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The HAPPY MEAL Savings Account

by: danna( 9213Feedback score is 5,000 to 9,999) Top 1000 Reviewer
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Happy Meal Toys


I have gotten into the habit of ordering Happy Meals whenever I eat fast foods!
WHY?
Because the Toys help get your money back in the end!

Order Kids meals and never open the toys or remove them from the bags.
It will increase your sales with sealed bags.

Under 3 Toys

These toys have a higher demand  usually.
I do recommend to ask for these now and then.

You could create a "Lot" of ONLY under 3 toys in addition to your other Happy Meal Box Lots!

I have done very well with selling Box lots of these as it gets closer to Christmas!

HAPPY MEAL BOX LOT USES:

  • Christmas Stocking Stuffers
  • Birthday Party Favors
  • Carnival Prizes
  • Door Prizes
  • Halloween Treats
  • Package/Present Toppers
  • Overseas Shoebox Donations
  • Bonus Items for Customers
  • Mystery Boxes
  • Baby Shower Gifts (under 3 toys)
I'm sure there are many more ideas you could use!
You could put these ideas direct into you eBay listings too!

Feel free to copy/paste, I do not mind!
Insert the Uses List I've created into your HAPPY MEAL BOX LOT AUCTION TODAY!

And remember the next time you are out and hit that Drive through,
order a Happy Meal for yourself as well as the kids!

Don't be mean now, let the children play with their toys!
Then you STASH your toys away in a safe place to SELL ON EBAY!

Bag It


I keep a large shopping bag in a closet.
Adding Happy meal toys to it throughout the year.
Then once it's filled up,
Time to sell it on Ebay!

Research First

Once you have your bag filled, RESEARCH each toy  one by one!
Look up each item FIRST.
You never know, you may have a HOT selling toy that could sell GREAT by itself.
Start a NEW bag while you are sorting!
The new bag will hold the toys that you learn, are not worth listing by themselves.

Have one window ready to search COMPLEATED ebay Auctions.
Open up your WORD Program or your NOTEPAD program too!
Have a blank page ready!  This will make your BOX Lot listing easier.
While you look each item up and find out that item is NOT a good one to sell by itself,
copy/paste the words you searched and create a LIST in your word program.
Start a Numbered List of each item.
Then all the items for the Box lot, are now bagged AND your list is ready to post on eBay!


Once you have your toys sorted, GET THE CAMERA READY!

Photo Shoot

Take photos of the box lot so that the viewer will be able to get a good look at the assortment!
Take photos of the Single items too!

Time to Sell!

Now the box lot of items you can easily,
 copy/paste to create a great listing!


When listing the single items, I recomend you include a photo of the box lot of items at the bottom of the page, letting the buyer know about the "Other" listing.

AND, in your box lot listing be sure and make a statement that they could add in some of the other EXTRA one's you have listed as well with NO extra shipping cost!

This will encourage them to bid on the single items too!

AND THERE YOU HAVE IT!

I have been doing this for years myself!
I feel its like getting my money back while I get to eat out!

I call it my:
HAPPY MEAL SAVINGS ACCOUNT!
Thanks to eBay I can eat out AND Make Money!

Better than Mystery Shopping if you ask me!



Guide ID: 10000000001664484Guide created: 08/24/06 (updated 07/03/08)

 
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