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cstoredirectory.com Anthony Bautista http://www.cstoredistributors.com http://www.checkstandprogram.com Scam, Rip-off, Fraud, Scheme, Trick Scottsdale AZ
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I purchased the Convenience Store Directory - C Store List from Anthony Bautista last year and wasted my time on the phone. No company has heard of Anthony or Convenience Store Directory and they were not interested in learning about any of my products.
This is what his site says, but it's not true.
- 1,600 Convenience Store Chains (Ex: 7-11, Chevron, Circle K)
- Over 1,700 Grocery Store Chains (Ex: Kroger, Publix, Walmart)
- Over 13,000 Contacts/Buyers Personal E-Mails
- Phone Numbers
- Company Addresses
- Updated Bi-Annually
- One Time Payment $499.00 (Includes free updates for 1 year)
I want to get my product into convenience stores and wanted to know what margins do convenience stores want on new products?
- Convenience store chains usually work off 35-50% gross profit depending on your type of product. Novelties items are on the higher side. The best way to find out what your margins should be is to find a similar product and talk to some convenience stores to get a better feel of what you need to sell your item for.
What is the best way to get a product into convenience stores?
- The best way to get your product into convenience stores is getting a hold of convenience store buyers, which we provide in our directory. Our directory has over 13,000 convenience/grocery store buyer contacts. Over 65% have personal e-mails. We recommend contacting the buyer by phone or email and make sure you have a good sales pitch ready. I always tell my clients when speaking to these buyers is to build a relationship. Be sincere and get them to understand what your product is and do not take “NO” for an answer. Most of these convenience store/grocery chains bring products in by what we call a distributor. Our partners over at cstoredistributors.com provide a directory of convenience store distributors that you may want to look at as well. Getting the convenience store buyer to like your product and getting a hold of their distributor is the ultimate way to get your product into convenience stores.
Is there a faster way to get my product into convenience stores other than doing the sales myself?
- Our partners offer a service called the “Checkstand Program”, which guarantees placement in anywhere from 200 to 5,0000 convenience stores that you may want to take a look at. They charge $10.00 per store and free product on the initial launch. After a successful launch, they will manage the account at a 5% brokerage. You can learn more about Checkstand Program over at checkstandprogram.com.
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Anthony
Arizona,USA
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#2REBUTTAL Owner of company
Tue, December 29, 2015
I am baffled that you would report my company as a scam when infact you said "No one was interested in your product". We do not mention anywhere that buyers will be interested in any product. We simply provide the contacts to all these major chains. It is up to you and your product whether the buyers will be interested in your product. Sounds like you may need to look into another product.
