Integration

Joe Moore · 07-17-2020, 08:06 AM

The Walmart stuff is a mess (Target isn't much better). But complaining will do nothing but make the marketing guys, sales reps, or designers uncomfortable for a few minutes. Guys that can only say "we hear you, and we're just as frustrated".

The people above them, the heads of sales, the CEO's, the owners, etc. They couldn't care less who actually gets the items, and are only looking at the sales sheets. To them, they see that Walmart exclusives sell out in seconds. So they will happily keep sending them there. Doesn't matter to who, doesn't matter where they end up after, doesn't matter if it was one guy buying them to put on ebay. At the end of the day, Hasbro (or NECA or anyone else) and Walmart made their sale. And because other companies see that, they go "oh shit, we need to get some Walmart Exclusives on sale".

As long as the items are selling at Walmart (and then selling again on ebay), nothing will change.

07-17-2020, 08:06 AM	#12
Joe Moore Administrator Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 34,414	The Walmart stuff is a mess (Target isn't much better). But complaining will do nothing but make the marketing guys, sales reps, or designers uncomfortable for a few minutes. Guys that can only say "we hear you, and we're just as frustrated". The people above them, the heads of sales, the CEO's, the owners, etc. They couldn't care less who actually gets the items, and are only looking at the sales sheets. To them, they see that Walmart exclusives sell out in seconds. So they will happily keep sending them there. Doesn't matter to who, doesn't matter where they end up after, doesn't matter if it was one guy buying them to put on ebay. At the end of the day, Hasbro (or NECA or anyone else) and Walmart made their sale. And because other companies see that, they go "oh shit, we need to get some Walmart Exclusives on sale". As long as the items are selling at Walmart (and then selling again on ebay), nothing will change. __________________