My BIGGEST Mistake in Ecommerce | Shopify Horror Story w/Gretta Van Riel

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[@djeulette9258]

OMG Gretta, I'm so sorry that happened to you! I'm so glad it didn't ruin your business. Thank you for sharing. I'm sure you are saving someone out there a similar heartache.

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[@kevinkang4427]

Imagine losing 1.3 million and still be a millionaire. Gretta is a legend

[@Foundr]

Truly inspiring! ❤

[@satiricalsartorial]

Imagine recovering from that in business. She is the GOAT

[@WOLVERXDEMON]

Selling edible products are a headache. You can get sued faster than any other product category.

[@angeloscofield1384]

I admire her resilience. Truly a mark of a true entrepreneur. 🙏

[@Foundr]

Spot on! 💪

[@abdullahfaiez8619]

Damn that’s intense. Well at least lesson is learned thank you for sharing! I always use my Amex gold for all business transactions. Amex got my back just in case some shit like this happens to me god forbid. I move carefully as possible when dealing with business transaction!

[@Foundr]

Yeah big lesson indeed! Youre welcome!

[@bigd6326]

$10k to dispose one tonne of waste. Not sure how you worked that one out 🤣 a skip would literally cost you a couple of hundred dollars. Needless to mention you could give it away as compost for free.

[@FIREcrochethairstyles]

She said e. coli was present in the tea

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[@vincecedo5155]

😭😭😭I just want to share my bad experience with Aliexpress and why you must not use Aliexpress. I’m a drop shipper since 2019. I have so many problems with Aliexpress. Too often, sellers send the wrong items, give me bad tracking information, send very low-quality products, or never ship my items at all. My favorite AliExpress moment was spending $10 for US shipping on 25 different orders for a seller who claimed to have a warehouse in the US, only to have my orders shipped from China in 6 weeks. AliExpress cannot be trusted! So, I switched to Zendrop. Since then, I haven’t received any customer complaints relating to missing or damaged packages. Each order arrives on time within 5 to 7 business days with the express USA shipping option. If you’re dropshipping using Shopify, you no longer need the Oberlo app to import products from AliExpress into your store. Zendrop is the top alternative to AliExpress, and here are a few more reasons: SIMPLE - Everything you need is located on the Zendrop dashboard, and using their one-click technology allows all tasks to be done in an instant EASY REFUND POLICY - If you refund your customers, they will refund you immediately without any questions. EASY IMPORT - Only reliable suppliers with high-quality products and fast shipping times make it to the Zendrop dashboard. The platform makes it easy to browse through product categories using different filters to find products you sell with a button click. REAL-TIME ANALYTICS - Zendrop syncs with your Shopify store, allowing you to see essential data like revenue, product costs, advertising budget, and more straight on the dashboard. CUSTOM PACKAGING - This is the best part. They have a team that will help you custom-package your product (FREE designers). Thus, you have beautiful product packaging and more delightful customers. Besides, it's free and has 100,000 members. So, if you're interested in NOT COMPLICATED, SAFE, and LEGIT, join us! I promise you'll never regret this... If you want to learn more about Zendrop, click here: www.zendroptrk.com/G5M2WR/2CTPL/?uid=2

[@gaensliesterlin1791]

@@vincecedo5155 Join us? Nice story though 😂😂😂😂

[@vincecedo5155]

@@gaensliesterlin1791 Thank you😂😂🤭🤭🤭.

[@opheliayangyang3811]

I feel sorry for her story. I love tea, and I always buy tea in China. The best tea doesn't come from Hongkong. All the good tea in China comes from Jiangsu Province and some smaller cities where all the herbs grow.

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[@vinayakkaurav5378]

Throwing 1.3 million dollars in garbage... what the heck is goin on. Gretta is unbelievable

[@Rays_Bad_Decisions]

None of the AliBaba vendors take AliBaba payment so you can't get protection

[@alexandramacsim1422]

Are you legally allowed to make food products on a kitchen table? Or in the flat with 15 people?

