gary - believe it or not..they/we do.? BUT, what u hope for is the customer buying that 100. hdmi cable, the 400. wall mount, the 500. 5 yr extended warranty (which u better purchase now or forever rule the day), and the 500-600. custom install. alan, audio video designs, cc,tx? 361? 8577236
-----Original Message----- From: Gary Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Sun, 2 Dec 2007 8:58 pm Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, HD again, has anybody ever jewed down a big box store? i don't know. when i found out what stores pay for watches, it was more like a factor of 4+ than any percentage. same with housewares in department stores. i just don't see circuit city making only 20% on anything in terms of gross margin. On Dec 2, 2007 9:41 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > being an a/v retailer....the margins are NOT huge !? > home audio gear has about 30-40% profit margin, video is 20-25% > wanna buy something? > thanks, alan > audio video designs, cc,tx > 361? 8577236 > 95 e320 stwgn > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gary Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mercedes Discussion List < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Sun, 2 Dec 2007 8:34 pm > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, HD again, has anybody ever jewed down a big box > store? > > > > > > > > > > > any time it is a big ticket item and you are willing to actually buy it, > you > can negotiate in most places. often, if they can't drop the price on the > item, they can give you other stuff to make it worth your while. maybe > not > at costco, but i'd be pretty confident anywhere else. as it was > advertised > at that price just prior, i'd think it even easier as they have proven > they > can make the sale at that price. > > these managers are under pressure to make sales numbers. back when i had > money, i was on the short list of people to call at a certain watch store > when sales were short at the end of the month. in stores such as these, > profit margins are outlandish and they could sell me stuff cheaply enough > that i could wear it for a few months and the mark it up 10% and turn it > on > ebay. > > i bought my elliptical on similar terms. 20% of the regular selling price > plus the store manager drives it to me and sets it up. i told him to call > me whenever he needed the sale and a few days later these terms were > acceptable. > > again, the margins are insane and there is so much room to move for them. > but it has to be at a time when they "need" the sales. > > On Dec 2, 2007 9:09 PM, John M McIntosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > On Dec 2, 2007, at 3:31 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: > > > > > Well I figured out which TV I thought I might want. > > > > Although we hate Consumer Reports for their Mercedes reviews, they > > *do* point out yes you can > > negotiate a better deal on items at your box store. Given that in a > > given geographical region a manufacture might have > > a dozen vendors selling the item all at the same or different price > > points, then really greed enters the equation. > > > > Unless of course the item isn't available etc. > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - > http://o.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/mailtour/aol/en-us/text.htm?ncid=aolcmp00050000000003 > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://o.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/mailtour/aol/en-us/text.htm?ncid=aolcmp00050000000003 _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
