Can't believe we managed to **** up with merchandise stock levels again today

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  1. Sup

    SuperTyke Well-Known Member

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    Market the **** out of a special edition programme and then not order enough stock. Pissing money away
     
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    What special edition programme?
     
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    SuperTyke Well-Known Member

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    Today's programme was a special edition 20th anniversary programme looking back at the promotion to the premiership. The club advertised it and made a big deal for the being a bumper edition. Then promptly sold out due to insufficient stock levels.
     
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    Nuke em !!!
     
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    Yeah, they'd sold out when I got there 2:45. I also never managed to get an away shirt after that was sold out last September. They need some serious work on their purchasing strategy.
     
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    Not one for surplus stock our club. Rather lose sales then risk having a few left over of something or something that might take a while to fully sell out.
     
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    SuperTyke Well-Known Member

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    Safety first. Low risk, low return. It's been bfcs way since around 2003
     
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    Farnham_Red Administrator Staff Member Admin

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    Really! you really can't believe it. I don't believe you
    I'd have been more surprised if we got it right
     
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    Thing is, I wonder how much each one costs to print? It's go to be somewhere in the pence region, so selling just one extra at £3 could cover having plenty of left overs. As I presume we'd have sold more than just one extra programme had we ordered more, then we'd still make a profit even with lots of left overs.
     
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  10. YTB

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    We ordered a lot more than we thought we'd need. But obviously not enough. It's difficult to judge. But yesterday saw unprecedented sales.

    I apologise to anyone who missed out and we are trying to get more in store asap.

    Ta.
     
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    tyrone1 Banned Idiot

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    Why don't you put your self forward. Ad new ceo
     
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    I can't believe there were nearly 13k there yesterday, which may have something to do with it.
     
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    tyrone1 Banned Idiot

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    I'm certain as a business they will have produced and sold an ammount that they were happy with. Are you suggesting that they should have printed. More and been left with some. Would you have been prepared to underwriter that risk. Or are you happy for a. N. Other to if you're prepared to underwrite the the clear risk. If the answer is yes then I'm sure someone within the business will be happy to discuss that x with you
     
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    Here you go........

    http://www.ignitionsportsmedia.com/...hampionship/barnsley/page/3/?add-to-cart=5615

    Some will balk/whinge at the P&P of £1.70 but I'd guess you could weigh up the fact that for that you get a mint copy delivered straight to your door against what you may have brought home from getting one at the game, sticking it in your back pocket whilst you sit on it for two hours, spilling Bovril on it and then losing it on the way home after drinking a gallon in t'pub o_O !
     
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    LOL. It's certainly not in 'the pence region'.
     
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    Good job you don't work in customer relations mate. Not happy with the service buy the ducking company.


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    What risk, that they could be out of pocket?

    He wasn't talking about ordering everyone 2 each lol.

    Although my kids were behind a guy other week who bought the last 8 programs fecking 8 lol. And they couldn't get one
     
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    tyrone1 Banned Idiot

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    The risk with Bern left with some. I would imagine that given the cost benefit analysis that will have been carried out a sell out is a massive success
     
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    Selling out when you could have sold more isn't a success. Being left with some programs but stil making more than you would have had you sold out of a lower quantity is more of a success
     
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    tyrone1 Banned Idiot

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    Laying out business plan to sell a certain. Number of anything and achieving that is a success..
     
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