i recently found myself in a situation where i had to pee but had no access to a toilet
then i remembered peeing in a bottle when i took a drug test a few days earlier for work
thats when i decided, despite it being disgusting, that i'd pee into a water bottle

since then i've peed in a bottle 3 times, i practically dont need a toilet anymore

9/21/2010 7:17:05 PM

you suck

9/21/2010 7:19:26 PM

I realize this thread is about those who have peed in bottles.... which I have not. 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!

9/21/2010 7:22:51 PM

I lived in the RA suite my freshman year of college. I had a guy in my dorm room after hours and he really had pee, but my RA was in the hall way talking up a storm . . .

So yeah, he totally peed in a Gatorade bottle.

9/21/2010 7:24:25 PM

^ he should have peed in your butt.

9/21/2010 7:25:44 PM

$5

9/21/2010 7:26:08 PM

can we kill lafta yet

good ol fashioned burning at the stake?

gallows?

guillotine?

draw and quarter?

[Edited on September 21, 2010 at 7:26 PM. Reason : lol]

9/21/2010 7:26:22 PM

^

9/21/2010 7:29:32 PM

No ^^

[Edited on September 21, 2010 at 7:31 PM. Reason : dont get mad cause girls cant pee in a gatorade bottle, lol]

9/21/2010 7:30:46 PM

Quote :

"To be hanged, drawn and quartered was from 1351 the penalty in England for men guilty of high treason. The punishment is first recorded during the reign of King Henry III, but became more frequently used under his successor, Edward I. The convicted were drawn by horse on a wooden hurdle to the place of execution, and once there were ritually hanged, emasculated, disembowelled, beheaded and quartered (chopped into four pieces). As a warning against further dissent, their remains were often displayed at prominent places, such as London Bridge. For reasons of public decency, women convicted of high treason were instead burnt at the stake."

-Wikipedia

9/21/2010 7:31:25 PM

LETS DO IT!!!!!!!!!!

and girls can pee in a gatorade bottle easily. water bottle is a little more difficult cause the top isn't as wide

[Edited on September 21, 2010 at 7:32 PM. Reason : .]

9/21/2010 7:32:08 PM

to be honest i cant pee in a water bottle, because..uh... you know

9/21/2010 7:33:37 PM

you have a vag?

9/21/2010 7:34:30 PM

no dammit

9/21/2010 7:37:56 PM

not a 'vag' per-say.

but your balls definitely emigrated when you stiffed FroshKiller

9/21/2010 7:42:15 PM

HOW ABOUT YOU STICK $5 IN A BOTTLE AND MAIL IT TO FROSH?

9/21/2010 7:47:35 PM

when we draw and quarter you, instead of quarters, we're definitely doing 5 pieces.

9/21/2010 8:05:57 PM

pay up bottle pisser

9/21/2010 8:11:15 PM

Quote :

"thats when i decided, despite it being disgusting, that i'd pee into a water bottle"

Quote :

"to be honest i cant pee in a water bottle, because..uh... you know"

9/21/2010 8:12:11 PM

i think our pee can kill bushes cause several times i peed out a window and like there was a bush outside that window and then like a few months later i noticed the bush was dead

9/21/2010 8:14:56 PM

maybe you have aids and peed aids onto the bush

9/21/2010 8:16:05 PM

Quote :

"you suck"

Quote :

"can we kill lafta yet"

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"pay up bottle pisser"

9/21/2010 9:11:00 PM

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"i think our pee can kill bushes cause several times i peed out a window and like there was a bush outside that window and then like a few months later i noticed the bush was dead"

9/21/2010 9:11:43 PM

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9/21/2010 9:22:27 PM

PAY UP, BOTTLE PEE-ER

9/21/2010 10:52:24 PM

I'm ok with it and all, but what happens if you fill the capacity of the bottle? I mean...how many ounces is the average pee unit?

9/21/2010 11:34:25 PM

Quote :

"i think our pee can kill bushes cause several times i peed out a window and like there was a bush outside that window and then like a few months later i noticed the bush was dead"

9/21/2010 11:45:50 PM

disappoint

9/21/2010 11:57:37 PM

9/22/2010 12:11:13 AM