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Part Ten

Matty Healy x reader

Summary: She’s just trying to get by, really. What with being a single parent to her four year old son whilst simultaneously trying to kick start a successful career as a radio presenter. She’s got everything she’s ever wanted though, friends close by, a mum who’s merely a phone call away, and of course her baby boy. What else is there to wish for? But then, it’s not long before her relatively normal life gets upended and turned on its head, and she’s suddenly forced to deal with situations she’s never even thought to imagine.

What happens when one mention of a certain controversial singer on her show sends a flood of unexpected challenges her way?

Authors Note: It was in the drafts and it's been a while so I thought I'd post. Might not hear from me for a bit though after this, so I hope you like the next part. Thank you for all the love on this one.

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A warm bout of light filtered into the bedroom through a small gap in the curtains. It gave the space a sepia feel, tinting the light bedding and walls a warm hazel colour. Creating a haze of skittering beams above me.

It wasn't much, the room. It simply held the necessities I thought I needed seeing as I didn't spend too much of my time in it, other than when I needed to dress or sleep. I’ve really had too many other things occupying my time during the past few years that have kept me from worrying over the state of it.

There was a rickety old dresser, which sat in the far corner and had been something I'd picked up during my time at uni. Student accommodation had been lacking and so Finn had decided, quite early on I might add, that it would be in our best interest to find ourselves some cheap furniture to fill it with.

In truth, we’d actually had to lug the pesky thing all the way down a dual-carriageway and across a roundabout, after having spotted it advertised in the window of our local offy. It held a good few memories though, like when the pair of us had jumped up onto it at the first sight of an eight-legged pal, or the time I’d walked in to find him getting railed over its top.

Then there was the large mahogany wardrobe that had been purchased from a wholesaler not very long after I had finally gotten a newly born Teddy settled into the tiny flat I'd rented out in Hackney.

It had been cramped, what with the bathroom having been the size of a broom cupboard and the only bedroom having led straight into our ‘fun-sized’ kitchen. But we'd made it work. In fact, it had practically been a Godsend during those nightly feeds- six steps and I’d been right by the cooker!

The wardrobe had been a much needed purchase though, and one of the first things I had bought solely for myself since I’d moved out of mam’s.

Then there was the side table, sat next to the one edge of my bed that hadn't been backed into a wall, which held a reading light, a three wicked candle and a couple of novels with folded and refolded receipts sticking out the sides as page markers.

I had garnered quite the collection of books, I could admit, all of which seemed to line up haphazardly on the opposite wall. I tended to smile whenever I caught sight of its heavy shelves, a reminder of all the havoc that had gone into them whilst putting them up. It had taken me three whole days, and even though they were still a tad lopsided, I still gazed upon them in pride.

A woeful plant burdened my windowsill, a slither of its olive coloured pot barely seen from behind the billowing beige curtains. Whilst cushions sat in disarray across the hardwood floor below, having been tossed every which way the night previous.

There were dirty clothes in the hamper by the half-opened door and a basket of clean, partially folded, washing in a chair sitting beside the wardrobe.

The room wasn't completely tidy, but not a tip either.

Humming groggily to myself, I began to stir from the deep sleep I’d lost myself in and used the ball of my palm to rub tiredly at my eye just as a furrowed line creased between my brows.

It was far too quiet, I deemed, and must've been later than usual too because Teddy normally had us both up long before the crack arse of dawn. So I sniffed once and then went to turn over, just to check the time as I always did, but couldn't stop the way I stilled completely at the sight that greeted me.

Because in bed, right beside me, laid another body. One hidden deep beneath the weighted duvet and my favoured blanket, but a body nonetheless.

Shit.

It appeared in the remaining foggy haze of last night, I had quite simply forgotten about the man I'd invited back home. And into my bed, it seemed. As well as the ill-timed events that had led up to it, too.

My breath hitched when the man suddenly moved in his sleep and I did my very fucking best not to express any of my thoughts or feelings outwardly. Desperate not to actually rouse the sleeper.

Instead, I inhaled. Once, then twice. Before finally, I gathered enough courage and strength to slowly inch myself all the way down to the very end of the bed. Mindful not to drag the duvet down with me.

Once I was standing- still fully clothed, I might tack on (thank you to small miracles!)- I allowed myself a second to just peer down and admire the dark, curling locks that now sprawled across my pale pillowcase. As well as the slither of skin which poked out from beneath the bed sheets.

In all honesty, I couldn't actually recall the last time I'd shared my space like this, so freely it almost felt effortless.

Quickly though, I blinked myself out of those sorts of thoughts and took another, much needed, deep breath. The flat was still as quiet as it had been a moment prior, but I was careful to tread incredibly lightly when I turned to grab the nearest set of clean clothes. Then, cautiously, I started to tiptoe my way out of the bedroom.

Standing in the hallway, with a wooden door now planted firmly between me and my overnight guest, I threw my head back in silent ire. Questioning just how, why! I had gotten myself into a situation this stress inducing, a situation I had not been in since my days at uni. I could only just begin to imagine how this would all pan out once everyone was finally wide awake and Teddy had-

Oh God, Teddy!

It was painfully embarrassing to admit that I had just about worked myself into a right state before it finally hit me that Teddy was, in fact, still with Finn. At his flat, not even ten minutes away, and not down the hall, sleeping in the same space as a fucking strange bloke he’d never even set eyes on.

So with that anxiety riddled train of thought now settled, I found that I was ultimately calmer and took a deep breath before resolving to head off to the loo before anything else happened to occur. Or before I sent myself into another full blown panic attack.

I wandered down the rest of the hall into the bathroom and went about my business before stripping out of last night’s clothes. I couldn't stop myself from wincing at the laddered tights I’d since tugged off, those which would surely have to go straight in the bin, and then stepped into a pair of well-worn joggers as well as a newer jumper I’d found during the early summer sales.

It was a long and thoughtful process that had me deciding that I should start on a pot of tea, because if I couldn't sneak my way out of this entire affair via the front door, then tea would simply have to do. Us Brits, hey?

But first, I needed to find my phone.

The thing wasn't too hard to locate. I found it lying on the kitchen counter when I walked in, charging, and did my best to recall the events of the previous night as I puttered around to fill the kettle.

There had been the phone call.

Then Finn taking Teddy.

The tube ride to the bar.

Ronan... As well as everyone else.

And then, Matty had appeared out of nowhere and turned my entire sodding night on its head.

"Christ." I heard myself grumble under my breath, feeling as though I had aged an entire year in a single night.

The hangover I was now supposed to be nursing was teetering around the edges of my mind, a headache oncoming I reckoned seeing as though my shock had hit it clean off onto the verge upon waking up. But still, I found myself rubbing at my temples for a brief second before splaying my palms out on the cold counter in an attempt to calm my brewing emotions.

"Could tell you a few ways to reach him, but I don't reckon he's the sort to make house calls..."

I startled at the sound of the unexpected voice and snapped my head straight up to find Matty standing in the doorway to my kitchen. The man had apparently foregone trousers, choosing instead to make up for the lack of material on his bottom half with a pair of thick socks and an oversized jumper I knew had been draped across my dresser only moments earlier.

