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Originally Posted by SumPoosieCat
Not exactly what I said jetset. Let me lay some facts down on you. I have a distributor that buys in large volume energy shots that are not selling for .25 cents each and sells them to the dollar stores for .45 If you check out the discount stores you will find more and more energy shots and brands each month.
This is not an expanding category. Sales are dropping and the prices are coming down already and soon most will see this is just a fad. By the way I never said they will all end up in the dollar store.
Now ... back to your post about the wrong expiration date. Lol...never mind ... I think I will pass.....lol.
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That is the beauty behind an open market, people see others making a profit off of an item so they hop into the channel thinking they can do the same thing and often find out that they can't - leading to items being sold to close out stores. This happens for all types of drinks, not just shots. I would like to know how many functional waters tried to emulate Vitamin Water, how many teas tried to emulate Arizona, the list goes on and on....it just happens to be that the shots are what is 'hot' at this time....but I don't feel that they are "beanie babies" as you so eloquently stated on another thread. Again, I feel that you are kicking yourself for not getting into this arena earlier - and all this insight and critique from somebody who is basically using a gimmick and sex to sell their product.....