tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309767.post4696168339248109024..comments2024-01-04T13:54:21.297+04:00Comments on Social Science in the Caucasus: How Supply fails Demand | Pots of HoneyHansGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02363857450625734125noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309767.post-10952812767315256202008-10-10T23:11:00.000+04:002008-10-10T23:11:00.000+04:00too many sellers try to solve their own problems, ...<I>too many sellers try to solve their own problems, rather than those of other people. Nothing wrong with that, but it's not how you can succeed in a market.</I><BR/><BR/>Interesting - actually I think that's exactly how a lot of successful businesses start. In this case the problem is not that supply fails demand, but that these honey-folk are failing to market their product effectively...<BR/><BR/>I would offer to take a jar off their hands, but there's enough of it already in my part of the world..Paul Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361948689477122420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309767.post-61883604376931406242008-10-09T13:09:00.000+04:002008-10-09T13:09:00.000+04:00well, you see the problem is that too many beekeep...well, you see the problem is that too many beekeepers think they should sell honey. That is their mistake. <BR/><BR/>Instead, they sell sweetness. Natural, considerate. A small glass, a nice label, something to make you feel good, and to make you feel good when giving it as a present...HansGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02363857450625734125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309767.post-64121017678675363312008-10-09T00:31:00.000+04:002008-10-09T00:31:00.000+04:00Dear Hans.Fortunately I know the "honey-business" ...Dear Hans.<BR/>Fortunately I know the "honey-business" quite well. A cousin of mine have some bees in northern Norway. Every year he sends me a litre in 4x250 g jars. It's not worth the trouble of course. Now his businesmodel is to get in to the stores with his product. Then he only have to mess around filling the small jars but can deliver a big quantity in one deliverance with a volume discount for the shop. The shop sells it and he collects his money at delivery and dont have to spend time selling it. <BR/><BR/>Now his problem is that he has high quality but a too low volume and thus too high price to compete with the big producers that delivers to the chainstores. So he mostly end up with selling medium quantities to smaller shops. It goes without saying that he looses money on this, still his compulsive obsession about bees and honey keeps him repeating this bad business year after year.<BR/><BR/>I will suggest for him to sell jars at 1 litre or more. That way he can loose money without all the mess :-)Eistein G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17712916193481215232noreply@blogger.com