I couldn't find it in himself to complain though, not that I would've. Matty looked far too indecent standing there, morning light illuminating his milky skin and shadowing his already dark, tousled hair, watching me through bleary eyes.

"Sorry, did I wake you?" Is what I chose to reply with, heartbeat still a little erratic, pulsing in the curve of my throat. I reached a hand up to tug on an earring, the other arm moving to wrap its way around my torso.

Matty’s lip quirked upwards when he stepped further into the room, just as the kettle whistled away to a boil.

"You're alright." He waved off, and shook his head lightly as he made his way over to where two mugs had since been placed on the counter. Two mugs I’d put down without much thought as to whether or not he was sticking around long enough for a brew.

Still, I hadn’t needed to fret over it, seeing as I was forced to watch on as Matty brewed the tea himself; popping a tea bag into each cup and steeping them in hot water. He then cocked a questioning brow in my direction which startled me into motion.

"Sugar’s in the tin.” I told him softly, pointing in its direction, “You'll have to make do with skimmed milk though I'm afraid, got none of that oat shit."

Matty snorted in retort and crossed the floor to open the fridge, looking almost too at home in my austere, little kitchen. Especially when the jumper he wore rid high enough up his thighs to expose the edging of his tight, black boxers.

I looked away.

"Might be a bigshot, babe, but a decent cuppa means actual milk." Matty tutted, paying no mind to the homage of colourful drawings on my fridge door as it rattled shut, and then returned to his station to pour an ungodly amount of milk into one mug. He hovered the bottle over the other.

"Just a splash, please. No sugar." I told him quietly and he hummed in turn, stirring methodically before he fished the teabags out and into the bin.

I took my mug rather cautiously once Matty had picked up his own and taken perch on top of my countertop, feeling a bout of unease at seeing the singer so comfortable in my humble home. What must he think of it all?

I tried not to stress anymore than I already had and took a small sip instead, looking at the way the man opposite fiddled with the old school radio that resided on the closest shelf. It was something I'd brought along with me from back home, it had belonged to one of my grandfathers, I wasn't sure which, but it tended to soothe me whenever I cooked in the late evenings, or during the long nights when Teddy was up all hours.

The warm tea soothed my dry throat and eased some of that tension I still had coiled in the line of my shoulders, enough so that I felt the need to start up another conversation just to fill the lingering silence.

My tongue darted out to wet my bottom lip and then I cleared my throat, cradling the hot mug in my hands.

"So, about last night..."

I was overall quite surprised to see the way Matty's entire mood immediately shifted upon hearing my opener. His lethargic demeanour- mostly down to having just woken up- stiffened entirely and sharpened his tired eyes and soft lips.

"Last night." Parroted Matty, voice low and tinged with a slight rasp that I hadn't paid much attention to a minute ago. It held power, though toneless.

I paused, if only for a moment to weigh my next words. It was important that Matty understood that last night had been a bit of an overreaction on my part, that I’d misstepped whilst drunk, and not something other. I couldn’t deal with any of that right now, if ever. No one needed to know the extent of what had gone down.

"Ronan, he's... well, he's just always been a bit protective."

Matty stared back at me, his face utterly blank. Enough so that I actually startled slightly when he scoffed. It was a loud sound that echoed off the tiles, before his jaw set sternly and his narrowed eyes met my own. “Hang on, you're actually choosing to defend that dickhead?"

I blinked in return, gaping in truth, at the realisation that I’d completely forgotten the fact that I'd explained much of what had happened, drunkenly, to Matty on the cab ride home. The same journey which had ended with not only Matty escorting me up to my front door but me also inviting him inside.

Couldn’t he have just been a gentleman and declined? Left me to choke on my own sick and perhaps allow me to die with the little dignity I’d had left?

It wasn't anything like most would've probably imagined though, the whole me asking him up thing, that much I knew. My intentions hadn't been anywhere near illustrious and I certainly hadn't set out to lure the illusive singer into my bed. I’d merely wanted some company after all that had happened that night is all, scared to be alone with the guilt, even.

Which was honestly a first for me. It had always been so much easier for me to just deal with my many thoughts and complicated emotions alone, behind closed doors and far, far from judgement.

It seemed that the alcohol had addled my mind slightly.

I couldn’t help the sigh I gave then, nor the way I curled up further into the wooden chair I’d since sat in.

"No, just-"

Matty scoffed again, this time cutting me off completely. "Well, it sounds as though you are, darling."

I went to argue but found I couldn't- not that Matty gave me much of an opportunity to though. No, the man simply stampeded on, didn’t he?

Were all rock stars this pigheaded?

"I mean, for fucks sake, Mouse! What were you thinking? I've met my fair share of arseholes but he was no doubt one of the biggest, toed right in line beside me when I was off my face, in truth. He was so fucking arrogant, controlling and- moody! My God, he was a downright moody prick, too. And those were just my thoughts before seeing the aftermath of what went down at the end of the night!”

He shook his head vehemently.

"And protective, really Squeaks? I'm sorry to say this, babe, honest I am, but you might need a reality check, mate. He was downright possessive. Glaring at you the entire night only to try and stake his claim the second you were alone."

I gritted my teeth, unhappy with the way Matty had portrayed everything.

"He's a friend!" I tried to defend but Matty, who had since quietly settled his mug down in spite of his obvious anger, jumped off the counter and stepped forward.

"More like deranged!" He spat back, "I saw you! I was fucking there! I had to look into your eyes, see the blinding panic, the fear. Don't tell me that he's a friend, not when he caused a reaction like that. I mean, you can be intimidating when you want to be- all sweet like, subdued, and intelligent. You're all these fascinating things rolled up into one oversized jumper, and yet, you let someone like him walk all over you? Treat you like you're his property or something." He scoffed once more, shaking his head like he couldn’t believe the words he was having to spew.

I stared long and hard into his dark eyes before I couldn't stand to any longer, instead I turned away to blow out an unsteady breath.

Matty was right, I knew that much, alright? But it didn't mean I had to enjoy having to admit to that. Having someone else in on a secret I’d kept for so long, one I hadn't even realised I’d been keeping, not really. It all just felt like a little too much to be dealing with all at once and so early in the morning to boot. Because in actuality, I didn't want to face up to the fact that I had actually allowed someone to treat me that way. To know that other people had finally been a witness to it. Seen me that weak.

I had vowed long ago to never let another person put me in such a state of vulnerability. But here I was, a-fucking-gain.

I heard Matty sigh before socked feet dragged closer and I felt a gentle hand come to rest at the bow of my elbow. He sighed again, softer this time though, when I only continued to stare resolutely out of the kitchen window.

"I'm sorry for blowing my top, yeah? I just- it annoys me, to see you wash your hands of it so easily. As though you believed what he'd done was okay."

I swallowed thickly.

"You deserve better than that, okay?" Matty added.

I had to glance up at the ceiling to blink away the mist in my eyes, but did finally dip my head in silent acknowledgement, pulling away slightly so that I could take a moment to gather myself.

