The costs of the business have been weighing on me, mostly because I've got this horrible formula in my head. Every free and clear dollar that comes out of the business, takes ninety two dollars in sales to make. When I shop for office supplies or have expenses like this $300 lock, I start multiplying the number by 100. $300 break-in expense? That's nearly $3,000 in sales! It's not an accurate calculation, since part of the cost of doing business are many of those expenses. They're already included in that $98 of costs.
Theft and in-store shrinkage is normally thought to account for about 2% of you cost of goods sold. It's included in the usual 60% gross costs formula. 50% goes to replace the product (hopefully not more), 2% is credit card fees, 2% shrinkage, etc. The first store had very little shrinkage, so I only grudgingly accept that my costs have gone up 2% in the new store. Break-ins are another matter entirely, and although insurance covers major problems, little problems like the lock aren't included.
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All three are put together now. I still have to add some details and I'm waiting on a Tallarn head for one of the gunners. I can now put one together in three hours, which got me thinking about the costs of actually getting them assembled. Then I remembered I'm supposed to be enjoying this process. I do, but sometimes I just want them done. Sentinels are next.
I've been more accepting of the sci-fi genre now that I've lost the technicals and decided on the sentinels. I'm also planning on that red mars paint scheme.
The timing of the attempted break in seems to to point to TCG player(s)...
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That would make a lot of sense and gets me thinking about how much Magic we should keep in-store.
ReplyDeleteThe nature of the attempted break in seems to indicate an amateur attempt, as opposed to the one break in that you had in WC that was a professional smash and grab.
ReplyDeleteMy guess is that they chose the back door because it isn't as visible a location and they didn't know enough to realize that their chosen method of entry wouldn't work. A pro would have known better.
I hesitate to point fingers, but I agree with the previous poster that the timing and amateur nature of the incident makes the former members of your Yu-Gi-Oh group look very suspicious.
Get the torches and pitchforks!
ReplyDeleteMob justice!
Reading about theft really leaves me steamed. Is it just me, or is theft up these days? Maybe I'll look at some justice statistics.
ReplyDeleteSomeone kicked open the door to my brother's house and ran off with cash + checkbooks just the other week. My fiancee just had her swimsuit stolen, and coworkers are telling me about nearby restaurants that have been robbed recently.
Are gas prices making everyone crazy?
Hopefully you got the police involved. In a town like Concord I Would hope they could take some prints or some photos and help establish some base towards later being able to point the finger at someone (unless it really was just a random attack).
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I'm very sorry to hear about this upsetting event. My thoughts are with you. I think I will drop off some used games for you to sell in the store to help you make some of that cost back. I feel really bad.
Think the auto dealers accross the way have a camera on their lot that might have the store in view? If so, maybe it caught something.
ReplyDeleteThe police don't care unless you've got a description, and even then they can't do much. I reported my laptop theft mostly so it would go into the local crime stats.
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