, I'll do about $300 a month. Maybe a little more. Better than bothering with coupons
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Old 11-14-2018, 06:15 PM
 
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1. Not many mom and pop stores anymore.
2. Why would they buy from you?
3. Why would someone buy them from the mom and pop?
4. What if someone chokes?

I don’t see any problems with this plan of selling long expiration date supplements.
I am not sure what you are asking, "what if someone chokes?"


What does that mean??
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Old 11-14-2018, 06:22 PM
 
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people do this a lot on ebay/amazon

buy large packages of diapers, list it at twice the cost including shipping and wait a month. if not sold, they take it back for a return. toys r us was a popular choice for this

entire webpages about things you can buy and sell, and return if not sold, so no real money lost outside of effort to move items around. popular items on discount is when you see this, people buy lots and wait until sale is over to list it online and undercut normal price a little. if not sold by return date policy, they return it and get money back,

doesnt work well in other countries, but the US has one of the most generous return policies so people take advantage of it

edit:black friday is coming up, a lot of people are going to stock up on those sales and wait until spring to turn over. with the 90 day return policy on some places, they can wait until holiday season is over

the game consoles are another one you see people hoard, anything that is a hot holiday gift that you hear about but stores are out of stock on, people are buying them all to hoard while sales are happening, and once stock is out, they list online. happens every year

its a nice gig, get credit card points on items you sell on top of the profit. the items you return, nothing was lost but gas money to store

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Old 11-14-2018, 08:59 PM
 
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I had no idea about that. I suggest you edit this Post.^^^^ Nothing good can come from it
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