Matty didn't move when I crossed the kitchen floor to riffle through my cupboards, rooted to the ground almost, but he was spurred into action only a few seconds later.

I’d just placed a carton of eggs on the side and moved to turn on the hob when the old radio stuttered to a start. It let that silence I so hated fade away, and gave me the kick I needed to carry on.

"How'd you like your eggs?" I asked, and felt more than saw Matty’s relieved smile. He just had a way of taking up all the space in a room, as though he were its own gravitational pull and everyone else just had to be aware of his every cue.

I hid my own, however tiny smile, as best I could.

"Fried. Got any bacon?"

And just like that, things evened out and our 'talk' was seemingly long forgotten. To be honest, I actually got so caught up in the normality of it all, the radio playing, the sidestepping, the easy smiles, that I completely forgot about the world around us. Everyone else that lived beyond these four walls.

It was just as we’d finished up eating and Matty had jumped up to grab our plates, that a familiar alert sounded. I glanced away and was reminded that life had in fact continued on without us.

I hurried over to where my phone was still sat on the side and worried at my lower lip when I saw the many notifications which lined the dimming screen. The newest was from Finn.

Messages now Finnleyyy Awake yet drunkard? Got a little man here ready to head home, well fed and only a little dirty!

It was instantaneous the way my gaze darted up to where Matty was now standing by the sink, only a tad surprised to find him making an attempt at the washing up. He must've felt my eyes on him though because he turned to flash me a grin over his right shoulder a second later. I tried my best to smile back, but the thought of Teddy meeting Matty, and of Matty meeting Teddy... just didn't sit quite well with me.

My thumbs flew their way across the screen to type up a speedy reply.

Messages now Just woke up Sort of got a visitor? And before you start, no it wasn't like that, but I promise to tell you more when you get here Can you give me half hour??

It was only a little embarrassing, having to mention my overnight guest, especially whilst knowing it was the same man Finn had been blatantly teasing me about these past few weeks, but I really didn't want to have these two parts of my life crossover. Not right now.

With everything I understood about Matty and his past, I had to be certain that he was the kind of person I wanted my son to be around. The kind of person my son was safe to be around. And I was nowhere near sure where I currently was on that scale.

Matty was unreliable. His job had him everywhere and nowhere at once, up all hours of the day, and on a bus most months out of the year. That was something I really had to consider here.

Because I really was just trying to be brutally honest with myself. No matter how genuine Matty might've seemed in his recent efforts, I also knew that he was bound to get bored of our dubious friendship sooner or later, and that Teddy tended to get rather attached quite quickly. And I wouldn't stand by and watch my son get hurt when Matty finally chose to walk away. It was tough, him only having so few people constantly around, I wished so greatly that I could give him the big family I’d always dreamed of, but new people always had me so weary.

I breathed out a quiet sigh of relief when Finn finally messaged back giving me the okay, as well as the expected hard time.

Messages now Finnleyyy Ah I'll be sure to rinse you of every detail, you lazy sod! And Teds will be fine, we'll stop off at the park on our way over

Matty popped up right beside me then, just as I exited my messages, and I was merely thankful that I'd managed to avoid him seeing anything that could have led to questions. In an attempt to both evade and act casual, I scrolled down further to see who else had texted.

"Anything interesting?"

I blinked up at him, mouth now suddenly agape, then to my screen, then back up at him.

"Erm, you might want to see this." I told Matty as I all but threw my mobile into his hands.

The Sun 07:34 HOTHEAD HEALY IS BACK AND MAKING HEADLINES WITH DARK HAIRED BEAUTY

MTV 08:02 MATTY HEALY SPOTTED AT LONDON BAR WITH NEW FLING!

The Mirror 08:11 A WILD NIGHT OUT ON THE TOWN FOR 1975 SINGER AND FRIENDS TURNS SOUR

In all the new texts I’d gotten Jamie had been the one to send the first few articles, but one seemingly spiralled into another, like a spider spinning its deceitful web.

Matty’s sudden bout of boisterous laughter startled me though, the sound so unexpected, and I shot a hasty look over to find an amused smile dancing on his lips whilst he shook his head.

"Erm," I attempted, but stopped there when I realised I didn't quite have the words, or rather no actual clue on what to say.

"Same old story." Matty told me, shrugging it off as though him being pictured simply standing next to Indra, the friend of a friend from last night, in a crowded bar was enough to warrant such a spectacle.

"But you barely said two words to her!" I retorted when Matty handed me back my phone, surprised by his utter nonchalance.

He only shrugged again! "All publicity's good publicity, and all that crap. Besides, I know the truth, the people who matter know the truth," He dipped his chin over at me then for some reason, "And so does she. They'll find something, or someone else, to hound soon enough."

"What, so it really doesn't bother you then? Being made out to be this person you're not."

"A slag, you mean?" Matty teased as a mischievous smile limned his lips.

Tutting, I could only roll my eyes at him before I forced myself to my feet and wandered over to the sink. The bigshot singer made an abrupt noise of indignation when he realised that I really did intend to redo all of his hard work.

"Oi, I already did those!"

I couldn’t hide my smirk as I rinsed the plates off properly, honestly glad for the distraction. "And you did quite well, what with it being your first try."

Matty scowled halfheartedly, but I took note of the faint blush that flushed the back of his neck. Seemed like I wasn't too far off in my assumption.

"So, what did Jamie have to say about it all then?" Matty quipped, swiftly changing the subject.

I let him have it, not saying a word more on the topic before I went to dry my hands. "What I think you mean to ask is, why did he text me?"

"Well, yeah." Matty replied with another single shoulder shrug, "How did he even know that we were together?"

"Made a good guess?" I supplied simply when I found that I didn't really have the answer to that particular question.

But privately, I reckoned that maybe Jamie hadn't realised that Matty and I had been together at all. I hadn't been photographed in any articles, from what I'd seen at least, and neither me nor Matty had had any contact with him until right now.

Maybe Jamie had just wanted to let me in on what was happening, on the know, perhaps he'd wanted someone to rant or share his frustrations with. It wouldn't have been the first time.

So I made a mental note to message him again later, when Matty was long gone and I had time to stew on all of this.

"Enough about him anyway, what are you up to today?" Matty asked me as he jumped backup into the counter. I consciously avoided looking at the way his thighs pressed against the granite, the tattoos that marked the length of his skin.

"Apart from bleaching your arse off of my countertops?" I snarked back and snorted when Matty merely wiggled his arse in retort, "I've got a couple of things to sort today."

"Work things?"

I hummed my general assent but avoided meeting Matty’s eye, not wanting to outright lie. I really did have plans though, plans to waste the day away with Teddy, grab a late lunch, and maybe head off to the cinema to watch that new superhero film he'd been yapping on about for the past two weeks. Only, I couldn't tell any of that to Matty.

"What about you?" I asked instead (always so polite!) as I went about the kitchen, clearing away what remained of our cooking session. I'd rather get the majority done now, than fret over it later.

"Not much." Matty mumbled as he ran a fingertip along the edge of a nearby cupboard, kicking his feet up when I swept past. "Avoid Jamie, dodge a couple calls, maybe meet up with some friends. Think Ross got the new FIFA, so might bug him for a bit."

