Comment on How can I compare the money saved when buying an item in bulk?

• darkdemize@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  Irrelevant. If we’re comparing identical items, the expected defect rate should be roughly the same.

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  • over_clox@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Okay. Well is the item a food product or a tech product?

    Is it insured? What’s the cost to ship it back and get an exchange or refund if it’s a defective unit? Who pays to ship it back if so? How much does it cost to keep in storage until it sells?

    There are way more questions that need answers to even halfway try answering OP. Bananas need refrigeration, fidget spinners need little more than a box.

    OP didn’t say what they were looking to order in bulk, but doing simple arithmetic without sufficient information means basocally squat.

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  • over_clox@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    What’s the item in question? Is it apples (the actual fruit) or Nvidia graphics cards?

    They’re not gonna have the same failure rate. To assume everything has the same failure rate is a failure in data analysis.

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    • Skua@kbin.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      You misunderstand. Assuming you're buying 200 of product A or 750 of product A, you should expect the same proportion to be defective. Nobody's suggesting two entirely separate products should have the same failure rate, but the question is also not about comparing two entirely separate products

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      • over_clox@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

        Point is, there’s a missing factor here. How much does storage price cost?

        No way to know if OP can’t tell us whether it needs constant refrigeration or not. That drastically changes the prices yo.

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      • over_clox@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

        You totally missed my point. OP didn’t even distinguish whether they’re looking to purchase produce (which has a short shelf life), or looking to purchase electronics or mechanical devices (which tend to have a fairly long shelf life).

        It costs either way to keep items on the shelf. But, like, what’s it cost to keep the items on the shelf long enough to sell them without half your stock rotting away?

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  • Tangent5280@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Except buying objects in low quantities allow defects to be detected much sooner, letting you exchange/return/work a deal with the seller. If you buy stuff in bulk and realise the fourth sack of flour has mold, you’re likely to already have passed the reasonable threshold for exchange or return.

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• NoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  I mean the rate of defective products should be the same for both.

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  • over_clox@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    You’re assuming every product has the same failure rate, which is absolutely not true. Read my other comment…

    lemmy.world/comment/2813277

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    • NoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      The link isn't working.

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      • over_clox@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

        Link is working fine for me, I’m using Jerboa on Android.

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• Mr_Blott@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  Shuttup Meg

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  • over_clox@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Yes, Meg is a defective product as well, yet somehow she still makes money. Maybe they should have got a refund.

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