a whole weed

1/31/2010 4:55:30 PM

mee too

1/31/2010 4:57:08 PM

I will destroy my lungs and die

AND DECREASE THE SURPLUS POPULATION

1/31/2010 4:58:47 PM

HOW MANY WEED?

ONE PLEASE

1/31/2010 5:03:37 PM

Quote :

"WHO SMOKES BLUNTS"

Quote :

"WE SMOKE THE BLUNTS"

1/31/2010 5:04:29 PM

can we smoke some pots later rd

1/31/2010 5:28:04 PM

in the future, sure

if I don't hold to my quitting

I've been almost a month without

there is heavy debate with myself as to whether or not I should quit for good

1/31/2010 5:28:43 PM

I realize this post is about wanting weed... which I do 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

1/31/2010 5:30:22 PM

lolololol

1/31/2010 5:32:46 PM

me too, delivery guy has been snowboarding, city friends were out/working this weekend


no resin left

1/31/2010 6:19:31 PM

bunch'a druggies up in here

1/31/2010 6:22:22 PM

Quote :

"I HOPE THIS"

1/31/2010 6:22:39 PM

You guys smoke WEED? FUCK THAT IS SO COOL.

1/31/2010 6:47:20 PM

we were all coming in here asserting that we were cool, after all

just look at the OP

look at all my mentionings of being cool

1/31/2010 6:59:55 PM

dude, is this thread about weed?

1/31/2010 7:25:22 PM

I WASN'T TRYING TO BRING ANYTHING NEW MOTHERFUCKER

GO TO YOUR LITTLE FUCKING NEWS SITE IF YOU WANT THAT KIND OF SHIT

1/31/2010 7:26:22 PM

you don't want weed. weed is for loozers.

1/31/2010 7:30:34 PM

no no. he wants what they want.

1/31/2010 7:32:49 PM

I missed the rd quitting weed thread

1/31/2010 7:34:27 PM

i want a vaporizer

1/31/2010 7:35:10 PM

Quote :

"I missed the rd quitting weed thread"

didn't make one

I'm wishy-washy still on the subject

Quote :

"i want a vaporizer"

I, too..

1/31/2010 7:36:08 PM

let's get one man

it's better on yr lungs

[Edited on January 31, 2010 at 7:40 PM. Reason : eeeeeee]

1/31/2010 7:40:43 PM

so it's settled

we're living together.

1/31/2010 7:43:07 PM

actually that would be awesome

1/31/2010 7:53:11 PM

it would be pretty sweet

I really want to move back to Raleigh, but had not considered a roommate at all

1/31/2010 8:21:16 PM

Quote :

"I've been almost a month without"

Damn dude. At this point, you might as well see this to completion and get a legitimate job.

1/31/2010 8:24:24 PM

who says I don't have a job

granted it's not much of one

but I have one

not that it's anyone's fucking business on here

1/31/2010 8:43:30 PM

My point is why would you quit unless you had to pass a drug test.

1/31/2010 8:44:54 PM

for the sake of my physical and mental health


but I'm starting to think it actually helps, in a sense, with the mental aspect of things

1/31/2010 8:46:18 PM

bump

4/2/2010 6:21:21 AM

haha nice bamp

4/2/2010 6:22:53 AM

bump

I want it again

3/27/2011 2:57:18 AM

I have 6 more Quad dose cheeba chews (think tootsie roll, from weed heaven). If you fly to my house I will personally feed you one, as long as you eat the entire thing. I usually eat a 1/3 and zone out for 7-10 hrs. I've eaten a whole one, but fell asleep I was toooo high, was not worth it.

3/27/2011 4:11:46 PM

do want O_O

3/27/2011 4:12:35 PM

Quote :

"If you fly to my house I will personally feed you one"

Bow-chicka-bow-bow

3/27/2011 4:19:32 PM

3/27/2011 6:23:19 PM

Just ate a 1/4 of one. Trying to add a little to the sam adams buzz.

3/27/2011 6:26:40 PM

^^ I came here to post that

3/27/2011 6:28:58 PM

I'm looking for Holden Caulfield. Anyone seen him?

3/27/2011 7:11:58 PM