I hummed around a small smile, returning the dry cutlery back to its rightful drawer, "That Danny guy?"

Matty flashed me a knowing smile. "Mayhaps."

"Mayhaps?" I mimicked, shooting him a questioning brow.

"It's a combination of words, Squeaks. Emphasises the meaning!"

I snorted. "I'm sure."

Matty chuckled quietly to himself before he finally pushed himself off of my kitchen side and back onto his feet. "Well, I'd best get out of your hair then. Leave you to do your important work and what not."

I faked a sigh of evident relief and dodged the swat he aimed at my arm, grinning as I rounded a table chair.

"Don't act like you won't miss my Godlike presence, darling." Matty looked down his nose at me mockingly as he made his way over to the doorway.

A belly laugh bubbled up out of me upon hearing that and Matty all but lit up at the sound. "Godlike? Wow, it's nice to know that fame really does get to some people’s heads."

Matty cut his eyes at me and with a mirthful smile, flipped me off. "Dick. I'm just gonna head up and get changed. That alright?"

I dipped my head, feigning wiping down the table before I glanced up to watch him walk away, finding my smile never faltering even after Matty had disappeared from sight.

It wasn't too long later when he popped back up again though, all dressed up in a pair of expensive boots and the tight trousers he'd been wearing last night. I didn’t miss the flash of my jumper that had been hidden somewhere behind the zip of his jacket though, but I didn’t say anything, pleased that he’d taken a liking to it.

Looking at him, it didn't even seem as though he'd been out drinking all night, or that he'd just rolled out of the bed of some other. He looked rather lovely like this, still a tad bit sleepy- it was all in the crook of his smile, you see- and soft.

"Well, I'd best be off then." Matty announced from where he was now stood idling waiting in the hallway.

I propped myself up against the bannister and found myself wearing an amused smile, drinking him in. "Best be."

He grinned back over at me and just when it felt as though he was about to reach out, he stuffed one hand into his jacket pocket and pointed at me with the other. "I'll text you later, yeah? So make sure to actually reply this time, all right?"

Rather dramatically, I blew out a large breath and crossed my arms over the ball that sat atop the bannister’s wooden beam. "Seems like a hard task..."

I laughed when Matty shot me a particularly nasty glare, but relented.

"I'll be waiting on your many messages, my dear." I corrected, doing my best to feign the doting wife sending her husband off to war, even going as far as to clutch at my jumper in a pained goodbye.

"You’d better." Matty smirked and when I took a step away from the staircase, he decided to take that as his leave.

Though it was just as he was halfway out the front door that he paused and turned back to chance a glance at me, ring clad fingers toying with the latch on the inside lock.

"We might've dropped the subject but, just know, if I ever see that ginger prick near you again I will put my fist through his face hard enough that he'll be shitting out my rings." And with that Matty dipped his chin at me once and let the door swing shut behind him.

I wasn’t ashamed to say that I stood there in the silence that encompassed the house for a very long moment, before my lips finally quirked upwards and I let myself laugh.

It seemed that everyone was right, Matty Healy truly did have a way with words. Only, the wrong kind.

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thatbadadvice · 11 months

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Help! My Mother-In-Law Buys A New Outfit Every Time She Pours Jet Fuel on Chilean Sea Bass and Throws Their Carcasses, Flaming, Into the Rainforests from the Open Belly of Her Private Plane

Care and Feeding, Slate, 1 May 2023:

Dear Care and Feeding, My husband and I have two children (2 years and 6 months). We recently moved back to my husband’s hometown to pursue a career opportunity for me. My husband has been home with the kids but was just offered a job. We found a daycare, but it can only take the kids three days a week right now (we’re on waitlists for full-time, but it seems like it could be months or more before we find two full-time spots). My mother-in-law has generously offered to watch the kids for the other two days. Overall, she is a lovely, responsible woman, but we have some significant value differences around environmental issues and I’m not sure how to navigate them. Our household focuses heavily on environmental awareness. We drive electric cars, we compost, we limit our air conditioning, we limit our flying, we eat all leftovers, we avoid plastics whenever possible, and we buy exclusively secondhand clothing. My mother-in-law is a big fan of consumption. Her house is full of plastics. She throws away whatever is left on her plate at the end of a meal, she keeps her house so cold in the summer that I need a sweater and she drives a minivan. I’m concerned about the message it sends to the kids if we stick to our values, except when to do so would be inconvenient. How do I bridge our two very different lifestyles going forward? —Environmentalist Mama in Limbo

Dear Environmentalist Mama,

I'm not sure how you can describe a person who air-conditions her home and drives a minivan as "lovely" and "responsible" but I will assume that this planet-hating harpy has gripped you so tightly in her environmentally irresponsible talons that you cannot see the wildfire-ridden forest for the trees (which she is personally cutting down for fun and profit). Do not let yourself be hoodwinked by promises of familial love and generous offers of free child care, as if these things matter more than assiduously composting! This woman is a monster who is single-handedly destroying the only earth your precious babies have to live on. Imagine the tragedies that will unfold if your children experience a loving connection with a person who purchases items made of plastic? They could come to believe that other humans are whole people with their own interior lives and decision-making apparatuses and values instead of ugly nasty baddies who dare to oppose Mommy's One True And Only Way?

You simply cannot bridge two lifestyles as different as the two you describe here. On the one hand, we have your blameless and perfect eco-conscious little household of brave, Dumpster-diving Oliver Twists, and on the other hand, we have an ethically compromised, unscrupulous, indefensibly ignorant shitbird who probably barbecues her factory-farmed meats over asbestos tiles and flies to Australia to distribute the ashes over the Great Barrier Reef. If Planet Earth does not spin out into an apocalyptic ball of climate disaster by the time your children are old enough to be knifing their peers over tire fires for their share of rat rations, it will be because your uniquely virtuous family had the moral fortitude to drive an electric car and limit your flying. After all, electricity comes from magical climate-neutral fairies and the jet fuel industry is waiting with bated breath for the day that you ground your family and send an international behemoth into wholesale free-fall.

If there is one guaranteed way forward through the climate crisis, it is to silo ourselves into individual categories of "good people" who use paper straws (like you! you are so good!) and "amoral reprobates" (such as your mother-in-law, who sucks!) who do not. The very future of humanity depends on demonizing and shaming other people until they behave as we want them to, privileging individual actions over collective resistance to and accountability for the worst global offenders, and rejecting community-building opportunities in favor of being the only best good person ever.

Build no bridge with this woman! She would probably just drive over it with her minivan, and then the blood of billions will be on your hands.

#advice #bad advice #care and feeding #slate #environment #climate change #climate crisis #parenting #mothers-in-law #in-laws #family advice #paper straws #electric cars #great barrier reef #we're all fucked

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hey, so, with people starting to talk about until dawn again, i think i'm gonna do something i swore many many years ago that i wouldn't do. i'm gonna ask the hard questions, the tough questions, the questions that will likely get me blocked, muted, and blacklisted seven ways from sunday. these are questions i've asked before, questions that bothered people, questions that made people look inside themselves for answers, questions that, dare i say, had people rioting in the streets, but you know what? someone's gotta tackle these issues. it might as well be me.

perhaps some of you already know where i'm going with this. perhaps some of you don't. either way...

why the fuck did the washingtons put so many goddamn couches in that lodge?!

