Re: I Quit

On Thu, 11 Jul 2024 13:47:08 -0700, Bob La Londe <none@none.com99>
wrote:

On 7/11/2024 1:27 PM, Jim Wilkins wrote:

"Bob La Londe"  wrote in message news:v6pdgc$2k09f$1@dont-email.me...
The sad part is if they had used a 7.5HP motor to begin with and priced
it accordingly it would have been an actual good deal, instead of a fake
good deal.
Bob La Londe
 
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Be happy you weren't cursed to spend your career in Marketing.

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I actually took a class in marketing in college.  I concluded marketing
was just a bunch of made up buzzwords and cockamamie "theories" to sell
advertising.  Yeah, I also took a class on advertising.  It had some
real buzz words and theories to sell advertising.  Very little was about
the effectiveness of advertising.
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When business is good you need to advertise.
When business is bad you need to advertise.
When you discover advertising and marketing firms just want your money
and if they bleed you to bankruptcy they just laugh you need to advertise.
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When you discover that the advertising firms wrote the text books you
should take out a huge debilitating loan to attend more classes.
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You should tell customers who need low turn rate or low margin items to
fuck off and buy it somewhere else.  Oh, wait.  That was basic survey of
business where they introduced that concept.  Its no wonder brick and
mortar stores selling substantial products have been dropping like flies
for the last 30-40 years.  In the same classes they will tell you small
businesses can compete by providing better service... Wait?  What?
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I need some Dot 3 brake fluid.
Year, make and model please.
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You should buy local.
Okay I need this today.
We can get that for you.
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Sorry about the rant, but "We can get it for you," is the death knell of
retail.  Okay... I'm done now.
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Bob La Londe
CNC Molds N Stuff

I went to the office supply store to buy something common - can't
remember what - and they said they don't carry it in the store anymore
because they don't sell enough to make it worth while. I said "I guess
not if it's not on the shelf" and told them if I had to order it I'd
iorder it on Amazon and have it next day for 25% less than they wanted
to get it for me nexct week - - -
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Hardware stores are getting even worse for "real hardware"