[@nkwhph]

Geez $1.3 mill 😲! You certainlly bounced back 👏

[@youngteywallace9849]

Very intuitive story with strategy advice for online/retail execution.

[@Foundr]

Hope it helped Youngtey!

[@DrSiB0T]

Soooo Why don't you state the name of the Alibaba agent right here?

[@humanlythought7433]

Thank you Greta, this is truly helpful and eyes opening on any type of business. Management mistakes are always a possibility even in successful companies. Thank you for sharing.

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Youre welcome! 😁

[@Impwerk]

I don't understand why this is listed as a Shopify horror story - this isn't Shopify's fault, but your title makes it sound like it is....

[@Foundr]

Thanks for watching

[@bztrd80]

Cause the algorithm would show this to Shopify users.

[@simonhuber6859]

Love that video

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[@howtomakeeasypassiveincome1082]

I love your information! very instructive, continue in the same spirit !!!

[@Foundr]

Will do! Thank you so much for watching. 😁

[@5BroCorp]

Basically I can’t believe you handed them full money for an order before it was fullfilled and no quality control.

[@Foundr]

Thanks for watching!

[@bztrd80]

This is China! Nobody sends you nothing if you didn’t deposited at least 50%, your boxes will come in fully covered with “Q.C. Passed” stickers and there’s gonna be dead cats and rolls of dust inside with your fuckedup product smelling like gasoline and chemicals. I’ve been working here for 15 years and nothing has changed, they always say yes to everything and outsource to 25 different factories.

[@Studentsatlaw]

She's a soldier 👏quite an inspiring video with great lessons.

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[@anthonyyesudas]

India is also one of the largest manufacture of Tea in the world & Thanks fr sharing ur experience Gretta !

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[@bztrd80]

I’d go Sri Lanka, smaller and more easy going.

[@johntak1187]

Thanks Gretta, this really hit home for me. Definitely taught me a valuable lesson. I just sold a development deal & I felt like I was short changed by $200k & I have been trying not to get worked up by it showing gratitude that I made some money & not at a lost. Would love to know more on what methods & training you've gone through for EQ ( emotional intelligence ) especially when going through hurdles.

[@Gothiqueluv]

You "made some money" that's always a positive. Chalk up the rest to learning and move on to the next awesome deal. Don't dwell. Just learn and move on.

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[@charliesliferecorded1891]

education is expensive…. haha Great story.

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[@doitdoit250]

Grettas a beast. Got me a new hero.

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[@jonathanjohnson5216]

Losses Can occur in business. It Will happen no matter what. 🎱

[@Foundr]

Yes. The important thing to do is keep going and learn from it.

[@jonathanjohnson5216]

@@Foundr Wow you answered my post. I did not know if you would pay attention to it.🙏🏿📝🎱🏅

[@tonypersonal103]

Amazing Content!

[@Foundr]

Hope it helps!

[@filmicecho2541]

I hope you also do contracts with manufacturers now so you get to stipulate things you care about..!!

[@KlaasVictor]

Thank you so much for sharing Gretta. Your advice is very helpful

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Glad it was helpful!

[@babylyngriffiths2850]

WHAT THE HELL DEAR, thank you for sharing huhuhu big lesson !

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[@SEOdork4hire]

We use top engineers and spend a year developing a new product that loses a ton of money. Greta mixes a few different teas and is a millionaire.

[@AlessandroCardano]

There's always a story behind the story that is never asked so it never gets told. I always take these videos with a bag of salt only focusing in "Natural Law" or "First Principles." -A

[@bztrd80]

You spend a year and tons of money on engineers sleeping at work to make a product, she spends a month and couple big brains on marketing… It’s tea bro! Leafs & water.

[@robshoesmith4742]

Brand new to the e-commerce. Quick study

[@inasingtr]

When you're dealing with Chinese based companies. Just needed to be cautious and not take them for granted!!

[@Foundr]

Thanks for you Idea and thanks for watching.

[@antonycarles1499]

inspiring !!

