Incidentally, my Red Bull sales have picked up and is now my #2 seller (next to Monster). I previously had reported very sluggish movement of Red Bull in my area. I don't really know why RB sales were slow at first, but I'm extremely happy they picked up steam.

Like many others on this board, I'm having to start part time and do not have a "dedicated" place of business outside of my home. Which means of course that I use my garage as a stockroom. What I like about buying as much product as possible from Sam's is that Sam's, in essence, is acting as a stockroom of sorts for my company. If that means I pay a few pennies more per can to avoid paying rent elsewhere, then I am happy to pay the extra few cents. I am already doing business with my local distributors for other items, and as a result, my garage is being used as a stockroom and for little else. The more I can buy from Sam's, the better for the time being.

I have to say that there has never been a shortage of Red Bull at Sam's. I can't imagine that they would never be able to meet my requirements for anything I would ever buy from them insofar as keeping enough in stock is concerned. They seem to stock everything very deep.

Since I did not go the CC way, I never was able to get the $30 per case price. I have talked with my Red Bull distributor here, and they were only willing to sell for the same price as Sam's. I do admit that if they would have sold at $1.25 per can, I'd be buying from them and somehow I would make it work with the space I have. But since they won't come down on price, the advantage goes to buying from Sam's because of my space limitations.

[ 06-16-2006, 04:59 PM: Message edited by: bullman ]