Seriously? Fucking China water.

I don't have diarrhea, I just have the persistent shits. Where does it even come from...

6/13/2010 12:31:09 AM

Out your ass? Amirite?

6/13/2010 12:31:49 AM

merbig

6/13/2010 12:32:13 AM

^^ har har har. Yeah. Where does my body get the stuff to make the shit anyway. I'm on a fucking empty stomach!!!! HOW DOES THIS WORK!

6/13/2010 12:35:40 AM

merbig

6/13/2010 12:36:44 AM

I realize this thread is about the how having persistent shits work....which I really do not know. Hear me out, maybe I can offer some insight.

I am in outside sales, which is currently salary+commission, but will move into straight commission starting at the beginning of July 2010. I have been in this position since July 2009. I have competition from several direct manufacturing sales reps, large distributors, and local distributors. Here are the advantages and disadvantages of each:

Direct Advantages: Immediate knowledge of new technology, no middle man mark up, one shipping bill (paid by manufacturer or buyer of goods), access to larger range of non-commodity items, control inventory, have access to many distributors that can effectively sell their goods which increases market share, and set prices of commodity they manufacture.

Direct disadvantages: Typically have 1-3 sales reps per region (i.e. southeast, mid-atlantic, northeast, etc.) limiting the number of accounts they can successfully manage/cold-call, lack physical customer service or physical technical service available to or affordable for smaller users or altogether, are sometimes not trustworthy because they will go in behind their distributors that sell their commodity to one account in large quantities (i.e. they missed a big account, and have found out about it through a distributor selling their particular product) which leads to the distributor not selling their product anymore, have too many distributors selling the product ultimately driving the set price down through deviations, possibly rely on distributors to actually sell the product, and competition from other direct sources.

Large distributor advantages: have access to other commodities that go hand in hand with other manufacturers (poor example- grocery stores sell milk as well as cereal), get direct pricing, many locations regionally or nationally easing the shipping burden of buyers with multiple locations, personal service either customer or technical, many sales reps that are able to cover a broader territory, access to multiple manufacturers of the same commodity allowing to keep prices in check, service programs that smaller companies can't offer and direct providers can't match in price or value, and experts of many many commodities as opposed to one or a few.

Large distributor disadvantages: smaller local distributors creating price wars (think Michael Scott Paper Co vs Dunder-Mifflin), direct mfg's going in behind and stealing business, limited access to all of the mfg's (you won't find Harris Teeter name brands in Food Lion and visa versa), can't truly set prices because it's based on both supply and demand, territory management, and tough growth prospects in slower economies (this is true for direct as well really)

Local distributor advantages: Typically a good ol' boy setting where the seller and the buyer know each other for years (this does happen at all levels, but mostly at the local level), local folks are right down the street and can be used in emergencies, if the local guy buys at high enough volumes then there is no shipping charge to the end user, and access to both direct mfg's and large distributors.

Local distributor disadvantages: easily beaten in price, array of commodities, array of technology, lack of trained staff, low cash flow, etc etc etc.

This is what I have noticed in my six months, I am sure there are plenty more that need mentioning. The way I am setting myself apart as a sales person is this: I go after the big accounts right now while I am new. The big accounts, if I land them, will take care of me while I am new and building a customer base. The money made off of those allows me to focus free time on smaller accounts that get me higher margins. I build up big accounts, I would like to have 5-10 of these, then get 20-30 medium accounts. If I lose 1 or 2 big accounts, the 20-30 medium accounts keep me afloat while I go after new big accounts. I don't really waste time on small accounts simply because they basically pay for breakfast or something really small.

I will say this, if you can't get a big account in the first 6-8 months (assuming you have cash flow that you can ride this long) you could be in a world of trouble. If you can get one, it will really make going after the others a lot more enjoyable and less stressful. It's simply just very exhausting wasting any time on anything other than big accounts in the very beginning. You work just as hard on the medium sized accounts and see 1/3 to 1/36 of the money in my situation.

If you have any other questions, you can PM me. I hope this helps in the slightest!

6/13/2010 12:36:58 AM

Captain Meme has joined us.

6/13/2010 12:37:33 AM

can you keep all your china bullshit to one thread please?

we get it you're in asia

other people have also been to asia

i drank the water there and i was fine. you're going to be fine. stop freaking out and making a new thread for each new encounter you have in china

"diarrhea in china"

i'm sure its really different than diarrhea made in the u.s.a.

6/13/2010 12:38:51 AM

Get over it kaddywhackle. You've been complaining all evening.

6/13/2010 12:40:18 AM

Actually it is. Country is filled with all kinds of little shits whereas the US has the overweight lardbutt type.

6/13/2010 12:40:58 AM

Chinese shits require extra TP.

