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Elwood P Dowd

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9. I had a friend that did something similar with Sam's Club.

Fri Aug 16, 2013, 10:18 PM

Aug 2013

He owned a convenience store out in a fringe/rural area that sold mostly gasoline, beer, tobacco, and snacks that he bought from regular distributors. For items such as toilet paper, paper towels, band aids, rubbing alcohol, windex, washing powder, paper plates, plastic spoons/forks, charcoal and fluid, tooth paste, and other similar goods he bought from Sam's Club. The store was 6-7 miles from any Wal Mart or supermarket, plus it must have been 60 miles to the closest Sam's Club. He marked them up about 30% and sold them to locals who needed one or two items quick and didn't want to waste time or two dollar's worth of gas just to save 75 cents.

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Trader Joe wants their best customer to go away - posts his pics in stores [View all] Liberal_in_LA Aug 2013 OP

oh, for cryin out loud. bunnies Aug 2013 #1

Because their brand is all they've got. TJ's has a very specific business model, Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #10

I didnt say TJs is a goliath. bunnies Aug 2013 #22

He said it in the article. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #23

I used to own a restaurant MurrayDelph Aug 2013 #16

I understand what youre saying... bunnies Aug 2013 #21

mcdonald's has the golden arches, mcdougal's has the golden arcs! unblock Aug 2013 #2

I don't like the Guy for no particular reason. BlueJazz Aug 2013 #3

huh? Liberal_in_LA Aug 2013 #4

Every so often I allow myself to not like someone for absolutely no reason at all. BlueJazz Aug 2013 #8

Hmm. I noticed that American corporations never complain Aristus Aug 2013 #5

I know storeowners in rural areas who do the same thing with Costco KarKar Aug 2013 #6

When we took our trip down to Southeast Alaska in May Blue_In_AK Aug 2013 #11

They are probably stuffing containers full KarKar Aug 2013 #13

That could be. Blue_In_AK Aug 2013 #15

I noticed that also...many times. Safetykitten Aug 2013 #19

But Costco is set up like that, right? Bolo Boffin Aug 2013 #20

I support TJ's on this battle. Tomica Aug 2013 #7

I had a friend that did something similar with Sam's Club. Elwood P Dowd Aug 2013 #9

Pirate Joe's is in Kitsilano, Suich Aug 2013 #12

It's not the selling, it's the trade mark infringement Retrograde Aug 2013 #14

This isn't unique, all industries target the gray market Sen. Walter Sobchak Aug 2013 #17

That's just nuts, I would think they would like that. Safetykitten Aug 2013 #18