6/10/2023 0 Comments Black friday liquidation![]() On the other hand, they scoop up the hottest bargains early, before casual customers can get a chance at them. He doesn’t mind because they are among his most loyal repeat customers. ![]() Elian says about half of the Tamarac store’s customers are resellers, even if they are reluctant to admit it. Part-time eBay retailers hedge their bets by hitting Hotbins and buying items for $12 that they can mark up to a point lower than Amazon’s normal retail price. For every $50 karaoke machine you find on the pallet, you might be stuck with eight or 10 holiday sweaters for dogs. The catch is you have to buy a full pallet and you’re not allowed to see what’s on the pallet until it’s yours. Sell it as you want - in a strip mall, at a flea market, or at home on eBay. They started popping up a few years ago, before the pandemic, in brick-and-mortar spaces previously occupied by retailers driven into bankruptcy by the rise of online shopping.Ĭompetitors are everywhere: Bin Planet in Plantation, Best Bins and Real Deal Bin & Discount Store in Lauderhill, Off the Truck Liquidators in Margate, Miami Bins in Hialeah.Īnyone with a couple thousand dollars can go into the liquidation retail business, selling Amazon’s or other chains’ goods by searching for wholesalers on Google. Liquidation stores aren’t new to South Florida. Among this week’s bounty are vintage-style handheld radios, foam pillows, computer keyboards, a video monitor, an electric cheese grater, a large square shower head, a standing shoe rack, spice set, a knee brace, a vehicle seat cover for dogs, lighted makeup mirrors, toy drones, Barbie accessories, and much more. Shoppers roll through quickly, stacking goods into their carts with just a split-second of thought. Within minutes, 100 full-size shopping carts are claimed, and the treasure hunt is on. Rules laid down, employees unlock the doors and the customers rush in, Hunger Games-style. “If you try to put anything back while you’re at the register,” he says, “we’re going to make you go to the back of the line.” No one has time to wait for second-guessing, he says. The next rule is customers must buy everything that’s in their carts when they come up to the checkout table. Failure to heed this command will get customers thrown out of the store. “We’re going to be watching everybody.” Customers who want to inspect what’s inside closed boxes must take them to one of two tables, where employees will open them and make sure all components are safely repackaged and not lost inside the piles. “People just get excited.”įive minutes before opening time, store manager Samuel Elian steps outside with a bullhorn and reminds everyone of the rules. It’s amazing,” says Jeff Cash of Lauderhill. “You look around and see some of this stuff. Few brand names are recognizable, but who cares when it’s $12? That’s hard to do when each new load promises fun and useful surprises from every consumer category - kids toys, housewares, kitchen tools, electronics, outdoor, hardware, towels, blankets and clothes. Gourzong has brought housewares like salt and pepper sets, a smoothie maker, utensils, and a diffuser home to his mom, but before he left the house on Friday morning, “she told me to maybe slow it down a bit.”
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