"it's, like, a ski resort, isn't it? people gotta sit." THE LAST TIME I PLAYED THE HIT 2015 PLAYSTATION EXCLUSIVE UNTIL DAWN I THINK I COUNTED 31 COUCHES BEFORE I GAVE UP. I DON'T CARE HOW MANY VISITORS YOU'RE EXPECTING, AT A CERTAIN POINT YOU GET BANNED FROM FURNITURE WHOLESALERS FOR THAT KIND OF DEVIL-MAY-CARE PURCHASING ATTITUDE!!!!!!!!

DO THEY NEED A DIFFERENT COUCH FOR EVERY DAY?! IS THAT WHAT IT IS?! oh, this is my monday couch! i couldn't possibly sit on it today, what with it being wednesday and all! WAS THERE A DEAL GOING ON?! WHEN THEY WERE FURNISHING THE LODGE WAS SOMEONE DOING A BUY 1 GET 5 FREE DEAL?! DID NOT PURCHASING THE COUCHES MAKE LESS SENSE THAN OVERINDULGING IN THEM?! I ASK YOU!

but that's not even the worst

no, no it's not even close

the sheer number of couches is irresponsible, yes. baffling, even. but i could overlook it. y'know? i could. i'm a chronically fatigued little so-and-so, and i appreciate a couch when i see one, okay? i see a couch, i feel safe, i get that. fine. sure. give the people what they want - seating. plentiful and varied seating. whatever.

no, my problem comes from one fucking couch in particular. one. horrible. terrible. inscrutable couch. i speak, of course, of thE BATHROOM COUCH

WHY IS IT IN THE BATHROOM?! THE ROOM SPECIFICALLY FOR THE BATH?! WHY IS IT DIRECTLY BESIDE THE FUCKING BATHTUB OF ALL PLACES?! AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YOU KNOW THAT THING'S JUST FULL OF MOLD!!!!!! ITS FIBERS ARE RUINED. ITS UPHOLSTERY IS RANCID WITH MILDEW

"oh but queenie, it's just a little stand you can put your clothes on and stuff!" NO, I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THAT - I'M TALKING ABOUT THIS SPORE-MAGNET RIGHT HERE!!!!

THAT'S THE BITCH! THE FULL SIZE FUCKIN COUCH RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE KING SIZE BATHTUB. WHY DO WE NEED THIS?! WHY ARE WE WATCHING PEOPLE BATHE? ARE WE LOUNGING ON IT WHILE WE WAIT FOR THE TUB TO FILL?! WHY IS THERE A BLANKET OVER PART OF IT?! WHAT IS THE PURPOSE?! WHY DO WE HAVE THIS?!DID AN INTERIOR DESIGNER GREENLIGHT THIS DECISION?!

AND WHY IS NO ONE ELSE TALKING ABOUT IT?!?!?!??!?!?!

#queenie rambles about supermassive #im just gonna keep askin the tough questions over here #fr tho when i was writing t(a) i literally started a playthru to count because i thought it would be funny #it quickly became not funny #the washington family made a lot of questionable decisions throughout the game but this one is...this one haunts me #i'm too old and tired for character discourse but this???? THIS??????????? supermassive EXPLAIN

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The Myth of the Rational Actor

Ko-fi prompt from @vincentursus:

the myth of the rational actor please?

The myth as such: people will act in a perfectly rational manner, and the economy will respond in reaction to that.

So... the idea here is that emotions will never influence someone's actions in making economic choices.

Which is, as we can guess, bullshit.

To quote Medium,

Mainstream (neo-classical) economics idealizes human beings as perfectly rational actors when it comes to making decisions. This concept, known as rational choice theory, is based on three assumptions: 1. People have complete and consistent preferences (which can be assigned quantitative values called utilities) among a set of decision outcomes 2. People act independently based on full and relevant information 3. People always select the decision option that maximizes their utility.

So. That's absurd. Let's start from the bottom, utility.

One of the first things you learn in any marketing class is that half the industry is run on an appeal to emotion.

(The other half of it actually is an appeal to logic, like 'you can use this tool to compare your insurance costs,' which is the aforementioned rational action.)

The most obvious example of that utility element being wrong is: Food.

For a completely rational actor, the food purchased would be the most nutrition for the least cost. Taste is irrelevant. Ambience is irrelevant. Occasion is irrelevant. You fill out the food pyramid for whatever you can pay the least amount of cash. Buy a fifty pound bag of rice, wholesale canned tuna, and frozen veggie mixes that you only need five minutes to heat up and consume.

Chocolate? No. Salt or sugar? Only enough to fulfill your need for water absorption. Spices? Waste of money!

This sounds extreme, because a complete lack of emotional impact on your purchasing habits is extreme. You seek things that make you happy or pleased. You search for sweet tastes that cheer you up, for fatty tastes that satisfy you, for spicy flavors that you can eat in a competition with your friends to prove who's the manliest.

That's not rational! But we do it! Food is an inherently irrational thing to purchase, unless you are so strapped for cash that you cannot afford to be anything other than fully dedicated to the highest calorie:dollar ratio that you can find.

The other thing that the utility factor disregards is charity. On the standard 'rational' definition used in economics, charity is completely irrational for anyone who doesn't get a tax cut from it.

But people engage in charitable actions and donations anyway.

Full and relevant information: Uhhhhh no

I think we can all agree that full and relevant information is not actually a reality for most people.

Manufacturers bend the truth. Marketers omit things. Word of mouth is unreliable. Influencers lie. Online reviews are fake.

Some don't! But you don't know who is or isn't lying unless there is a law that controls what information they can put out. Researching takes time, and figuring out which lies are actually lies is difficult.

There are a lot of videos all over YouTube talking about scams, both the obvious, and the more subtle. There's a reason that misinformation is such a huge industry these days, and hey! A lot of misinformation relies on those aforementioned appeals to emotion that are both a marketing device and a rhetorical one.

Complete and consistent preferences: Sometimes?

I mean, some people have complete and consistent preferences. I have a favorite Starbucks drink that I get most times (technically I have four and it depends on the weather). I have stylistic preferences for my clothing. I have musical preferences.

But it still takes me time to make decisions when at a restaurant, you know? My little sister likes a lot of foods, sure, but if you ask her to pick a place to eat it can take literal hours. Hell, there are entire phenomenons named after the fact that people don't have preferences and have trouble making decisions!

And on top of all that, you have people whose 'preference' is spontaneity. They pick whatever they haven't tried before, because it's new, and exciting, and that's cool!

Which really harshes the mellow on that whole "clear and consistent preferences" thing.

Where does that leave us?

Well, the rational actor is clearly a majorly inaccurate standard to hold individual consumers and the market to. That said, I don't think more than a handful of very extreme people would ever claim that the rational actor is an absolutely perfect predictor for the market.

