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....
> 

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