11-04-2018, 01:24 PM
Sticks Wrote:That is an accurate statement that threw me sideways.
I went in looking for some gunpowder. They were out of stock. Did not know when it would come in. I asked if they could put it on their next stock order, and...
Clerk - "We don't order anything. We get what the warehouse ships us."
Me - "What? You can't place a special order for a customer?"
My search turned up the powder I was looking for at a local reloading shop for $4 less per pound. Typically $4 higher than everyone else.
Clerk - "Sorry, no."
Me - "I can order it online, but I can't ship to store because it's Hazmat. You can't order it, you just have to wait for it to show up, if it does. Is there anybody you can call to say 'Look, we are out of stock and need to get some of this on the shelf' ?"
Clerk - "Nope"
Sticks:
I was wondering why a Sportsmans Warehouse went under when I was living in an area that had a big population and was near numerous recreational sites. Their shelves would be bare of things guys needed for months on end. Full of stuff that guys obviously didn't need because the stock never moved.
The business model reminds me of the Soviet Union. A central planner ships the store what the central planner says they need, not what the store needs based on demand. What a business model!
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