Comments on: Side Hustle #73: I Sell Crickets Online!

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 01 Nov 2018 21:50:05 +0000

Dude. Helleva story. Thanks for sharing!

By: R Cars

R Cars — Wed, 25 Jul 2018 18:04:00 +0000

Question for The Critter Depot. Your avg sale was about 26$ the first year and then 43$ the second year. It is now up to 73$ per sale. That is really impressive and amazing
As a fellow small ecommerce business owner Could you share insight how this is achievable with your products only being in the low 20$ range?

By: Critter Depot

Critter Depot — Tue, 10 Jul 2018 11:16:30 +0000

In reply to J. Money. Bingo. If the caretakers have a younger pet, then it makes more sense for them to select the 500 or 250 count of crickets, because a younger pet won't intake as much as a mature pet. J.Money, sound like you have some experience in the art of product pricing?

By: J. Money

J. Money — Mon, 09 Jul 2018 20:49:56 +0000

In reply to Critter Depot.

I noticed that too right away – thought it was brilliant! And I bet people still pick the lower ones even if it’s not *as good* a bargain so they don’t waste crickets (am I right?).

By: Critter Depot

Critter Depot — Mon, 09 Jul 2018 15:51:22 +0000

In reply to [HCF]. Thanks for the compliments. I've been reading up on Sam Walton and Jeff Bezos, and figured a $20 flat rate price was not only a great price, but simplified the decision process for the buyer.

By: J. Money

J. Money — Mon, 09 Jul 2018 11:20:32 +0000

In reply to Lisa in KY. Rock on!!! So glad to hear!

By: [HCF]

[HCF] — Mon, 09 Jul 2018 10:51:56 +0000

Awesome story. Also, just looking on your website the professionalism shines through. Very good prices (man, if only you were around our ends 10+ years back :) – have never seen flat package prices) and guaranteed live delivery, I am amazed. Please don’t be offended, but I have to state that I kind of hate these sneaky little bastards. You have all my respect that you can handle them as you do. As a former tarantula breeder, bought huge amounts of them. They are noisy and their cooperation levels are very low when you want to feed them to spiders (however I cannot blame them, would do the same in their place). They are great from a nutrition perspective though. In the end, we replaced them with superworms for the smaller spiders and cockroaches for the medium-sized ones, those are much easier to handle. So kudos to you, this is a business I would not like to do because I know exactly how much time and effort does it require. It would drive me insane. :)

By: Critter Depot

Critter Depot — Mon, 09 Jul 2018 00:43:35 +0000

In reply to MrSLM. I haven't tried them either. And they do offer some intriguing health benefits. So I wouldn't mind seeing if they can provide both health and wealth into my household.

By: MrSLM

MrSLM — Sat, 07 Jul 2018 22:18:00 +0000

That’s hilarious, never would have thought of raising crickets. I’ve heard crickets are super healthy too, wouldn’t mind trying them if there were a restaurant that served it.

By: Critter Depot

Critter Depot — Sat, 07 Jul 2018 03:49:58 +0000

In reply to lisa. No guts, no glory!