Your reading material points out that items such as pens stickers and mugs may often be purchased by retailers at a discount

I'm afraid you forgot to put the complete details regarding this question of yours. But yes, some items, such as  pens, stickers and  mugs may be purchased by retailers at a discount depends on the number of pieces that they planned to purchase.

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