When US hip hop branded clothing was really big in this country, I spotted that, I took £300 and paid some company (via google) to setup an e-commerce website for me (so all I had to do is upload pics and create item with an item number, I didnt know how to run no website)
I then got on a plane to Orlando on my own for three days (International Drive, I picked Orlando as there more welcome to tourists = more % of clothing) with an empty suitcase, with £500 maybe even less and a credit card.
I ran thru every outlet market buying as many T-Shirts as possible, and then found a shop owner in the mall, spoke to him so he'd give me clothes at wholesale plus his drink obviously, bought another suitcase, and filled that.
Came home, got my friend to steal me a manniquin from where he worked in JD, uploaded the pics to the site.
Charged what they was in $ in Macy's (not the outlets price obviously) into £ plus a little bit more cos I knew that shit was being exclusively sold here. Remember this way pre-recession when the $ to £ was 2:1
Got RWD to give me a page advert, with 90 day paying terms.
Within a week of the RWD magazine coming out, I'd made back all my money, had enough to get another flight back to Orlando, and buy more clothes. Which I did again and again and again...
G-Unit Clothing >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
50 Cent's fame had me sending packages to areas I literally had never heard of in this country.
Eventually the US brands came to this country and as I had most of the stock before some of the suppliers, they all offered me the opportunity to be there web only shop. Eventually the market dried up, more similar sites popped up, and obviously the major high-street chains got better treatment from the suppliers, so I moved on to the next...
Like I tell people there are SO many different ways to make money, the skill is spotting it and maximising it.
Hence why when man was asking about Coconut Ciroc I said you may have just found an opening in a market and not even realise it...
I remember applying for a Graduate Trainee Management position for Enterprise the car rental firm. The Salary was 18k and you had to work 50 hours a week. Some bullshit, but thought i'd give it a try to see. The recruitment process was fucked, you had to fill out a long application online, then do a telephone interview, after that a one-to-one interview with HR, then another interview (if sucessful) with the Regional Manager/Manager who would give you a grilling. I just thought it was a bit extreme for a low paying 'Management' job, infact I later found out that the role consisted of shadowing an assistant manager outside whilst washing cars in your suit. Ironically I didn't get called for the final interview.
Like I tell people there are SO many different ways to make money, the skill is spotting it and maximising it.
Hence why when man was asking about Coconut Ciroc I said you may have just found an opening in a market and not even realise it...
Bro, I remember our little talks back in the day.
My brudda is at SRC working under Steve, making NO money, I can't get my head round it, I ain't really talking to him right now cos I'm that disgusted.
When US hip hop branded clothing was really big in this country, I spotted that, I took £300 and paid some company (via google) to setup an e-commerce website for me (so all I had to do is upload pics and create item with an item number, I didnt know how to run no website)
I then got on a plane to Orlando on my own for three days (International Drive, I picked Orlando as there more welcome to tourists = more % of clothing) with an empty suitcase, with £500 maybe even less and a credit card.
I ran thru every outlet market buying as many T-Shirts as possible, and then found a shop owner in the mall, spoke to him so he'd give me clothes at wholesale plus his drink obviously, bought another suitcase, and filled that.
Came home, got my friend to steal me a manniquin from where he worked in JD, uploaded the pics to the site.
Charged what they was in $ in Macy's (not the outlets price obviously) into £ plus a little bit more cos I knew that shit was being exclusively sold here. Remember this way pre-recession when the $ to £ was 2:1
Got RWD to give me a page advert, with 90 day paying terms.
Within a week of the RWD magazine coming out, I'd made back all my money, had enough to get another flight back to Orlando, and buy more clothes. Which I did again and again and again...
G-Unit Clothing >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
50 Cent's fame had me sending packages to areas I literally had never heard of in this country.
Eventually the US brands came to this country and as I had most of the stock before some of the suppliers, they all offered me the opportunity to be there web only shop. Eventually the market dried up, more similar sites popped up, and obviously the major high-street chains got better treatment from the suppliers, so I moved on to the next...