6/13/2010 12:41:56 AM

and you're still desperately trying to run chit chat

and my chinese shits were normal shits so

[Edited on June 13, 2010 at 12:42 AM. Reason : .]

6/13/2010 12:42:16 AM

Clever observation is clever.

6/13/2010 12:42:48 AM

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"can you keep all your china bullshit to one thread please?"

No.

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"we get it you're in asia"

More specifically, China.

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" other people have also been to asia"

Lies.

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"i drank the water there and i was fine."

LOL! You drank the water at a westernized hotel, where you had the luxury of filters. I have my drinks with ice, I eat lettuce, pineapple (they soak it in water). The only thing I avoid is taking tap water straight to the fucking face and down my throat. I use it for brushing my teeth, everything. You're a damn fool if you're drinking unfiltered tap water in China. Not even the locals drink it from the tap.

But, unlike the US where a 20 oz bottle of water is 1+ USD, I can get a 1.5 L bottle for 50 cents.

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"you're going to be fine."

ZOMG! REALLY? K THANKS.

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"stop freaking out and making a new thread for each new encounter you have in china"

LOL! "Freaking out." This is shit chat. You seriously take all threads at face value? Should I take your fucking hypochondriac thread at face value too? If I do, then it should be me who's telling you to calm the fuck down.

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""diarrhea in china" i'm sure its really different than diarrhea made in the u.s.a."

I don't have diarrhea. Read my thread again. I have persistent shits. Totally different. Water is still being absorbed into my body, meaning that brown mush isn't seeping out of my ass. This shit is definitely made in China, as I'm not impressed with their craftsmanship.

6/13/2010 12:55:22 AM

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"This shit is definitely made in China, as I'm not impressed with their craftsmanship. "

Then ask for a refund.

6/13/2010 1:07:53 AM

RABBLE

6/13/2010 1:10:19 AM

^^ Yeah.. I'm about to make a return, and I've got no TP left...

[Edited on June 13, 2010 at 1:11 AM. Reason : RABBLE]

6/13/2010 1:10:46 AM

I'll bet, if we all ignore this thread, eventually it will die...

6/13/2010 1:12:57 AM

didn't read the thread btu i'm hammered drunk and saw the word drink. i drink. i drank. and now i drunk

6/13/2010 1:39:27 AM

^ DRINK AGAIN AND GET SHMAMMERED!

6/13/2010 1:42:33 AM

I think I'm over it. I'm running on empty now. Thanks for caring TWW.

6/13/2010 2:12:28 AM

Hey man, I sympathize. Except not really, because I had fucking dysentery, which beats the hell out of "persistent shits."

I honestly think the only reason that South America has un-dubbed episodes of the Simpsons is for Americans peeing out their buttholes.

But anyway, my psuedo-sympathies. Do not, DO NOT, under any circumstances get on a horse tomorrow.

6/13/2010 3:32:02 AM

6/13/2010 3:39:44 AM

hahaha, well, not that, but then I had sense not to run a marathon during.

6/13/2010 3:41:00 AM

I was wrong...

6/13/2010 4:34:43 AM

What do you mean by that? You mean China isn't at fault for your IBS?

6/13/2010 5:14:11 AM

I mean, it's still continuing. Now I have a hint of fire ass.

6/13/2010 9:33:55 AM

I just took a big poop

6/13/2010 10:05:45 AM

This REALLY sucks. I could be at a bar right now, getting shmammered, watching the game. But no. My ass decides it wants to shit instead.

6/13/2010 11:23:56 AM

Cha cha cha

6/13/2010 11:25:47 AM

you've decided to shit all over chit chat

6/13/2010 11:26:11 AM

Let me fix it before I answer it:

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"you've decided to shit all over chit shit chat "

And yes.

6/13/2010 11:28:38 AM

Your posts today have been very defecatory in nature.

6/13/2010 11:29:36 AM

It's because I have been defecatory in nature today.

6/13/2010 11:46:35 AM

6/13/2010 11:48:22 AM

^ Wrong color.

6/13/2010 12:30:47 PM

Hover mouse over pic

6/13/2010 12:40:30 PM

WOLFWEBBER DRINKS WATER, HAS TO TAKE A DUMP

NEWS AT 11

6/13/2010 12:44:52 PM

LOL EMCE LOL

6/13/2010 12:54:24 PM

^^^ Doesn't work in China.

6/13/2010 1:11:53 PM

6/13/2010 1:14:58 PM

Seriously? Some kind of an internet filter I suppose.

6/13/2010 1:15:15 PM

^ It loads for me now. The Universities Internet is complete shit.

And LOL@ them.

6/13/2010 1:21:33 PM

why did you go to china if you hate it so much?

i'm confused

6/13/2010 4:58:05 PM