Not sure how doing business exclusively in Singapore would make a store cheaper? Lower customer base and hence lower turnover cannot help. Lack of competitive prices locally cannot help.ysogrumpy wrote:I thought it would be helpful to get a list of various stores that do business exclusively online in Singapore, and therefore hopefully cheaper.
because when you order in super large volume, the battery may cost just over 50 cents or 1 $ .. and the courier, pay him about 5$ per delivery - there is still some money to be made, for exampleJR8 wrote: I've used them twice now. Once for a highly obscure battery, and the second time for a set of torque wrenches. The packaging is amazing, and arguably OTT. I was astounded to have a courier deliver a S$10 battery to my door (how do they profit, I have no idea).
I don't think this is the case. For low value purchases IMHO the profit is zero or negative. What matters is the average profit from a variety of clients where the low delivery rate is used to attract clients in general.ecureilx wrote:because when you order in super large volume, the battery may cost just over 50 cents or 1 $ .. and the courier, pay him about 5$ per delivery - there is still some money to be made, for exampleJR8 wrote: I've used them twice now. Once for a highly obscure battery, and the second time for a set of torque wrenches. The packaging is amazing, and arguably OTT. I was astounded to have a courier deliver a S$10 battery to my door (how do they profit, I have no idea).
Re: Lazada, I had mixed experience, to be honestSteve1960 wrote:My wife uses Lazada and Zalora extensively. She has had great service and no issues with the products and she can pay cash on delivery so no money lay out in advance. I would have to recommend both companies on the experiences we have had.
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