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Ask HN: Help me give away 2.5k kids play animal costumes
13 points by Man_On_the_Moon on Dec 27, 2016 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment
Hi HN,

I have an interesting problem for you guys. One that has been much harder than I expected it to be. I got into manufacturing kids clothing and was much too ambitious with my factory orders. In short, I have about 2.5K costumes that I need to sell or give away by February (before Amazon’s long term storage fees kick in). Ideally I want to recoup some of my investment so I can this side project going (I now have time to devote to it) but happy to give them away to a good cause.

I thought about donating them because they are high-quality and could keep a lot of kids warm (and kids love them) but I’m looking at 50 50lb boxes for 2,500 costumes. I can’t scalably ship this many to myself and deal with them. Further, my local Salvation Army doesn’t want more than 100. Here’s a few of the links. I can have Amazon dispose them for a minimal cost, but this seems like a waste. Any ideas?

Clownfish: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0157XI1GO

Wolf: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0157Y9VDU

Bear: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0157X7W6E

Reindeer (had a fulfillment issue, now solved): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0157WOKKQ

Snowman: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0157WD79G

America superhero: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0157VOJB2

Sheep: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0157YG7K0




I was curious and took a look at the wolf. Price: $19.99 - $49.99 If you are really trying to get rid of these, pricing could be much lower.




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