Rather, it's used as a starting point. If the market reacts to forces in a completely rational manner, here is what we would be expecting. Then, upon projecting the actions of the market under the most rational and perfect conditions, we can apply other possible factors. The possible success of a marketing campaign. The risks of weather or politics impacting supply lines. An unexpected trend rising up from a comedic social media moment among teens and young people.

Imagine you have a catapult. Imagine you know what the catapult will do under perfect conditions, with consistent rope length and artillery weight and weather conditions. The numbers you run your basic physics class formulas with are the rational actor.

The market trends that cause that rational prediction to have error margins is the equivalent of "the wind's been varying between 3mph and 9mph, and from NW to SWW."

I'm not sure how safely I can get away with embedding images that I don't personally have the rights to when they're actually relevant to the education portion of this, and not just a silly joke like the TGP inclusion up there, so I'll just tell you to go look at the first graph at this link, and you'll see what I mean about the 'best, most predictable case' line vs the 'actual possibilities' forecast.

Hope that helps!

(If you wanted me to go more into the history of this concept than its actual uses, uh... whoops?)

#economics #economic forecasts #capitalism #phoenix talks #ko fi #ko fi prompts #research #rational actor #myth of the rational actor

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Dolls Still Missing:

7/26/23

Note that some of these will be missing headcaps or listed as just heads because Jim Alan Mueller (wholesalejim on eBay) sent back random body pieces just to be a dick

Resin

Ringdoll Pan w/ permanent single horn mod on head

Ringdoll Chen

Ringdoll Quiz GS fullset

Ringdoll K fullset ver. w/ attached hair; minus priest outfit, which was with me at the time because I was trying to make robes; head magnets are screwy so headcap doesn't stay on well **

Island Doll Shukaku ver.2 fullset

5Star Doll Edward

DollClans Vezeto on Mirodoll 60 body **

Blueblood Dolls Draven

Doll Leaves Andrew

Doll Chateau Hubery; company faceup

Dollzone Elsa

Soom Firelord Chrom

Volks Free Choice SD girl; no ears, just holes where elf ear parts used to be; goth makeup; antique dress ** ¡¡

A second Custom House Mina he found; zombie mod; full body painted

ResinSoul Dai NS; mellowed to tan-ish

Bobobie Apollo; 1st gen; also mellowed

Vinyl

Smartdoll girl, NS

My Ballerina Dolls Nicolas

DD Nemu Asakura, customized **

DD Vocaloids 9s and 2b

Heads:

Angell-Studio Vejino; faceup has 5 o'clock shadow

HZ Wang Ye

Minimee Ruki w/ vampire mod

Minimee Gazette (all) **

Minimee Dir En Grey (all)

IOS Jaguar

** These are the dolls he is most concerned with recovering, either due to sentimental value or how difficult they'd be to replace. Reiterating that we can reimburse you for buying to return if it's down to the last day and we can't get it reported in time, as long as you're open to small installments.

According to public records, Mueller has a second business address just over state lines in IN, so be alert to the fact that an IN-based wholesaler could still be him:

732 E 82nd Ave, Merrillville, IN 46410

¡¡ Less than fun fact: this is Carmilla's 4th time being stolen. She was a secondhand purchase from someone we knew from DAK, and she was stolen from and recovered by her original owner 3 separate times at conventions over the years she was with him. We were hoping she'd be a little recovery charm... then remembered 4 is a bad number in Japan. :/ (We still believe in you, Carmilla!)

Photos:

My favorite picture of Father K. We were chilling in the hallway at A-Kon and this Slenderman cosplayer wandered up, completely taken with him. He asked for a photo.

DollClans Vezeto in Volks's Young Black Jack Kiriko fullset. Independent of his correlation to my Volks Black Jack, there's no mistaking that nose!

The Nemu Asakura custom, which may be listed with the wedding dress or shirt/stockings anyway since it was part of a fullset

The My Ballerina Dolls Nicolas, since it's a relatively unknown brand

Ringdoll Chen

Note: I made a lot of the clothes that were stolen, so in the event he posts dressed dolls, shoot me a dm and I can verify the listing that way.

As always, a big thank you to everyone following this story and everyone who's helped us along the way. We owe y'all so much gratitude; we never would have found any of them without y'all's help.

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valentinebullock72 · 2 months

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chouhatsumimi · 4 months

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Words from Nukoduke, vol. 3, part 1

Words in bold are particularly relevant to the story, and words in italics seem like they’d be worth remembering outside the context of the manga. Bold and italic together means they’ve probably appeared somewhere in Nukoduke more than once. Kinda long list but it's for a whole volume... actually it's too long for tumblr, so splitting into two parts.

闘争, 斗争とうそう fight, battle, combat, conflict, struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.), strife, (labor) dispute, strike / lucha, batalla 本能ほんのう instinct / instinto 病みつき, 病み付きやみつき being addicted to, being wholly absorbed by, falling ill, becoming sick パネェ, ぱねぇ, パネエ, ぱねえ, パねぇ, ぱネェ a lot, to a very great extent, absolutely 神秘しんぴ mystery, mysteriousness, secret / misterio へな猪口, 埴猪口へなちょこ, ヘナチョコ novice, greenhorn, squirt, worthless person 堪える, 怺えるこらえる, こたえる to bear, to stand, to endure, to put up with, to restrain, to control, to keep a check on, to forgive, to put up with, to pardon / soportar, permanecer, aguantar 応える, 報える, 徹えるこたえる to respond, to answer, to meet (e.g. demands, expectations), to affect, to take a toll, to strike home, to have an effect on, to be hard on someone (e.g. heat, cold, work, illness, etc.), to be a strain / responder, contestar, dar en el blanco, tomar su peaje, recompensar ボンキュッボン, ボン・キュッ・ボン hourglass figure, having a good-looking, full-bodied figure (of a woman), big breasts and buttocks, tight waist [what a funny word] 湯煎, 湯せんゆせん warming (something) in a vessel placed in hot water 塗すまぶす to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with) 射止めるいとめる to shoot dead, to bring down (an animal), to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.), to make one's own / abatir de un disparo, matar a tiros, capturar, apresar, conseguir 団欒, 団らんだんらん sitting together in a circle, happy circle, harmony 嗾けるけしかける to instigate, to incite, to spur on, to set (e.g. a dog after someone) / azuzar, espolear, aguijonear, avivar 親バカ, 親ばか, 親馬鹿おやバカ, おやばか over-fond parent, doting parent / padre al que se le cae la baba con su propio hijo, padre embobado con su hijo 送迎そうげい seeing off and meeting on return 丈, 長たけ, たき height, stature, length (esp. of clothing), all (one has), everything, magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.) / medida, talla 手ごわい, 手強いてごわい difficult, tough, formidable, redoubtable, stubborn 媚, 媚びこび flattery, cajolery, flirtation 誘惑ゆうわく temptation, allurement, lure, enticement, seduction / tentación, seducción 仕留める, 為留めるしとめる to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.), to kill, to shoot dead, to shoot down / matar 悶えるもだえる to writhe (in pain), to be in agony, to be anguished, to be agonized, to be troubled / agonizar, retorcerse de dolor 無茶振りむちゃぶり unreasonable request, asking for something unreasonable げんなり, ゲンナリ to be weary, to be worn out, to be tired, to be fed up (with), to be sick of, to be dejected, to be dispirited, to be disheartened 井戸端会議いどばたかいぎ content-free chat, idle gossip / charla o plática libre, cuentos de viejas 買い出し, 買出しかいだし going out to shop, going shopping, buying in quantity, buying wholesale, bulk purchasing 界隈かい�� neighborhood, neighbourhood, vicinity / aledaños, inmediaciones, cercanías お返し, 御返しおかえし return gift, return favour (favor), revenge, change (in a cash transaction) / regalo devuelto, favor devuelto, venganza, cambio (en una transacción en metálico) 仕返ししかえし payback, tit for tat, retaliation, revenge, doing over again, redoing / venganza 矜持, 矜恃きょうじ, きんじ pride, dignity, self-respect 抗争こうそう dispute, resistance / enfrentamiento, conflicto, pugna 嗅覚きゅうかく sense of smell, olfaction / olfato, sentido del olfato 仇になるあだになる to backfire, to have a harmful result

