![]() ![]() That’s worth 5 cents when it’s empty,” he said pointing to a Mountain Dew bottle. No matter what it is in life there is value in it. It wasn’t until I got here that I realized that one man’s junk really is another man’s treasure. “I went and found better people to buy stuff from. Sometimes he had many returns to do took some losses, buying stuff that wasn’t sellable. From the beginning I’ve had a 100% refund policy for anything broken, missing pieces. There were days that I went through crappy dealers. “There was many a night I thought about closing the doors. “It’s definitely difficult running a business, more difficult than I thought it was going to be,” he said. “I work 12 hours a day - haven’t taken a day off. “Business is good - good enough to acquire more space,” Farmer said as he watched customers looking over the merchandise. The group has more than 12,000 followers online.ĭozens of people come in to check out the merchandise daily, many carrying large boxes as they leave. I have a passion for that.”Ī myriad items are on display - tools, a grandfather clock, exercise equipment, pet supplies, furniture, household items, electronics and much more, many still wrapped in plastic on palates.Īnd, there are dozens of “mystery” boxes stacked along the wall.ĭecorated with question marks and hints of what each contain-holiday decorations, pet products, household, tools, random and other clues- the boxes cost anywhere from about $50 to $450. I like doing things for others that’s a way of life. I’m talented in both areas- I’m talented in talking people into buying things and in helping out people,” he said. I realized that I was a natural born hustler and I love helping people. “We stand behind every item we sell, 100%,” Farmer said. When we open the other warehouse (June 1), it will probably be around 15 truckloads.” Right now we do about seven truckloads a week. If they did, the warehouse would be overloaded,” he said. They don’t send it back to where it came from. “I buy, say $100,000 worth of merchandise, I can get it cheaper, sell at a lower price, because they are liquidation truckloads “įor instance, if you order something on Amazon, but cancel it and it’s already gone through the shipping process, they don’t send that back to where it came from, he explained. It’s like overstock it’s canceled orders, box damages and returns - it’s a liquidation warehouse,” he said. Now I’m looking to increase space by adding another nearby building in June.”į&F Bargains offers items of all sorts at a discounted price. “I’ve been in this building since August 2021 after starting out in my garage. Now with more inventory and increased business, he plans to add another showroom nearby his current location. But he quickly ran out of space and has opened in a much larger facility at 755 E. He now sells seven truckloads worth of merchandise a week, and expects to double the amount with a second facilityĬhris Farmer started a little bargain business in his garage. By Steve Yablonski Chris Farmer, owner of F&F Bargains, started in his garage in August 2021. ![]()
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