Wholesale 101

We have been in business since 2005 so we have “seen it all”. I can’t tell you how many times we meet a new buyer who is terrified because the last wholesaler they ordered through was terrible. So today I am going to tell you three things to watch out for when trying a new wholesale company:MSRP SCAM: The “Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price” (“MSRP”) is the price printed by the manufacturer on the tag. For example, this authentic Ralph Lauren sweaters price is almost $400 because it is lit …

Previously we fully exposed the Amazon Prime 5-Star Review Scam but this new scam is even WORSE!!!  Get ready to have your mind blown...Before you buy through an online company you likely glance at the reviews. When you see 20,000 5-star reviews on Trust Pilot you assume the business must be AMAZING, right? Today I am going to fully explain how this terrible scam works and how you can avoid it.Here’s how the scam works:The wholesaler creates an account with a review-collection websit …

Yesterday we told you about our total nightmare hiring a bad “SEO Expert” to run our marketing campaigns for BigBrandWholesale.com. In that blog post I talked about how we also hired this same company to create a new website for us and change our site to the new site. Sounds like a pretty simple task for a “Web Design Professional”, eh? This is where our nightmare began.The website template style we were using in late 2018 was unfortunately being discontinued by our web host, BigCom …

Back in April / May 2019 (or so) we hired a local company in Michigan called Brand Labs. They were one of the more expensive companies, so I (falsely) assumed that this meant they would kill it for us and be worth every penny…  Honestly I was super stoked and our company was prepping for intaking mega-orders.  The Brand Labs marketing manager I spoke to, Josh, was supper affirmative; hire BrandLabs and they will take good care of us... no need to worry, they're pros and the avera …

Here at BigBrandWholesale we encourage all of our international buyers to use Freight Forwarders because it’s wonderful for the buyer and us too!There’s 3 main reasons why Freight Forwarders are fantastic:CHEAPER THAN DIRECT SHIPPINGIf you have ever shipped anything outside of the USA you have seen the crazy rates. It can cost over $350 for us to ship from Michigan to Australia…. That’s a LOT of money!  Sometimes the direct shipping cost is MORE than the buyer is paying for the m …