opening a tee shirt shop

buoydawg · #1 11-16-2003, 03:23 PM

I would like to move to the DR, but must have some income. I have been told by some DR visitors that a gift/tee shirt shop catering to the Canadian and European tourists on the north coast would be a good business venture.

I have experience in this line of work, but have not been able to determine the need, competition, rental space availability, etc.

Any ideas would be appreciated.

Ken · #2 11-16-2003, 03:35 PM

Have you spent time in the DR? If so, did you not see the multitude of shops selling souvenirs/gifts/t-shirts/Haitian paintings?

Don't rely on this board for input on which to make a decision. It will be your investment, not ours, that will be lost if it doesn't work out. You must come and make a careful study of the area you are thinking of locating a shop in, then decide whether another is needed, or, rather, how you can make your shop so desirable that it will be a success while the others are just getting by most of the year.

GirlieGirl · #3 11-16-2003, 05:43 PM

A tee shirt only shop will not work here in or around Cabarete... sorry to bust bubbles just saving you some headache.

Criss Colon · #4 11-19-2003, 09:13 AM

You might want to try selling "Sand" to the Arabs,OR,"ICE" to the Eskimos!!! Just a thought!!!

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PJT · #5 11-19-2003, 11:45 AM

You need to come up with something more original or diversify. Tee-shirts shops are as common as banana trees in a flood plain. Focus on a unique business as a bait with Tee-shirts as a sideline. For example, set up a novelty photo portrait shop to take photos of tourists in traditional Dominican costume and backdrops. Sell the photos with or without frames, have Tee-shirts and trinkets as a sales sideline. Regards, PJT

gilbert · #6 11-23-2003, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Criss Colon
You might want to try selling "Sand" to the Arabs,OR,"ICE" to the Eskimos!!! Just a thought!!! CCCCC

rofl

lhtown · #7 11-24-2003, 09:46 PM

I am NOT an avid souvenir shopper, but I have looked for T-shirts and I have noticed that most T-shirts designs here really are very poor and not very original or attractive. Perhaps if what I have noticed really is a widespread trend, you could come up with a way to cash in on the tourists who are looking for something that actually looks good and is unique and are willing to pay for a bit more for it.