Instead of working construction during summers in College...I sold things and made 10 times more money than an hourly wage.

One of the items I sold was a Set of Kitchen Knives.

In Chicago there was a giant wholesale house called "COOK Brothers". They had thousands of items you could buy at wholesale prices. Along with pots and pans (which I bought for $7 a set and sold to secretaries in offices for $25 to $27 a set)....I sold Sets of Kitchen Knives, which I bought for $7 and sold for $25 to $29.

I sold 40 to 100 sets a day... making an average of $20 NET per set....that's right...$800 a DAY to $2000 a DAY....selling Sets of Kitchen Knives!

Here's what I did;
I went to Cook Bros around 8am...bought 40 sets at $7/set ($280) These were GOOD quality knives in a Pretty display box wrapped in clear plastic.

I then headed out to my "territory" for that day.

Each day I'd choose a different section of the city. I'd visit TAVERNS & BARS. Walk right in with 6 to 8 sets under my arm...walk up to the first person sitting at the bar and say...(provided he was coherent)

"Excuse me sir! We are coming from a Housewares Show at McCormick Place. We have a few sets of these fine kitchen knives left and instead of paying to ship them back to LA...the boss said, "Sell 'Em!"
As I see I have his eye...I start unwrapping a box (so he can see they are NEW)....as I hand him the box I say, "These sell for $89 a Set normally. I can let YOU have a set for $29! Pretty good quality, don't ya think? With this I notice the guy sitting next to him looking at the box. I immediately hand a box to the guy and say, "Here...if both you guys take a box I'll let you have 'em for $27 a box!" This usually brought over another 1 or 2 curious...to whom I also handed a box and said, "If ALL of you take a box I'll let 'em go for $25 a set! Make GREAT GIFTS for the wife or girlfriend at home! Surprise the little woman with a nice PRESENT! What do ya say?....$25 a Set? They worth it? Just $25!"

One guy usually says something like, "Yeh! Looks like good stuff to me! I'll take a Set!"
THAT puts the momentum into action and I've got 5 or 6 boxes sold in a few minutes.

I go right down the block...hitting all the taverns and bars. I've sold as many as 40 sets in ONE place.

Sure...you have to watch your neighborhoods but for a HIGH-PAYING summer job...I never found anything better. At the start of each Fall Term, I was a Fat Cat.

I'm SURE you could do the same with Drill Bits!

Use the same "Story"!

A few years ago, I was sitting in a local pub having a cool one with a couple buddies and in walks this kid with a set of kitchen knives and ya coulda bowled me over with a feather. His "story" was a little different but basically the same. They "HAD" to get rid of them rather than pay to ship them.

All you need is "brass-balls" and a gift o gab (you can't have silence, you haveta keep talkingso they stay zeroed in on the Knives and the deal they're getting)

In fact...when I get off here...I'm going to do a search and see if Cook Bros is still in Chgo.

Give it some thought. Trying to sell Drill Bits with flyers to homeowners is NOT the way to go!

I use Flyers to sell my "Deck Renewal" service to homeowners. But my service costs $400 and up.... and I get 2 to 4 jobs a day.

Send me an email if you have some questions on selling Knives or Drill Bits to Taverns...or selling Deck Cleaning & Renewal service to homeowners.

Check out my Deck Renewal website.

Thanks for reading.....Don Alm




$800 A Day Renewing Wood Decks!