Trap,that $1.75 price is 50 mousees in a plastic tube from my wholesaler and he don't sell in bulk as if he did i'd do what you suggested.He's the only bait supplier that i know of that supplies the entire area around me and currently has the market cornered.He had competition from one other guy in Mass. but he's gone now and this fellas it,you don't deal with him you don't have bait to sell.Now there's the market to get into if you got the space.
BB. First thing I'd do is request that your moussee supplier sell you the bait in bulk as you'd like to package them according to how your customers want them. The plastic tubes are an added expense that's costing you more than you need to pay. You can find those tubes for .5 to .9 Cents each if you do your homework ! Or, you can sell the bait in those little plastic condiment cups which are much cheaper. Personally, I don't like to see any form of bait being sold in plastic cups or bags because we all see the containers on the ice at the end of the day !
There are companies that are making bio degradable bait container but again, an added expense but a positive one !
If you're paying $1.75 / 50 mousee's that figures out to $35.00 / 1000 If your supplier would sell them in bulk, without having to put them in the tubes, you should be able to buy them for $25 to $28 / 1000 ..............IF....Yo
ur supplier is a true bait wholesaler and not some guy who's trying to turn Moussee's into an exotic bait like many shops and distributors do
It's not easy finding a good supplier who has good business ethics and a set profit margin in his products and who doesn't play games like the the oil industry
There are suppliers out there who, no matter what the other suppliers do or say to inflate their prices, will stay steady and make an honest buck !
If a bait supplier is only concerned with his profits and not concerned in trying to help keep the shops he supplies to be fluid and in the black, they shouldn't be dealt with !
Bottom line is that if they won't go with your request to buy in bulk, they're not worth dealing with..........END OF STORY
When I get home later, I'll dig through some of my contacts and see if I can find someone who might be able to help you out