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When I was in seventh grade, I sold holiday greeting cards door-to-door in the hot Toledo, Ohio summer. Prices were fixed and a customer got a discount if they ordered more than 3 boxes.
I also sold candy for school. If I gave a discount, or ate any as the case may be, it came out of my pocket. That’s basic capitalism.
Cause and effect.
With retailers looking for a handout to move their products from vendors, there is nothing out of their pocket – its someone else’s money. Same with the CEO’s of the companies running big discounts still, it’s not their money really.
For the mom and pop retailer, any discount IS their money, their livelihood, their mortgage payment.
Retailers and service proviers have gotten so bad at selling anything that we can’t without a “deal.” That cripples our economy. People mark things down to make the sale, not make a living.
Retail sales training is the magic bullet to growing your sales, not discounts.
Tomorrow, the legacy of Sears sales training…
I don’t think the toy industry wants a rebate, just a rescinding of the absolutely terrible legislation known as CPSIA.