Worked scenario
A customer wanted four of a six-piece set
Breaking a set converts saleable stock into an awkward remainder, and shops do it repeatedly without recording what it costs.
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A customer wants part of a set. Refusing loses the sale, so the set is broken and the rest goes back on the shelf.
The remainder is a new product
It is no longer a set and it is not the same as loose stock bought as loose. Unless it is recorded as something, the stock figure stays wrong from that moment on.
Frequency is a buying signal
Sets that are broken often are telling you customers want the pieces. That is a purchasing decision — buy the pieces — and it is only visible if breaking is recorded rather than absorbed.
What changes
- Sets and loose pieces held as distinct items
- Breaking a set recorded as a conversion, not a sale adjustment
- Remainder pieces priced and displayed deliberately
- Frequency of breaking measured by set type
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