Like I tell people there are SO many different ways to make money, the skill is spotting it and maximising it.
Hence why when man was asking about Coconut Ciroc I said you may have just found an opening in a market and not even realise it...
lol, i remember when you were advertising (i think it was clothes, can't remember exactly) regularly on Roll Deep Forums (R.I.P). I don't even think i remember you posting - just spreading the name out in threads.
Like I tell people there are SO many different ways to make money, the skill is spotting it and maximising it.
Hence why when man was asking about Coconut Ciroc I said you may have just found an opening in a market and not even realise it...
Bro, I remember our little talks back in the day.
My brudda is at SRC working under Steve, making NO money, I can't get my head round it, I ain't really talking to him right now cos I'm that disgusted.
Yeah he's a mug then, he should have flipped that into a paid role at SRC or taken the experience into another company and get same role but paid. Thats why i dont like sitting under a desk, and taking a wage, people just settle.
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When US hip hop branded clothing was really big in this country, I spotted that, I took £300 and paid some company (via google) to setup an e-commerce website for me (so all I had to do is upload pics and create item with an item number, I didnt know how to run no website)
I then got on a plane to Orlando on my own for three days (International Drive, I picked Orlando as there more welcome to tourists = more % of clothing) with an empty suitcase, with £500 maybe even less and a credit card.
I ran thru every outlet market buying as many T-Shirts as possible, and then found a shop owner in the mall, spoke to him so he'd give me clothes at wholesale plus his drink obviously, bought another suitcase, and filled that.
Came home, got my friend to steal me a manniquin from where he worked in JD, uploaded the pics to the site.
Charged what they was in $ in Macy's (not the outlets price obviously) into £ plus a little bit more cos I knew that shit was being exclusively sold here. Remember this way pre-recession when the $ to £ was 2:1
Got RWD to give me a page advert, with 90 day paying terms.
Within a week of the RWD magazine coming out, I'd made back all my money, had enough to get another flight back to Orlando, and buy more clothes. Which I did again and again and again...
G-Unit Clothing >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
50 Cent's fame had me sending packages to areas I literally had never heard of in this country.
Eventually the US brands came to this country and as I had most of the stock before some of the suppliers, they all offered me the opportunity to be there web only shop. Eventually the market dried up, more similar sites popped up, and obviously the major high-street chains got better treatment from the suppliers, so I moved on to the next...
Like I tell people there are SO many different ways to make money, the skill is spotting it and maximising it.
Hence why when man was asking about Coconut Ciroc I said you may have just found an opening in a market and not even realise it...
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I remember applying for a Graduate Trainee Management position for Enterprise the car rental firm. The Salary was 18k and you had to work 50 hours a week. Some bullshit, but thought i'd give it a try to see. The recruitment process was fucked, you had to fill out a long application online, then do a telephone interview, after that a one-to-one interview with HR, then another interview (if sucessful) with the Regional Manager/Manager who would give you a grilling. I just thought it was a bit extreme for a low paying 'Management' job, infact I later found out that the role consisted of shadowing an assistant manager outside whilst washing cars in your suit. Ironically I didn't get called for the final interview.
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Yh tf u have pissed me off, got me sitting here thinking wtf I'm I doing here. Thank god I'm starting something
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Bro, I remember our little talks back in the day.
My brudda is at SRC working under Steve, making NO money, I can't get my head round it, I ain't really talking to him right now cos I'm that disgusted.
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lol, i remember when you were advertising (i think it was clothes, can't remember exactly) regularly on Roll Deep Forums (R.I.P). I don't even think i remember you posting - just spreading the name out in threads.
Fuck that felt like ages ago.
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Kurtis
i remember the Thinking Forward site, used to see ads for it and shit
what happened to Spit 4 Da Kid?
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Yeah he's a mug then, he should have flipped that into a paid role at SRC or taken the experience into another company and get same role but paid. Thats why i dont like sitting under a desk, and taking a wage, people just settle.
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