I work at a large pre-school and daycare center. The kids go through a lot of arts and crafts supplies at an alarming rate and we always need toys.  My supervisor started buying things from an online store that sells school supplies and classroom supplies.  She was really happy with their products and service, so now she orders from them regularly.  Once there was a problem with part of an order and we had to return something, but it was really easy, so we were pleasantly surprised by the process.

Now the manager says she is planning on getting stuff from the school supply store for the holidays. That’s always one of the busiest times for us, and we put up lots of decorations and give the kids little gifts, like fancy pencils, crayons, and novelty items. They love them, and parents love them too.  Sometimes they ask us where they can get them.  The manager is thinking of ordering more of the most popular items and selling them to the parents.  She always has good ideas; that should be a good way of boosting our cash flow, she says.

Last week she asked me if I’d be willing to take over the ordering, since she needs to attend to other things.  She showed me how she does it.  It’s really pretty easy, so I said yes.

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