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Old 12-28-2011, 11:29 PM
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Geez. Ken and Marko.

Maybe take this PM. Almost getting a little much.

Ken as a retailer, best not to make yourself look too confrontational. Blogs can be easy to misinterpret. And this one is going that way fast.
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Geez. Ken and Marko.

Maybe take this PM. Almost getting a little much.

Ken as a retailer, best not to make yourself look too confrontational. Blogs can be easy to misinterpret. And this one is going that way fast.
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Old 12-28-2011, 11:25 PM
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LFS's are completely different than any other retail outlets, other companies can close for a week and do nothing and their inventory remains the same, try that with a LFS and you walk into a room as if someone just stolen from you. Apples and oranges people

Just my opinion..

Ken - BWA
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I wonder... does anyone care enough to read signatures if you make them really small? I would not. I would probably moan and complain, read three words and swear once or twice. But since you made it this far, please rate my builds.
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Huh?
meaning that LFS inventory need to be tended to and can die.

Electronics can be left in the warehouse

I can guarentee that there are probally like 70% that arent on canreef, we see the stunned looks when we ask them if they know about CanReef
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meaning that LFS inventory need to be tended to and can die.

Electronics can be left in the warehouse

I can guarentee that there are probally like 70% that arent on canreef, we see the stunned looks when we ask them if they know about CanReef
Oh yes. The obvious. Ha ha.
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meaning that LFS inventory need to be tended to and can die.

Electronics can be left in the warehouse
electronics die too..... they die because a newer one is born. you cant just leave a tv on a shelf for 6 months and expect to sell it at any kind of decent price.

lets say you have an achilles tang. as long as you feed it, and keep its water nice and clean, it cant live for years before you sell it. it wont lose value because a 3D achilles tang came out
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You guys have figured out the secret.....

Its a license to print money.....right Ken.

MarkoD.... your awesome we should be partners....feed and keep the water nice and clean and you can keep everything alive, including achilles tangs...your the king.

Boxing Day is a sales day....we discount to get volume both online and in the store...Do we lose money...on sales over COGS, no but come on, think of your power bill...and think of how much water we have...

With live inventory this is an extremely difficult industry....and an even more difficult business model when everything i have has a unique sku.

All retailers value customers please come to our store soon.

Merry christmas and Happy New Year to All....



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Can't make some people happy. Take advantage of what deals you want to and start your own lfs if you can do better.
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You guys have figured out the secret.....

Its a license to print money.....right Ken.

MarkoD.... your awesome we should be partners....feed and keep the water nice and clean and you can keep everything alive, including achilles tangs...your the king.

Boxing Day is a sales day....we discount to get volume both online and in the store...Do we lose money...on sales over COGS, no but come on, think of your power bill...and think of how much water we have...

With live inventory this is an extremely difficult industry....and an even more difficult business model when everything i have has a unique sku.

All retailers value customers please come to our store soon.

Merry christmas and Happy New Year to All....



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Don't all retailers use separate skus on products?

That seems like an everyday practice for any retailer.


Good post though asides from my above thought.

I can see your side. Tanks galore.
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Old 12-29-2011, 01:19 AM
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You guys have figured out the secret.....

Its a license to print money.....right Ken.

MarkoD.... your awesome we should be partners....feed and keep the water nice and clean and you can keep everything alive, including achilles tangs...your the king.

Boxing Day is a sales day....we discount to get volume both online and in the store...Do we lose money...on sales over COGS, no but come on, think of your power bill...and think of how much water we have...

With live inventory this is an extremely difficult industry....and an even more difficult business model when everything i have has a unique sku.

All retailers value customers please come to our store soon.

Merry christmas and Happy New Year to All....



Wendell
No sir, you're* awesome and you're* the king

The comparison was electronics store and a fish store. My point was that electronics can't sit on the shelf either.

But this has gone so off track, I can't even remember the original reason for this argument.

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