Stus-List Re: Will Defender have it's annual sale?

[CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List]

Hey, Thanks to all the Defender replies.  I'll hold my online ordering till 
March 18th.

C

> On 03/03/2021 9:56 AM Novabraid via CnC-List  
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> Chuck,
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> I work for a company that sells product to Defender.  They are having 
> their sale this year but the physical store will not be open and the sale 
> will be strictly an online sale.  However it will be held over a much longer 
> period of time from March 18-28.
> 
> While I’m sure vendor fulfillment issues may in part be driving some of 
> the reasoning to hold an online sale, if you’ve ever participated in the show 
> in the past, the “in-person” component would be impossible to allow for 
> social distancing given the volume of customers and the size limits offered 
> in their facility.
> 
> It’s a shame because I’ve worked at the warehouse sale every year for the 
> past 20 years (with the exception of last year when it too went online) and I 
> always enjoyed the customer interactions and cooperation between the 
> different suppliers trying to meet the needs of boaters.  Plus it was a great 
> opportunity to go out and have a few drinks and dinner with your competitors 
> after the show hours.  Plus I always came home with a few goodies I never 
> planned to buy but were just too good a deal to pass up.
> 
> I’m hoping that will be different next year.
> 
> Chuck Gilchrest
> 
> S/V Half Magic
> 
> 1983 Landfall 35
> 
> Padanaram, MA
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Stus-List Re: Will Defender have it's annual sale?

[Novabraid via CnC-List]

Chuck,

I work for a company that sells product to Defender.  They are having their 
sale this year but the physical store will not be open and the sale will be 
strictly an online sale.  However it will be held over a much longer period of 
time from March 18-28.

While I’m sure vendor fulfillment issues may in part be driving some of the 
reasoning to hold an online sale, if you’ve ever participated in the show in 
the past, the “in-person” component would be impossible to allow for social 
distancing given the volume of customers and the size limits offered in their 
facility.

It’s a shame because I’ve worked at the warehouse sale every year for the past 
20 years (with the exception of last year when it too went online) and I always 
enjoyed the customer interactions and cooperation between the different 
suppliers trying to meet the needs of boaters.  Plus it was a great opportunity 
to go out and have a few drinks and dinner with your competitors after the show 
hours.  Plus I always came home with a few goodies I never planned to buy but 
were just too good a deal to pass up.

I’m hoping that will be different next year.

Chuck Gilchrest

S/V Half Magic

1983 Landfall 35

Padanaram, MA

 

 

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Stus-List Re: Will Defender have it's annual sale?

[David Knecht via CnC-List]

I was told by Customer Service that they would have the sale, but it would be 
online only wih local pickup.  The start date I was told was March 19 adn would 
last for about a week.  Dave

> On Mar 3, 2021, at 9:31 AM, Riley Anderson via CnC-List 
>  wrote:
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> No sale this year. Just went in the other day and asked. The issue is that 
> they're still struggling to fill their inventory. Many manufacturers are at 
> reduced capacity these days. If you walk around in there, you'll see half 
> empty shelves. 
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> On Wed, Mar 3, 2021, 9:09 AM CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List 
> mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote:
> Anybody know if Defender will have it's annual sale in March?
>  
> Chuck
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Stus-List Re: Will Defender have it's annual sale?

[Riley Anderson via CnC-List]

No sale this year. Just went in the other day and asked. The issue is that
they're still struggling to fill their inventory. Many manufacturers are at
reduced capacity these days. If you walk around in there, you'll see half
empty shelves.

On Wed, Mar 3, 2021, 9:09 AM CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List <
cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:

> Anybody know if Defender will have it's annual sale in March?
>
> Chuck
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Stus-List Re: Will Defender have it's annual sale?

[John McCrea via CnC-List]

Yes. I live nearby.

 

 

From: CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List  
Sent: Wednesday, March 3, 2021 9:09 AM
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Subject: Stus-List Will Defender have it's annual sale?

 

Anybody know if Defender will have it's annual sale in March? 

  

Chuck 

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