Anyone Bro knows how much 1 paper car can sell for taoism to burn ? Is it worth the effort to do the art & craft ?
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Chitchat Making paper shirts, shoes, house, cars to sell
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Best is to have a wider range. Problem is how much they can sell for vs the effort to make.
Just a idea if can make some extra cash can try le
But I believe should have a iso9000 to follow.
I passed by such shop without knowing is paper shirt .
They package it like a gift box look like real shirt.
As for the vehicles , ships etc I believe should have a guide eg size and material used must be the correct type.
jiak hong chu is the most elaborate and difficult to assemble.
20 years ago the craftsman who assembled those "big house" would draw a salary of $3,000. It's quite a lucrative business.
But for bro chootchiew, I think it's better for you to start a "gong guan" business. A 15-minute performance on the road in front of the lorry would cost $1,000. And like selling coffins, the customer cannot bargain because that will bring bad luck to the customer. It's a bao jiak business. Best part is you don't need a ABRSM certification.
You can put your musical talent to good use. I think most of Beyond's songs will fit the occasions well.
But for bro chootchiew, I think it's better for you to start a "gong guan" business. A 15-minute performance on the road in front of the lorry would cost $1,000. And like selling coffins, the customer cannot bargain because that will bring bad luck to the customer. It's a bao jiak business. Best part is you don't need a ABRSM certification.
You can put your musical talent to good use. I think most of Beyond's songs will fit the occasions well.
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Once during Christmas period, I joint venture with 1 fella, we buy raw material cost around $80 , self made Christmas novelty and sell it during Christmas eve at Orchard.
We made a good profit of close $800 (after deduct raw cost). $400 each for 2 days of production , not bad and enjoyable. Furthermore midway was chased off by mata, else will cross the 1k mark.
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yes chia hong chu is 1 of the biggest structure in this industry. I think need to specialize first lah, maybe make car or boat to try.
any idea how much can we resell self made ones to the shop ? Take a car for example ?
you can start with paper galaxy note 7. it can burn easily too.
walau this one too easy, just cut from phone advertisement and paste over a harder cardboard can liao
You want to OEM for these shops ?
They used to pay their sifu $3,000 a month. But that was more than 20 years ago. Now tih Ah Tiongs flooding the Singapore, I don't think they will pay that kind of money. Labour is cheap now.
I suggest you go to the casket companies and find out how much these items cost. You can extrapolate from there. Your niche should be to glue a jade girl with a super slim waist and some high class Prada bags. It's your "chootchiew signature series".
Wow, si lang lui chin ho tan
I had thought to check the price of those paper items with the shop I passed by. But the uncle look no nonsense. If he were to find out I'm not a serious buyer , sure teo taichi with him.
I think for people who still believes and follow this custom will not be opened to any new ideas lor. We can only follow the authentic paper items , nothing more if want to sell.
Anyway I found the answer here :
http://contented.cc/2014/07/offerings-for-the-dead-ipads-and-weird-ghost-stories/
It cost from $150 to $500 for a car to house and take upto 10 days to make. This uncle look so poor after making for so many years .
Bro, you seem to be the person who is not open to new ideas, not the consumers. You never know until you try. If you read the article, there are people asking for iPad and iPhone. Isn't this a testament that consumers are open to new ideas ?
I don't think the Ah Gong in the article is poor. Some people are low profile. He owns 3 shop units and he claims that he is able to give the family a comfortable life. He did mention some of his more expensive items cost $8000. If I were him and making good money, I wouldn't want to show off and encourage new entrants who would later become my competitors.
Look at the raw materials - bamboo and paper. The glue is self made, not 3M products. It's like Mister Minit. The raw materials are dirt cheap. Two small rubber studs for a pair of high heels will cost you $8. The cost is less than 20 cents.
If you are creative, you can glue MBS with the ship above 3 towers. The real "kiao kui" would have a casino to "bphua kiao". Can also glue "Old Trafford" and burn Man U jerseys for the soccer fanatics.
Good analysis . But the 8k project I don't think are regular business. You should be right that he keeps a low profile.
Now...is time to decide the last factor - do I want to have "friends"
When you eat salt fish you must be able to tahan saltiness. It's the same for undertaker. Your 8 words must be big to work in this line.
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