It is becoming more and more difficult to make money in the tire industry, and the pressure of competition is increasing. Hundreds of tire shops have been driven to death. The tire people who are still persisting are gritting their teeth and persisting. , looking forward to the tire market getting better one day. No matter how bad the market is, buying and selling must continue. If you want to survive in the complex market competition, or even fight your way out, you must develop a good habit of bookkeeping and keep a ledger. Although it is a good habit to keep accounts, looking at the tire man's account book really brings tears to my eyes, which is sad.

Although there are many accounting apps on mobile phones now, older people are still not used to using them and prefer to keep accounts by hand. The ledgers of most tire workers are not as clean and neat as those in other industries. Instead, they are wrinkled and have black edges from being held by dirty hands. Stores that only sell tires can be cleaner, and they can do tire repairs, four-wheel alignment... No one can do it, there is no way, the working environment is like this.

Handwritten account book

The account book of a tire shop clearly records the daily turnover.

October 30

Tire repair: 85+508915+415

Dunlop?186/65R15?760 in two years Yuan

Four-wheel alignment: 40 yuan

November 3

Tire repair: 2530

Four-wheel alignment ：6444440

Goodyear?195/65R15?360 yuan a year

Lao Liu asked for Hankook?185/65R15?4 years Pay

205/55R16? 320 yuan for 2 years

Bridgestone? 195/50R15? 700 yuan for 2 years

This tire shop is clear Chu recorded his daily turnover, and the accounts were clear at a glance. Excluding rent, water, electricity and other expenses, it was very clear whether he was making money or losing money. However, for tire shops in the current market, it is almost impossible to make a big profit every month. Not losing money is already considered good. Even if you can sometimes make one or two thousand a day, that is not the case. It's like this every day. When I go back to reconcile the accounts, I still lose money and make money.

Electronic account book

This is the WeChat account book of another tire shop owner. In June, the expenditure was 35,000 and the income was 10,000. Basically, the monthly turnover is tens of thousands, which is very good. It is obvious that expenses and income are not proportional at all. Rent, water and electricity are a lot of money. Nowadays, the rent is paid for a year. Many bosses do not have enough funds, so they borrow money or use credit cards to pay the rent, and they have to repay it every month. Utility bills add up to several thousand dollars every month. A slightly larger store would need to hire several workers and pay wages every month, which adds up to a considerable expense. This also includes credit business. There were several credit transactions in June alone, and the sum of several thousand yuan totaled tens of thousands.

Desperately demanding payment

At 3:48 pm on January 24, 2018, I called for payment again and was affectionately called my brother. Then there was no financial support, and I guaranteed that the money would be given. To no avail after that. From January 30 to February 2, I kept in touch as a brother and received no reply.

There are very few people who do not want to pay the debt. The process of asking for the debt can only be described as "sad". Many debtors do not know whether they are really stupid or pretending to be stupid. Just treat it as if you haven't seen it via WeChat or phone. The first time you ask him to ask for it, he will reply, and then find various reasons to delay. When you press for payment again, he will not answer your call at all. The tire market was originally unsatisfactory, and coupled with these irrepayable debts, many tire shops could no longer afford to pay the rent and immediately closed down.

The ledger of a tire person is a mess. Even if you know it in your heart, you can’t escape the cruel reality. Cost + debt + business slump are all realities that tire people cannot avoid. Many bosses It is said that the current market is not as good as it was in the first half of the year. The profit is not as much as the loss. There are not many orders in a day, and even maintenance customers are too lazy to contact them. Only tire people understand this kind of market situation.

The tire man’s account book has nothing but sadness.

This article comes from the author of Autohome Chejiahao and does not represent the views and positions of Autohome.