The ULTIMATE disrespect!!!

Tobias-Reiper · 11-29-2009, 05:46 PM

Originally Posted by saintpaul25

So now a store, IN A MALL, is a "mom and pop" store? This place was not out in Picayune somewhere, on main street, next to Papa Jimmy's Auto Parts, it was right next to Macy's, and Radio Shack.

The "disrespect" I was referring too, was the fact that when I asked him about it, he was clueless. I honestly don't think he even knew who the Saints were. The entire point, is exactly what I said to begin with, IF you are going to call yourself an NFL Shop, then in my eyes, you should carry the entire league. If you plan to only carry the Cowboys, the Niners, and the Patriots, you should call your store, "The Cowboys, Niners, and Patriots Specialty Shop." Unless you don't mind completely rooking potential customers, into believing that you have everything NFL.

Football, is essentially entertainment. In all other forms of entertainment, MOST businesses, sell what's hot now, plus what was hot twenty years ago. Thus, in any music store, you will find Lil Wayne, and Elvis, in the same store. That's why they read magazines, like Billboard, to find out what's hot now, so they can keep up with the times. Imagine going into a Virgin store, in Boise Idaho, and the clerk saying, "sorry son, we only sell local artists here. You gotta go get your "Ciara" cds somewhere else." It's not a tantrum, to expect one of only two sports stores, in a city of 2 million people to cater to the customers, not just themselves.

But whatever Reap, I'm going to just sit here, and hold my breath til you agree with me....

Yes, a store, IN A MALL, can be a "mom and pop" store. Mom and pop store merely refers to a store which is not part of a franchise or owned by a corporation. Two Hindus owning a store qualify as "mom and pop".

The logic in your music analogy is completely erroneous.
Music preferences and sports team affiliations are completely different. People who buy music don't generally have the sense of affiliation fans of sports teams have, so they don't stick to buying cds from only one artist from one particular city. I don't doubt there may be exceptions out there, but generally speaking, no one walks into a music store, picks up a cd, and says "I'm buying this CD because the artist is from Atlanta" or "I'm not buying this CD because this group is from Tampa Bay".

So your "Ciara" would sell as well in Dallas as it would sell in Philadelphia.

Further, a CD with bad music, regardless of artist or genre, would not sell well anywhere, whereas sports franchises sell merchandise in their areas regardless of how bad the team is doing.

As for the store calling itself an NFL store, well, I don't know what they call themselves, but as you said, they DO have Saints merchandise. It's just that, because your team is 10-0 today, you expect a full inventory of Saints merchandise in every store across the country, but that is not how the business model works.

... and not only you expect it, you feel "disrespected" or feel the team is being "disrespected" if not every store across the country is right now carrying a full line of Saints merchandise.

There are other things I could explain to you about business models as well, as in sales forecasts and inventory costs and stuff, but those may go over your head a bit.

11-29-2009, 05:46 PM	#30
Tobias-Reiper Merces Letifer Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 4,161	Re: The ULTIMATE disrespect!!! Originally Posted by saintpaul25 So now a store, IN A MALL, is a "mom and pop" store? This place was not out in Picayune somewhere, on main street, next to Papa Jimmy's Auto Parts, it was right next to Macy's, and Radio Shack. The "disrespect" I was referring too, was the fact that when I asked him about it, he was clueless. I honestly don't think he even knew who the Saints were. The entire point, is exactly what I said to begin with, IF you are going to call yourself an NFL Shop, then in my eyes, you should carry the entire league. If you plan to only carry the Cowboys, the Niners, and the Patriots, you should call your store, "The Cowboys, Niners, and Patriots Specialty Shop." Unless you don't mind completely rooking potential customers, into believing that you have everything NFL. Football, is essentially entertainment. In all other forms of entertainment, MOST businesses, sell what's hot now, plus what was hot twenty years ago. Thus, in any music store, you will find Lil Wayne, and Elvis, in the same store. That's why they read magazines, like Billboard, to find out what's hot now, so they can keep up with the times. Imagine going into a Virgin store, in Boise Idaho, and the clerk saying, "sorry son, we only sell local artists here. You gotta go get your "Ciara" cds somewhere else." It's not a tantrum, to expect one of only two sports stores, in a city of 2 million people to cater to the customers, not just themselves. But whatever Reap, I'm going to just sit here, and hold my breath til you agree with me.... Yes, a store, IN A MALL, can be a "mom and pop" store. Mom and pop store merely refers to a store which is not part of a franchise or owned by a corporation. Two Hindus owning a store qualify as "mom and pop". The logic in your music analogy is completely erroneous. Music preferences and sports team affiliations are completely different. People who buy music don't generally have the sense of affiliation fans of sports teams have, so they don't stick to buying cds from only one artist from one particular city. I don't doubt there may be exceptions out there, but generally speaking, no one walks into a music store, picks up a cd, and says "I'm buying this CD because the artist is from Atlanta" or "I'm not buying this CD because this group is from Tampa Bay". So your "Ciara" would sell as well in Dallas as it would sell in Philadelphia. Further, a CD with bad music, regardless of artist or genre, would not sell well anywhere, whereas sports franchises sell merchandise in their areas regardless of how bad the team is doing. As for the store calling itself an NFL store, well, I don't know what they call themselves, but as you said, they DO have Saints merchandise. It's just that, because your team is 10-0 today, you expect a full inventory of Saints merchandise in every store across the country, but that is not how the business model works. ... and not only you expect it, you feel "disrespected" or feel the team is being "disrespected" if not every store across the country is right now carrying a full line of Saints merchandise. There are other things I could explain to you about business models as well, as in sales forecasts and inventory costs and stuff, but those may go over your head a bit.
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