I second that on most distributors are out of stock. We end up waiting lot. So may be put minimum stocking if not then go direct.
Tushar > On Sep 23, 2015, at 1:13 PM, Keefe John <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'd love to be able to order direct. Most distributors are out of stock of > your stuff whenever I need it. A lot of them play the 'drop ship' game too, > which causes delays. I end up buying mounts from Tessco or Valmont because > they come faster. > > Keefe > >> On 9/23/2015 12:57 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: >> Debating on whether or not to do AnimalFarm again. >> >> My moral dilemma is that I have this nice ecommerce website now but none of >> the ecommerce stuff is turned on. Easy to do. But then that starts to >> erode dealer sales. And also erode the relationship with the dealers. >> >> But it may capture sales that would otherwise be lost. >> >> In any event, if I am planning to do some direct sales, it is not fair to >> ask our dealers to sponsor AnimalFarm - if I am serious about doing this >> that is. >> >> I am half serious. Perhaps 60% serious. As time passes, that percentage >> may grow. >> And the majority of the sponsorship comes from manufacturers, not dealers... >> >> And AF is a bunch of work. It breaks even. Not what we would call a >> significant profit center in any way. >> >> But as time has gone on, all of you have been great at crowdsourcing the >> setup.... >
