Quote Tricky2309="Tricky2309"To control costs and reflect the fact that suppliers are unlikely to make large batches of stock for us without payment up front, could the club not get designs done early and have a few samples available at the club shops for people to view and try for sizes. They could then ask people to pre-order and pay up front so we could tell the supplier how many we wanted and pay them net of the profit margin to produce the required number?'"
That seems sensible, until someone goes in the shop, can't get a Medium and comes blarting on here about what a terrible service they've had, don't the club want my money, corner-shop management etc etc. Plus it negates the 'impulse purchase' that abounds around Xmas time.
Also, it relies on everyone ordering up front at roughly the same time; what happens though, if I order in December but sufficient numbers don't follow suit, so I can't get my shirt until April - then I come blarting on here about the poor service etc etc.
For the sake of simplicity and to catch the Xmas market, I'd sell Shirt vouchers and let people spend them when the current
=#FF0000EDIT has subsided and we are able to stock the shop again in the normal way. I'd quite like to get a voucher like that on Xmas morning - maybe in a card featuring Daddy Cool in his underpants and a Santa hat?
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El Rey.
