Sometimes MSRP is fine if we can get Prime shipping or an affordable next day option. If we can order an item for MSRP with just a few clicks, it may be as cost effective as calling a distributor, seeing if they have inventory, finding out that McCown will actually be dropping shipping it from the other side of the US and then waiting on ground shipping. This makes much more sense for tower steel products vs. lightning arrester cards but you get the idea.
On Thu, Dec 28, 2017 at 11:46 AM, <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > Thanks Lewis. > > I try to drive traffic to the distributors. They give discounts off of > MSRP. > Not sure this is the best way. Back in the early days I sold direct. > Every afternoon we had 100 small boxes going out. > I prefer a few very large shipments each week to hundreds each day. > > But at the end of the day, making money is the deal. I may offer my stuff > on Amazon at MSRP. > > *From:* Lewis Bergman > *Sent:* Thursday, December 28, 2017 9:38 AM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] 2018 > > Screwed up. I would buy from Amazon if available. Didn't see that as a > choice. > > On Thu, Dec 28, 2017 at 10:32 AM Lewis Bergman <lewis.berg...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> That's funny, I was wondering why I could click that damn thing. >> >> On Thu, Dec 28, 2017 at 9:56 AM <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: >> >>> https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9SQGH67 >>> >>> >>> Hmmm, what is the difference between a clickable link and non clickable? >>> >>> *From:* ch...@wbmfg.com >>> *Sent:* Thursday, December 28, 2017 8:53 AM >>> *To:* af@afmug.com >>> *Subject:* [AFMUG] 2018 >>> >>> Working on a newsletter for right after the start of the year announcing >>> some new products and other fun things. >>> I will include a short survey in that newsletter. >>> >>> Could you folks here please take my prototype survey so I can perhaps >>> tweak it before I spam my whole universe? >>> It is short and painless. >>> >>> Critical comments are very much appreciated. We are trying to figure >>> out what to emphasize going forward. >>> We are still selling Stingers. 15 years ago that is all we sold. >>> >>> Of our 75 products or so, 15 make up 90% of our revenue. And only 1 of >>> the 15 is a Stinger. >>> So trying to figure out how to maximize that is always the trick. >>> The unseen hand of Adam Smith tickles me every day. >>> >>> Kind Regards, >>> Chuck and Company >>> >>> https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9SQGH67 >>> >>