#useful words #study #vocab #Nukoduke #Japanese in manga #vol 3 #vol 3 part 1

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sharonallen246 · 1 year

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Buying Guide To Purchase The Perfect Winter Socks!

If you’re a private label business owner, inclined on purchasing winter socks, do collaborate with the best among wholesale socks manufacturers to bulk order warm and fashionable winter socks.

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lin-peixian44777 · 4 months

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tamiliawihlen · 5 months

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I chose to include some of my favorite things in my collage, and some things I have a goal of. Coffee and my chapstick are things that I almost always have next to me. The colored diamonds and the smiley face look happy, but they actually represent something darker. I have always loved colored diamonds, my sister is a luxury colored diamond wholesaler. My sister has an awesome job, and it has become my goal to purchase one in my life, they never lose value. People are constantly hoping for riches and luxury items, but it is a slippery slope to feeling always unfulfilled; this is represented by the diamonds and the smiley face falling off the table. Two goals of mine are to completely design my kitchen/house with a Spanish/Italian tile kitchen. Spanish and Italian kitchen art has always been a favorite of mine. The lemon tree represents my dream of spending summers in Italy. I am Italian, and every time my family and I have visited I have always wanted a lemon tree. I’d love to have one one day. The flower vase on top of the table represents my “fairytale world” dream job. In another world, being a florist seems like the best job, being surrounded by flowers and making creations for happy customers seems great.

Attendance Prompt:

Emperor Ferdinand III of Germany declared that indigo was the devil's color in 1654; French dyers could not touch it, on pain of death, until 1737; while in Nuremberg, dyers were still swearing an annual oath not to use it until the end of the eighteenth century. There was even a smear campaign against imported indigo: in 1650 officials in Dresden announced that the newcomer “readily loses its color” and *corrodes cloths (p. 200).

I thought this information was really interesting, for a color to be deemed the devil's color. Throughout history, colors have always had representations, good or bad, but this one confused me. When you think of the color red, you typically think of love or the devil, not indigo for the devil. This information goes to show you how much influence a person can have on a group of people.

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Unlocking Hidden Value: How a Liquidation Company in India Can Help You Sell Unsold Stock Effectively

Understanding liquidation and its benefits for businesses

In today's fast-paced business world, it's not uncommon for companies to find themselves with excess inventory. Whether it's due to overestimating demand, changes in market trends, or a need to make space for new products, surplus stock can pose a challenge for businesses. This is where a liquidation company in India can play a crucial role.

Liquidation is the process of selling off excess inventory at a discounted price, allowing businesses to recover some of the investment tied up in unsold stock. It offers several benefits for companies, including reducing storage costs, freeing up capital for other business activities, and minimizing losses on slow-moving or outdated products.

By partnering with a liquidation company in India, businesses can tap into a network of buyers who are specifically looking for discounted merchandise. These companies have expertise in managing surplus inventory and can help businesses find the right channels to sell their unsold stock effectively.

The role of a liquidation company in India

A liquidation company in India acts as an intermediary between businesses with surplus inventory and buyers who are interested in purchasing discounted merchandise. They have the infrastructure, expertise, and connections to facilitate the efficient sale of excess stock.

One of the key roles of a liquidation company is to assess the value of the surplus inventory. They conduct thorough evaluations to determine the condition, market demand, and potential resale value of the products. Based on this assessment, the liquidation company advises businesses on the best course of action, whether it's selling the stock as a whole or breaking it down into smaller lots for better marketability.

Additionally, a liquidation company in India has access to various sales channels, both online and offline, where they can showcase the surplus inventory to potential buyers. This includes wholesale liquidation stores, online marketplaces, and specialized liquidation platforms. They handle the logistics of the sales process, from marketing and advertising to packaging and shipping, ensuring a seamless experience for both the seller and the buyer.

Types of surplus inventory and how a liquidation company can help

Surplus inventory can come in various forms, depending on the nature of the business. It can include overstocked items, seasonal products, returned goods, discontinued items, or even damaged merchandise. Each type of surplus inventory requires a tailored approach for effective liquidation.

A liquidation company in India has the expertise to handle different types of surplus inventory. They understand the market dynamics and buyer preferences for various product categories. For example, if a business has surplus garments, the liquidation company can tap into their network of buyers specifically interested in discounted clothing. They can help businesses navigate the complexities of garment liquidation, ensuring maximum value is extracted from the surplus stock.

Moreover, a liquidation company can assist businesses in identifying the most suitable sales channels for their surplus inventory. They have access to a wide range of liquidation sites and platforms in India, where they can list the products for sale. These platforms attract buyers who are actively seeking discounted merchandise, increasing the chances of a successful sale.

The process of liquidating your old stock effectively

Liquidating old stock effectively requires careful planning and execution. It involves several steps that a liquidation company in India can guide businesses through.

The first step is to conduct a thorough inventory assessment. This includes categorizing the surplus stock, evaluating its condition, and estimating its resale value. A liquidation company can assist in this process by providing their expertise in appraising different types of products.

Once the inventory assessment is complete, the next step is to decide on the most appropriate sales channels. This can vary depending on the nature of the surplus inventory and the target market. A liquidation company can help businesses choose the right platforms or sales partners to maximize the chances of a successful sale.

After selecting the sales channels, businesses need to develop a marketing and advertising strategy to attract potential buyers. A liquidation company can assist in creating compelling product listings, optimizing keywords, and leveraging their network to reach a wider audience.

Once the sales are initiated, the liquidation company takes care of the logistics, including packaging, shipping, and customer support. They ensure a smooth transaction, from the moment a buyer places an order to the delivery of the products.

The advantages of using a liquidation platform in India

A liquidation platform in India provides businesses with a dedicated marketplace to sell their surplus stock. These platforms have several advantages over traditional sales channels.

Firstly, a liquidation platform offers a targeted audience of buyers who are specifically looking for discounted merchandise. This increases the chances of a quick and successful sale, as the platform attracts customers who are actively seeking deals.

