• It is the responsibility of the retailer to inquire about any bulk wholesale merchandise order discounts or specialty retailers. Ask for a sample to be sent to your shop to see how the process works before committing to anything. You can accomplish this by placing an initial bulk order. • Finding wholesalers you can trust is essential; you want to avoid working with vendors who routinely let you down with poor services, like late or missed deliveries or goods that arrive damaged. As an additional criterion, wholesalers can be ranked by retailers based on how responsive their customer support teams are. You need their customer care crew to be accessible whenever you have questions so they can provide satisfactory responses. • In addition, wholesalers need to have solid expertise in what they sell. They should have complete faith in the superiority of the item they are peddling. They should also check out what other companies offer concerning similar products. A lack of product knowledge could indicate a lack of interest in the company. Perhaps they need more clarification about the reliability of their wares. There's no good news in either of these scenarios. This means retailers need to reconsider and seek another supplier.