“In two days, we will sell three tonnes of packages. » With her eyes fixed on the stalls that gather around the throngs of shoppers, Sarah Rack predicts the very near end of the stock of all the packages she’s brought. It is only late Saturday morning and since the day before, this retailer has set up shop in the gallery of the Villevert shopping center in Senlis (Oise), with a concept that is the rage almost everywhere. His company, like many others, buys packages by weight from e-commerce platforms that cannot be delivered. Packages that are also resold by weight.
“It’s 3 euros per 100 grams, 30 euros per kilo,” explains the sales manager. And for buyers, it will be a surprise as we buy without knowing what might be inside. “I saw an ad and I came out of curiosity,” says a young man about to buy three packages. We’ll see what I find, I’m not looking for anything in particular and I don’t know what might be out there. »
Branded shoes and headphones
Others are already more experienced in this type of flash sale and have achieved some good deals. “I came yesterday (Friday) morning and for 54 euros, I got a pair of designer shoes and headphones,” explained a man who had loaded an entire cart with packages. I came back yesterday afternoon where I picked up a very large box for 140 euros, with a large heated mirror. »
The winning choices are based on the appearance of the packages but most have a good success rate because it is not easy to guess what is in these mysterious packages. Most buyers expect to find high-tech devices there, but these are not unassuming packages for the most part. On the other hand, you can find many clothes out there, you just have to be lucky to find something you like and that fits the buyer’s size.
The formula is attractive and the stock goes very quickly wherever this sale is held. “We have already visited Nanteul-le-Haudoin and Authys in Seine-et-Marne, and each time, we sell all the stock,” emphasizes Sarah Rech. To accelerate these sales, we purchase parcel stock across Europe. »
In the gallery of the Senlis supermarket, the sale will continue this Saturday until the stock runs out, which is continuously renewed by the law of January 2022, banning the destruction of these packages on the platforms that could not be distributed, although they are not food items. It’s everyone’s business to make their way back on the circuit through these flash sales, starting with buyers who enjoy treating themselves to the thrill of opening a package in the hope of finding a good deal.
