Packaging can be a deceiving thing. Smoke and mirrors, really, diverting a customer’s attention away from an inferior product to flash and finesse. Still, I can remember talking to a tailor’s wife in Bristol, RI, around 25 years ago. She and her husband “John the Tailor” owned a business by the same name. I remember [...]
There still drycleaners out there that offer 99 cent shirts. There are plenty of low priced cleaners; you know, the discount guys – “any piece $1.75”. I once saw a discounter in the DC area that even did wedding gowns for $1.75! Undoubtedly, you all know of some discounter in your area. Maybe he is a competitor, maybe he [...]
Thinking about doing a little bit of discounting? Let’s talk about that for a minute. If you want to discount any particular item, what are you trying to accomplish? This is not rhetoric. There truly needs to be a point to discounting, and before you presume that I want to bash the entire concept, let [...]
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