Secondly, a liquidation platform provides businesses with a streamlined process for listing and selling their surplus inventory. They offer user-friendly interfaces, easy-to-use tools for creating product listings, and secure payment gateways. This simplifies the sales process for businesses and ensures a seamless experience for both the seller and the buyer.

Additionally, a liquidation platform often has a broader reach than individual businesses can achieve on their own. They leverage their network and marketing efforts to attract a large number of buyers, increasing the visibility and exposure of the surplus stock.

Lastly, a liquidation platform in India offers businesses the opportunity to connect with other sellers and buyers in the same industry. This can lead to potential collaborations, partnerships, or even new business opportunities.

How to choose the right liquidation company for your business

Choosing the right liquidation company for your business is crucial to ensure a successful and efficient liquidation process. Here are some factors to consider when making your decision:

Experience and expertise: Look for a liquidation company in India that has a proven track record and expertise in your specific industry. They should have experience handling similar products and be familiar with the market dynamics.

Sales channels: Consider the sales channels that the liquidation company has access to. Evaluate whether these channels align with your target market and the nature of your surplus inventory. A diverse range of sales channels can increase the chances of finding the right buyers.

Reputation and reviews: Research the reputation of the liquidation company by reading customer reviews and testimonials. Look for feedback from businesses who have previously used their services to gauge their reliability and customer satisfaction.

Transparent pricing: Ensure that the liquidation company provides clear pricing structures and transparent fee structures. It's important to understand the costs involved and how they will impact your overall returns.

Support and communication: Choose a liquidation company that offers excellent customer support and clear communication throughout the entire process. They should be responsive to your queries and provide regular updates on the progress of the liquidation.

Best practices for selling surplus stock through a liquidation company

To maximize the value of your liquidated surplus, it's important to follow some best practices. Here are a few tips to keep in mind:

Optimize your product listings: Take the time to create compelling and accurate product descriptions. Use relevant keywords that will attract potential buyers and make your listings stand out.

Bundle products strategically: Consider bundling related products together to create attractive offers for buyers. This can increase the perceived value of the bundle and encourage faster sales.

Price competitively: Research the market prices for similar products and set competitive prices for your surplus stock. While it's important to recover some of the investment, pricing the products too high can deter potential buyers.

Monitor market trends: Stay updated with market trends and buyer preferences. This can help you identify opportunities to sell certain types of products at a higher value or adjust your pricing strategy accordingly.

Provide excellent customer service: Ensure that the liquidation company you choose offers reliable customer service. This includes prompt responses to customer inquiries, efficient handling of returns or refunds, and clear communication throughout the sales process.

Exploring different liquidation sites and platforms in India

India has a growing number of liquidation sites and platforms that cater to businesses looking to sell their surplus stock. Here are some popular options to consider:

ValueShoppe: ValueShoppe is a well-known liquidation platform in India that offers a wide range of categories for businesses to list their surplus inventory. They have a user-friendly interface and attract a large number of buyers.

Liquidation Bazaar: Liquidation Bazaar specializes in garment liquidation and offers a dedicated marketplace for businesses in the fashion industry. They have a strong network of buyers specifically interested in discounted clothing.

Surplus Liquidators: Surplus Liquidators is a popular choice for businesses looking to liquidate a variety of products, ranging from electronics to home goods. They offer a seamless sales process and have a wide reach.

Wholesale Liquidation Store: Wholesale Liquidation Store is an online platform that connects businesses with buyers looking for wholesale deals. They have a diverse range of product categories and attract buyers from various industries.

Case studies: successful garment liquidation through a liquidation company

To illustrate the effectiveness of a liquidation company in India, let's explore a few case studies of successful garment liquidation:

Case Study 1: XYZ Clothing Company had excess inventory of winter jackets due to a miscalculation in demand. They partnered with a liquidation company specializing in garment liquidation. The liquidation company listed the jackets on their platform, optimized the product descriptions, and attracted buyers looking for discounted winter wear. Within a month, XYZ Clothing Company was able to liquidate their surplus stock and recoup a significant portion of their investment.

Case Study 2: ABC Fashion Boutique had a collection of unsold designer dresses from the previous season. They decided to work with a liquidation company that had a strong network of buyers in the fashion industry. The liquidation company recommended bundling the dresses with matching accessories to create attractive offers. This strategy was successful, and ABC Fashion Boutique was able to sell the surplus stock at a higher value than initially anticipated.

Case Study 3: DEF Apparel Store had a large quantity of damaged garments that were unsuitable for sale at their retail locations. They partnered with a liquidation company that specialized in handling damaged merchandise. The liquidation company assessed the condition of the garments and recommended selling them as salvage items. Through their network of buyers, they were able to find interested parties who were willing to purchase the damaged garments at discounted prices.

The importance of proper inventory management to avoid surplus stock

While a liquidation company can help businesses effectively sell their surplus stock, it's crucial to have proper inventory management practices in place to avoid excess inventory in the first place. Here are a few tips to prevent surplus stock:

Accurate demand forecasting: Invest in reliable demand forecasting tools and techniques to accurately predict customer demand. This can help businesses avoid overstocking or understocking products.

Regular inventory monitoring: Implement a robust inventory management system that allows businesses to track their stock levels in real-time. Regularly review inventory data to identify slow-moving products or potential overstock situations.

Streamline supply chain processes: Optimize your supply chain processes to minimize lead times and ensure timely deliveries. This can help businesses avoid situations where excess stock is ordered to compensate for delays or uncertainty in the supply chain.

Collaborate with suppliers: Maintain open lines of communication with suppliers to avoid unnecessary order quantities or delayed deliveries. Establishing strong relationships with suppliers can help businesses manage their inventory more effectively.

Offer promotions and discounts: Proactively offer promotions and discounts for slow-moving or seasonal products to avoid accumulating excess stock. This can help stimulate demand and prevent inventory buildup.

Conclusion: Leveraging the services of a liquidation company in India for effective stock management

In conclusion, partnering with a liquidation company in India can unlock hidden value for businesses with surplus stock. By effectively liquidating unsold inventory, companies can reduce storage costs, free up capital, and minimize losses. A liquidation company acts as a bridge between businesses and buyers, utilizing their expertise, sales channels, and marketing efforts to ensure a seamless liquidation process.

When choosing a liquidation company, consider their experience, reputation, and access to sales channels that align with your specific needs. Follow best practices for selling surplus stock, such as optimizing product listings and providing excellent customer service. Explore different liquidation sites and platforms in India to find the most suitable option for your business.

Proper inventory management is also essential to prevent surplus stock in the first place. Accurate demand forecasting, regular monitoring, streamlined supply chain processes, collaboration with suppliers, and offering promotions can help businesses maintain optimal inventory levels.

By leveraging the services of a liquidation company in India and adopting effective inventory management practices, businesses can unlock hidden value, optimize stock management, and ensure long-term success in today's competitive market.

CTA: If you're a business in India struggling with surplus stock, consider partnering with a reliable liquidation company to unlock hidden value and effectively manage your inventory. Contact us today to learn more about how we can help you sell your unsold stock and maximize your returns.

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