[@Foundr]

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[@t0kigh02t7]

So did i hear right? She had 2 million in the bank from hand making teas ? Thats allot of tea

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Reality and Thanks for watching TOKIGH02t

[@gypsysoulgypsy]

Some are borne for e-commerce success. You're certainly one of them.

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Thanks For watching Gypsy, Glad you have enjoyed!

[@williamatkinson364]

Surely that’s HK dollars...

[@ivanstoyanov2755]

Didn’t you order an inspection before paying for the goods?

[@Foundr]

Thanks for watching

[@alexiscleanse8747]

why do people always say we sold when they started by themself

[@Foundr]

Exactly. Thanks for watching Alexis

[@phantomfpss]

Thank you for sharing your story. But in all honestly, who orders 1 year worth of inventory

[@jonathanjohnson5216]

Depending on the Market or situation it Can happen

[@THopkins7]

Thank you for sharing! We all make mistakes! I would not have known they outsource that much!

[@Foundr]

Youre welcome T! Yes mistakes is normal.. we just need to learn from it and push past it.

[@vernetteng]

Great sharing ~ Thank yoU!

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[@rojocaro1]

I really love your videos. Thanks for the great channel and great content!

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Thank you so much!

[@dropseo6703]

Why not start a new venture called SkinnyMe Compost? Opportunities, opportunities... 😎

[@amex4453]

I wonder if that bacteria would cause a problem. Anyway, her tea business was booming and she probably wanted to redirect all her attention into fixing her established business first.

[@dropseo6703]

@@amex4453 No of course, I was joking! 😄

[@amex4453]

@@dropseo6703 It legit got me thinking, good creativity 👍

[@silvrsurfer]

The thumbnail threw me off a little 😅

[@topspeed8832]

Power

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[@Flowerdalevalley]

So relatable. I'm glad that you bounced back. Inspiring ❤

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[@schmangschmang]

This was amazing, thank you ?

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[@thezengi2204]

check #origin protocol much better

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[@naserabughosh8472]

Wow! That’s crazy!

[@Gothiqueluv]

That was a great story and lesson, thank you!

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[@topdog5252]

Wow interesting story

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[@LetstalkaboutMulla]

Interesting...Thanks for sharing this

[@Foundr]

No worries! Hope it helped. 😁

[@LetstalkaboutMulla]

@@Foundr It sure did

[@lisainnewarknj8313]

Please discuss influencers.

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Gretta discusses Influencer Marketing in the course :)

[@lisainnewarknj8313]

Perfect. Thank you friend.

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[@samirsamir7779]

thanks for the great channel and great content !

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[@elaniebarry3949]

Thx for sharing

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[@ultimatechampions42]

Basically

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Thanks for watching, Hope you have enjoyed.

[@MrFreedomforyou]

great story

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[@netrowex]

Thank u for sharing!

[@Foundr]

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[@seonewport363]

brilliant video

[@Foundr]

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[@sodaguy5835]

Great valuable content

[@Foundr]

Thanks! :)

[@Sxchiko]

This could have been a 10 min video.

[@Foundr]

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[@cziganyy]

I love how she makes it look so easy. “i woke up with 4 sales in the first day” are you going to explain how you got there or was it just magic?

[@duluthdjs2588]

What do you mean? She hustled on social media. It is not hard. Just takes time and energy. Never stopping even on the hardest days.

[@cziganyy]

@@duluthdjs2588 how long did it take for her to build organic traffic? How did she do it? How many followers did she have when she made her first sale.. vs “I just woke up with 4 sales”. Yea the other day I woke up to 20 sales but I gave up my whole week trying to figure out an Algorithm to get these sales. She “hustled” doesn’t tell me anything.

[@duluthdjs2588]

@@cziganyy how long? How is that going to help someone be successful? She said she added her friends and her friends friends on social media.... Literally explained how she got those first sales and that things were different with the algorithm back then. Stop wanting people to tell you what to do and figure it out. Every journey is different. Make your own path.