$150,000 in one shot...

[Nickhead]

Would you do it?

The small production line I run, on average, ruins 60 bottles for a myriad of reasons. Some just can't be helped. We have a new owner, who is Chinese, and I find out they are exporting every bottle for $200 (We buy the same bottle here in town for $3). So my thought is this. I say I get the production to 100%, and still report the 60 bottles as broken, but take them home, and over time accumulate enough for a couple pallets and ship them to Chineseistan?

One carton of 12 bottles of sparkling water nets $2400 dollars. One pallet has 64 cartons. After shipping costs, whatever that may be (probably what? 2000 bucks). That nets $151,000.

Even if I took home a six pack every day for six months. There is no security, we all are against our new owners, but still maintain our ability to keep our jobs.

FOR ONE ****ING PALLET OF SPARKLING WATER. $150,000

Would you?

Rain Man, you have any shipping vessel recommendations? Looking to maximize my profit to debt ratio

[ping2000]

Is there a Nigerian prince involved?

[Fat Elvis]

[Nickhead]

you all crack me up. i wouldn't do anything to jeopardize my job. the thread was more of me being in awe as to how much someone will pay for a bottle of water. i may have to ask for a raise tho

[Indian Chief]

I wouldn't do it. But I think you should. So we can see what happens.

[Nickhead]

Originally Posted by dj56dt58

Sounds like you could just start your own business and make a lot more...but who the **** pays that much for a bottle of water?

the chinese for starters. haven't you heard how polluted everything is there?

Originally Posted by lawrenceRaider

Sounds like they are laundering money to me.

legit business, not sure if china would be happy one of their own were screwing the chinese government

Originally Posted by Rudy tossed tigger's salad

dumb.

Reported.

Originally Posted by Why Not?

I know when I'm considering a major crime, I like to post it online to get some feedback.

i have found it's the best way to go

Originally Posted by Rain Man

I think the key to selling $200 water is not the supply, but rather the demand.

If you can identify a Chinese person willing to pay $200, I can hook you up with some Romanians to get it there.

the chinese are buying aerosol cans of blue mountains air.... true story

Originally Posted by Fish

So you'll just magically increase production to 100%, huh?

i did today

Originally Posted by KINGPIN CHIEFS FAN

I think you misspelled dickhead when you typed your user name when you joined Chiefs Planet.

you think i am unaware of the implications are with my username?

Originally Posted by Iowanian

I'm going to offer some sound life-business advice.


If you honestly have a plan-suggestion to improve production or reduce damage/waste...spend some time writing that plan up and go present it to management and demonstrate how it's going to work and improve profit.

If the company is sound, they'll appreciate your information(if it works) and it should come in some reward via bonus-raise-promotion.

That's going to be more fiscally productive than trading rides on your moustache for snack credits in Aussie Rules prison.

99% of my post was being sarcastic. i am one of the few people that the new boss thinks highly of.

Originally Posted by Simply Red

Why do you curse so much?

E-Tourette syndrome

Originally Posted by Dante84

Sounds like a good way to get the Yakuza on your ass, if the feds don’t get you first.

1. It’s a crime.
2. You’d need to have a relationship with a buyer for the transaction.
3. You’d need to not get ****ed by the buyer not paying you, or blackmailing you..
4. You’d need to have the buyer have a legit reason for why they don’t need to buy from their previous seller (your boss) without tipping off your boss that they have a thief.
5. You’d need to hide your earnings; the bank would tip off the feds if you deposit irregularly large sums of money.
6. You’d need your buyer to pay you in cash, which is weird and would require a face to face meeting which is risky for a dozen reasons.
7. You’d have your cash sitting under your mattress and couldnt buy anything like a car or whatever without tipping off feds.

If we were talking a million bucks, maybe. But ****ing your life for a year or two’s salary? Stupid.

would only need 6.5 pallets to get that accomplished

Originally Posted by cwhocares

Let me see if I understand:

You can by it for $3.00 a bottle legally and resell it to the Chinese for $200.00.... or
you can steal it and risk going to prison to save $3.00 per bottle.

If you can't figure out which is the best route to take, you're to stupid to do either.

where is the fun in that?

[dj56dt58]

$200 per bottle? And that's wholesale, how much do you think the consumer would end up paying for it?

I'm going with money laundering..

[dj56dt58]

https://www.chinahighlights.com/trav...nking-cost.htm

"Drinks — 2–10 yuan (0.30–1.50 USD)
The cost for drinks in China is at least half the price in the West. The cheapest mineral water is about 2 yuan for a 500 ml bottle, while a similar bottle of cola is around4yuan. A can/bottle of beer is usually below 10 yuan.

You can also see many milk tea / fruit juice shops in cities. The cost for a cup, usually for take-out, is 5–10 yuan."

[dj56dt58]

Originally Posted by Nickhead

you all crack me up. i wouldn't do anything to jeopardize my job. the thread was more of me being in awe as to how much someone will pay for a bottle of water. i may have to ask for a raise tho

Re-read your own op..

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Lying sack of crap.

[cooper barrett]

Stealing $3 water and hoping to find a retail buyer on another continent for $200. ****ing stupid.

Selling futures in $3 for $200 sparkling water to a Chinese imbecile... Brilliant.

[Nickhead]

Originally Posted by dj56dt58

Re-read your own op..

soooo, you have never exaggerated or embellished a story in your life to stoke a conversation?

[dj56dt58]

Originally Posted by Nickhead

soooo, you have never exaggerated or embellished a story in your life to stoke a conversation?

Lol..ok

Changing your story because everyone agrees it’s completely stupid?

[suzzer99]

My uncle has been a computer programmer since the 60s. One of his first jobs was something financial. He found out millions of dollars was just sitting around in unclaimed accounts that he could easily write a program to siphon off of. He said he had it all planned out, but realized his big mistake was mentioning the idea to several friends when it was just a joke to him. That was the only way he thought they could eventually trace it back to him.

But that's nothing like a public internet forum. So I say go for it Nickhead!

[Dante84]

Originally Posted by suzzer99

My uncle has been a computer programmer since the 60s. One of his first jobs was something financial. He found out millions of dollars was just sitting around in unclaimed accounts that he could easily write a program to siphon off of. He said he had it all planned out, but realized his big mistake was mentioning the idea to several friends when it was just a joke to him. That was the only way he thought they could eventually trace it back to him.

But that's nothing like a public internet forum. So I say go for it Nickhead!

Is your uncle Peter from Office Space?

[Nickhead]

Originally Posted by suzzer99

My uncle has been a computer programmer since the 60s. One of his first jobs was something financial. He found out millions of dollars was just sitting around in unclaimed accounts that he could easily write a program to siphon off of. He said he had it all planned out, but realized his big mistake was mentioning the idea to several friends when it was just a joke to him. That was the only way he thought they could eventually trace it back to him.

But that's nothing like a public internet forum. So I say go for it Nickhead!

see, at least someone gets it