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The Whisperer wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2019 3:14 pm
Colmans English Mustard and Yorkshire Tea Bags would do for me as starters.
We can test the market. It so happens I have one unopened box of 120 Yorkshire tea bags. What am I bid?
All I have to do now is try and remember how much I paid for them.
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Colmans Mustard powder is for sale through Nham24: 60 g/$2,20 and 454 g/$10,80

https://nham24.com/fresh/?product_cat=& ... pe=product

Seller is Thai Huot Market, No. 99 - 105, Preah Monivong Blvd, Phnom Penh, Sangkat Monourom, Cambodia

Possibly they can order your mustard as well.
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Flexxman wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2019 4:04 pm Colmans Mustard powder is for sale through Nham24: 60 g/$2,20 and 454 g/$10,80

https://nham24.com/fresh/?product_cat=& ... pe=product

Seller is Thai Huot Market, No. 99 - 105, Preah Monivong Blvd, Phnom Penh, Sangkat Monourom, Cambodia

Possibly they can order your mustard as well.
Many thanks for the info. Not being picky but I'm not a lover of the powdered stuff. Also I live up in Siem Reap, but anyway your reply is much appreciated.
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armchairlawyer wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2019 3:42 pm
The Whisperer wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2019 3:14 pm
Colmans English Mustard and Yorkshire Tea Bags would do for me as starters.
We can test the market. It so happens I have one unopened box of 120 Yorkshire tea bags. What am I bid?
All I have to do now is try and remember how much I paid for them.
I also can't remember the the price. I live in Siem Reap, where are you?
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The Whisperer wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2019 3:14 pm
KOW happiness wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2019 7:51 am I am going back to Cambodia before long and I would like to purchase some reasonably affordable items which I can sell in Cambodia to make a profit on to offset the cost of the flight ticket.

Am not interested in any illegal items, e.g. class A drugs or firearms! However, anything else which isn't too perishable and is going to provide a good potential return for it's size and weight, I'd be interested in considering if I can legally take it into Cambodia and on an aeroplane flight.

I've already got some ideas and will probably take a selection of different items, I don't mind taking some extra weight since I'll probably pay for an additional 20-30kg of excess baggage anyway.

Can be used or new items, am also interested where might be the best place to purchase them here in the UK, e.g. eBay / Amazon / Supermarkets etc. Items which are likely to be subject to import duties on entry, please specify related details if known.

My budget for this is $1000-2000 roughly speaking.

Looking forward to hearing some suggestions, thanks!! :beer3:
Colmans English Mustard and Yorkshire Tea Bags would do for me as starters.
Suet! I reckon you could sell a few kilos of that.
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The Whisperer wrote: ↑Fri Apr 26, 2019 8:00 am
armchairlawyer wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2019 3:42 pm
The Whisperer wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2019 3:14 pm
Colmans English Mustard and Yorkshire Tea Bags would do for me as starters.
We can test the market. It so happens I have one unopened box of 120 Yorkshire tea bags. What am I bid?
All I have to do now is try and remember how much I paid for them.
I also can't remember the the price. I live in Siem Reap, where are you?
Yorkshire tea bags 160 box is £3 in Morrison's. Don't think much profit.
£25 Gillette fusion +10 blades.
Would a good shave give a closer profit?
I am a terrible sales man, but selling here! Most of the western guy's are drinking 50 cent beers. The Khmer would not buy off you unless you had something very special. And the one's who would probably have no money.
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Sadly guys me thinks you're pitching to the wrong clientele...start thinking what the Chinese want ....and they're cashed up

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Even the ugly ones
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The Whisperer wrote: ↑Fri Apr 26, 2019 7:54 am
Flexxman wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2019 4:04 pm Colmans Mustard powder is for sale through Nham24: 60 g/$2,20 and 454 g/$10,80

https://nham24.com/fresh/?product_cat=& ... pe=product

Seller is Thai Huot Market, No. 99 - 105, Preah Monivong Blvd, Phnom Penh, Sangkat Monourom, Cambodia

Possibly they can order your mustard as well.
Many thanks for the info. Not being picky but I'm not a lover of the powdered stuff. Also I live up in Siem Reap, but anyway your reply is much appreciated.
I have bought Colmans in Siem Reap before. Not the powdered kind.
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Re: Making money importing items from UK to Cambodia

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The Whisperer wrote: ↑Fri Apr 26, 2019 8:00 am
armchairlawyer wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2019 3:42 pm
The Whisperer wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2019 3:14 pm
Colmans English Mustard and Yorkshire Tea Bags would do for me as starters.
We can test the market. It so happens I have one unopened box of 120 Yorkshire tea bags. What am I bid?
All I have to do now is try and remember how much I paid for them.
I also can't remember the the price. I live in Siem Reap, where are you?
I am in PP.
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