Selling in to WalMart 3

[RDK]

I do try to give more for the money and will no longer charge for some minor extras. (long distance phone calls for example)

About the same time that I was doubling my rates a friend was trying to start a computer repair business.

He was charging $CDN 15 an hour for service. He could not get enough to even pay for some advertising. After he packed it in he went to work for a local computer service firm and was easily charged out at $50 an hour to some of the same people who would not hire him for $15.

Yes with the firm there was some value added in terms of other resources and help available, but I believe that had he charged $45 an hour he would still be in business for himself.

If you only value your time (or lawnmowers) that cheaply then why should I be bothered with them when I want quality for my money even if it costs more money?


Rick Kitson MBA P.Eng

Construction Project Management
From conception to completion

http://www.kitsonengineering.com

 

[ziggi]

Hmm I wonder that will work for my salary... I think that one of these days I'll fill out an application and put in 150% of my current salary and see what happens.

 

[pennpoint]

Heres another thing, shop around at Sears, Wal-Mart, Home Depot, and Lowes for a refrigerator or washing machine/drier combo. Write down the model number and then go to the other stores and compare model for model. Right the numbers will not match nor will the features. Your screwed.
They are all built to the outlets own specifications.
so you will not get a equal for equal price.
If you think this is new, I discovered this in 1990 while shopping for a new refrigerator.

Brand names dont have the same prestige as they used to...many are willing to corrupt themselves.

Its sad


Best regards
pennpoint

 

[jmw]

Pennpoint,
this is the "Confusopoly" appraoch at work...

Confusopoly: Coined by the distinguished psychologist and cartoonist Scott Adams (Dilbert), refers to a monopoly of knowledge that is enforced (i.e., kept away from the little people) by making it as confusing as possible, thus insuring the status and fee structure of the priesthood of those in the know, such as accountants, lawyers, and psychologists. Examples of confusopolistic scriptures are tax law, cell phone plans, and psychology journal articles.

Here are a couple of links to start you off but you will see that the concept, defined by SCott Adams, has entered general usage.

http://www.gandalf.it/netmark/netmar43.htm#heading02

http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2000/11/2/74555/4233

JMW

http://www.ViscoAnalyser.com

 

[ProEDesigner00]

Penpoint

Good point. I worked at Maytag for several months and was assigned to a dumb down project just for that purpose.

To make a less quality machine to sell to the Giants. Well It is hurting the independant retailers. and they own a store in our hometowns and pay taxes like we do and if they go then we pay more taxes.

 

[Comcokid]

It is interesting how Wal Mart has changed since the 80's. Like zdas04 I was also in school 30 miles from Wal Mart in the 70's - Long before the name was known across the country.

In the mid to late 80's Sam Walton of Wal Mart was expanding quickly into small towns in the south. As a part of returning to the local communities where his stores were located and the "Buy American" marketing approach of that time Sam Walton began to source clothing and other items from smaller outfits. More than one manager though it was a prank call when a someone on the phone would identify himself as Sam Walton and and request buy flannel shirts from his small garment company.

But then Sam Walton died, and the new breed of execs began to run the company. Now their quality is as low as their prices and I dont shop there as much as I used to.

 

[arto]

go to:

http://www.jibjab.com/Home.aspx

& click on "Big Box Mart" ;-)

 

[BillPSU]

arto
I clicked on your link and received the ad but the video never started. I tried a second time and still the video did not start. This linked site is just a get rich site so far as I am concerned.

 

[pso311]

Do you think there's any reference to Walmart in that jingle? Good stuff. I'm still laughing.

 

[CarolinaPE]

Arto, that was as funny a jib-jab movie as I have seen! I do not and will not support the big box marts!