Shana is right. I have been investigating opening my own store and you HAVE to mark things up to even cover your most basic expenses. Pet Edge even lists these "suggested" retail prices in their catalog. My only frustration is that Pet Edge has a wide range of quality. Their zanies toys are pretty good, but their clothing is marginal. Loki has a soccer sweatshirt that I've washed 50 times and it's still in good shape. But I threw away a T-shirt and a sweater I bought from there after 1 washing. So while I would have paid $15 for that $5 sweatshirt, the other 2 items were junk. No way would I sell the junk for a huge markup, but I wouldn't feel bad charging $15 for a $5 sweatshirt that I know is decent quality. |