joeranger
Sr Member
I have read a lot of posts about guys getting into trouble by using new money from orders to buy supplies to fill old orders. A recent warning post said this was the "Armorers Curse". You keep taking new orders because you don't have the money to fill the old orders and then it all falls apart like a ponzi scheme. I don't sell armor but I do have big theme events usually around Halloween where I charge my buddies for the materials and then make all of the outfits. Yesterday, I got my shipment of headlamps from China. I bought them for $2 each instead of $10-15 in a store, but I bought 16 of them since shipping was supposed to take 8 weeks. However, I am only making 8-9 suits. I figured, some would be crap, some would break, but the main goal was to have extra "just in case". I had to resist the urge to buy the entire stack of clearance snow sleds at target. (I am cutting them up for part of the armor).
This curse has let to some ugly interactions here but I did want to poke some fun at myself and open it up to others.
#? - Buying in bulk to save money but buying way more than you need.
#? - Buying all the stock available out of fear you won't find any more.
#? - Having you wife say, "How much is all of this costing?"
#? - Hiding the receipts from your wife
This curse has let to some ugly interactions here but I did want to poke some fun at myself and open it up to others.
#? - Buying in bulk to save money but buying way more than you need.
#? - Buying all the stock available out of fear you won't find any more.
#? - Having you wife say, "How much is all of this costing?"
#? - Hiding the receipts from your wife