selling off old stock

fionnuala · Post by **fionnuala** » Sun 17 Feb, 2008 4:44 pm

hi
am new. not sure if my first post submitted so doin it again. apologies if it comes up twice.
not long framing. my dad has been at it a long time and i just came on board last may. so a lot of the technical stuff i see here is over my head at the mo!
have quick question. we have good few mouldings which have well past their sell by date. any tips or ideas on how best to sell them off. have put discount on them but still not selling.

any thoughts gratefully accepted.

fionnuala

Post by **John** » Sun 17 Feb, 2008 5:17 pm

Hi Fionnuala,

Welcome to the forum.

Perhaps you are a bit like ourselves. We tend to promote our personal favourites when assisting customers. And while we try to stay as neutral as possible, I'm sure many of them sense when their choice is not to our taste. So we end up with stock that hardly ever moves.

Perhaps if we were to show a bit more enthusiasm when they pick up one of these stinkers, our stock would gradually start to diminish. You might also consider framing a few items using your slow moving stuff to hang on the walls as samples. We have found that many mouldings, while not looking too good as a chevron, can look really great as a frame.

On the other hand, many quite bland factory finished mouldings can be transformed into something special with the application of a few well chosen hand finishing techniques. This is not my department, but if you are interested there are others here with a lot more experience who you will find are more than willing to advise.

Not your average framer · Sun 17 Feb, 2008 5:40 pm

Hi Fionnuala and welcome to the forum,

If any of these old mouldings look impressive enough, you could try making them into mirrors. Silvered float is the cheaer than bevelled mirrors.

Not your average framer · Sun 17 Feb, 2008 5:42 pm

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or ready made frames!

fionnuala · Post by **fionnuala** » Sun 17 Feb, 2008 5:50 pm

i should have known ud be first to reply john!! do u ever take a day off??

i definately agree with u on promoting personal favourites. im always doing that. also i hope to eventually find some area to hang samples.
at mo no space. we work out of garage come workshop. every wall is taken up. may have to use the double doors on garage. was thinking of those steel rods n clip things to hang stuff.

p.s excuse the ignorance but what is a float?

Moglet · Post by **Moglet** » Sun 17 Feb, 2008 6:07 pm

Hi Fionnula! Nice to see you in cyberspace this time!

Float glass = regular picture glass.

fionnuala · Post by **fionnuala** » Sun 17 Feb, 2008 6:17 pm

isnt that gas? i thought it was some special board or sth!! there are so many words in this site that i have absoloutely no idea what they mean?
e.g a 'lite' i saw this when i was reading about a fear of glass.
great to hear from u.
am hoping towards developing or garage into sth like ur studio. will prob take years but so what!

fionnuala · Post by **fionnuala** » Sun 17 Feb, 2008 6:20 pm

ps please excuse my typing.i am forever hitting the wrong keys. or and my spelling is atrocious too even tho i used to be an English teacher!!!

Moglet · Post by **Moglet** » Sun 17 Feb, 2008 6:41 pm

The typos get us all at some time or other, Fionnuala! I'm still learning Framerspeak meself!

osgood · Post by **osgood** » Sun 17 Feb, 2008 7:49 pm

Welcome fionnuala!

Please excuse me, but I thought you were typing some different Irish dialect like Moglet does from time to time. I'm struggling to understand you.
The fact that you are an Irish, English teacher does explain it!

I'm not sure whether the spell checker is on the forum or on my computer, but if I type in a word and it is not spelled correctly, a red line appears under the word and if I right click the word, window opens up that has suggestions for the correct spelling and I just have to click the one that looks best and it is inserted in place of the original word.

Hopefully it's on the forum! It makes typing so much easier!

fionnuala · Post by **fionnuala** » Sun 17 Feb, 2008 8:10 pm

hello ormond or osgood,

not sure whether to use name or username for people! i've just realised that i have used several abbreviations that i use for texting and they are probably only understood by me!
i know the red line you are talking about, happens when i use ms word but it doesnt happen when i type here. im sure there is a way to spell check but i'm tad lazy!!
great to hear from u thanks!!

Post by **prospero** » Sun 17 Feb, 2008 10:40 pm

Hi fionnuala.

There is the old adage that if you keep something long enough, you will eventually find a use for it.

There is another old adge that the day after you chuck something out, you will find a use for it.

I have had old mouldings that I have chopped up for photoframes and they have been so popular that I had to try and find some more of the moulding.

birdman · Post by **birdman** » Sun 17 Feb, 2008 10:40 pm

Hi Fionnuala,

Welcome to the forum, this thread started by NYAF may give you some ideas along the hand finished route

http://theframersforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=1780

We are in a double garage too. We have built a wall in one doorway and had a double glazed unit put in the other. One gives us more wall space, the other lets in loads of light and makes it more weatherproof.

Good luck with your business.

Rolf

fionnuala · Post by **fionnuala** » Sun 17 Feb, 2008 11:05 pm

delighted that people have responded to my post! didnt expect to hear anything for about a week!
ive been reading a lot of back posts and realise i have soo much to learn!!
but its v exciting. my poor dad doesnt know whats happened. im computerising our pricing system(courtesy of estlite), i'll be hanging up ready mades from the old stock and building walls to hang em on!

fineedge · Post by **fineedge** » Mon 18 Feb, 2008 8:09 pm

Moglet wrote

I'm still learning Framerspeak meself!

LMAO

Yup Fionnula, garages make cool workshops but it takes some dosh and time to get them to a stage where reps say "wow but you really are organized!" But go girl this is a lekker profession

Mary Case GCF · Post by **Mary Case GCF** » Mon 18 Feb, 2008 9:33 pm

Welcome Fionnuala. Sounds like you're trying to do for your dad's business what Grahame did for mine. More power to your elbow. Grahame brought a breath of fresh air to the shop, so much so that people thought we had sold up and new people were running it!. Joining the forum and joining in on the forum has also helped us develop. It's a real family helping other members of the family make life easier.

fionnuala · Post by **fionnuala** » Mon 18 Feb, 2008 9:59 pm

thanks mary. nice to meet u. its great to have someone in somewhat similiar situation. like sarah and john as well. it makes for interesting times when u work with family.
i find it v exciting cos if i was working for somebody else i wouldn't get to make any changes.
i've loads to learn judging by the messages i'm reading but im looking forward to it.

Grahame Case · Post by **Grahame Case** » Mon 18 Feb, 2008 10:09 pm

hi fionnuala

you may want to check out this link ... tells you of my regeneration : http://theframersforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=963

Post by **John** » Mon 18 Feb, 2008 10:21 pm

fineedge wrote:is a lekker profession

Meaning highly lucrative

fineedge · Post by **fineedge** » Mon 18 Feb, 2008 11:06 pm

Hi John

Meaning highly lucrative

That's SA speak for cool, nice, pleasurable, enjoyable etc. Lucrative would be the adjective furthest from my mind although it does pay the bills quite comfortably!