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Treacodactyl
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 25795
Location: Jumping on the bandwagon of opportunism

Posted: Sat Sep 17, 05 12:45 pm Post subject: Downsizer deals?

Some traders have generously suggested special deals for Downsizer memebers. However, I'm not sure how you define a member, is it someone who has just joined, someone who has been a member for over a few months, someone with more than 50 posts to their name?

What do people think about being offered special offers as Downsizer members? Would this make you more likely to trade?

I'm certainly not suggesting traders need to do this, if anything my personal view is not to do this. I would rather the trader just mention the Downsizer site to people they think might find us useful - something that many people are doing already.

I would be interested to hear anyone elses view to help existing and new traders.

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Wed Sep 21, 05 12:00 pm Post subject:
I can see how, for certain traders, it may be an option, but the complexities you mention would be one reason I wouldn't do it, the other being that all my prices offered through Downsizer represent such a good deal that I couldn't afford to reduce them anymore.

sean
Downsizer Moderator

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 42219
Location: North Devon

Posted: Wed Sep 21, 05 12:02 pm Post subject:
I'd support Rob on this, not that I've got anything to sell, or enough freezer space to buy stuff from him. Discounting is no way to build sales.

jema
Downsizer Moderator

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 28233
Location: escaped from Swindon

Posted: Wed Sep 21, 05 12:11 pm Post subject:
I think it is all a matter for the individual trader. Discounting is a time honored marketing strategy that works well in some cases. I can see it working well for the Olive oil people who offered a discount, and I expect they know this. But whilst I am no marketing expert, it does strike me as very inappropriate for RobR.

sean
Downsizer Moderator

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 42219
Location: North Devon

Posted: Wed Sep 21, 05 12:20 pm Post subject:
Discounting 'works' if you're trying to grab market share, a bit. I can't really see it working for most of our traders. The problem is that the 'discounted price' becomes the 'real price' very quickly.

Treacodactyl
Downsizer Moderator

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 25795
Location: Jumping on the bandwagon of opportunism

Posted: Wed Sep 21, 05 12:21 pm Post subject:
How do you define a downsizer member? Just a registered person, in which case they could register and then claim a discount, or someone with a reputation ( )?

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Wed Sep 21, 05 12:27 pm Post subject:

Treacodactyl wrote:

or someone with a reputation (

Not sure it would earn me a discount though

Behemoth

Joined: 01 Dec 2004
Posts: 19023
Location: Leeds

Posted: Wed Sep 21, 05 12:37 pm Post subject:
I claim 10% off my hoggett with my "I've got a reputation voucher"! I'd say leave it to the invidiual trader about what discount if any and any criteria they may apply.

sean
Downsizer Moderator

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 42219
Location: North Devon

Posted: Wed Sep 21, 05 12:39 pm Post subject:
Will you be offering an extra length of meat to members when your sausage empire arises?

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Wed Sep 21, 05 12:44 pm Post subject:

Behemoth wrote:

I claim 10% off my hoggett with my "I've got a reputation voucher"!

You can have 10% off- the price stays the same but I keep the chops

I won't even comment on what sean says

Bugs

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 10744

Posted: Wed Sep 21, 05 12:46 pm Post subject:

I think what I want from traders here is someone with a personality, who will answer questions about their product, and also help out with the knowledge they have elsewhere. Rob does this a lot and Rory is helpful with other new businesses or would-be businesses and Sally is helpful with people's craft problems; that kind of thing not only makes me inclined to buy from them if they have a product I want but also makes me happy to recommend them to other people even if I don't.

Such actions in themself are quite an investment.

I can however see why some traders would find it appropriate to offer something extra or a discount etc, it all depends on the individual, but I would encourage people to post rather than to discount, if they want to encourage customers.

If I were in the market for meat I wouldn't hesitate to buy from Rob. As it is I've been trying to recommend him to my sister.

Lionheart

Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Posts: 427
Location: Cheshire

Posted: Wed Sep 21, 05 1:35 pm Post subject:

Tsh tsh.......discounting excellent farm-reared or grown produce?

It's heresy I say!!

We'll shortly be starting to sell White Park beef, Whitefaced Woodland lamb and Ixworth table birds from the farm gate (once the web site is up and running!) and you can bet your bottom dollar that it'll be more expensive than anything else you can buy around these parts.

I have no time for producers who undersell their produce and try and match the supermarkets on price just to entice local housewives. These people don't understand their marketplace.

A quality product demands a quality price.

Behemoth

Joined: 01 Dec 2004
Posts: 19023
Location: Leeds

Posted: Wed Sep 21, 05 1:39 pm Post subject:

Rob R wrote:

You can have 10% off- the price stays the same but I keep the chops

B*gg*r!

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45669
Location: Essex

Posted: Wed Sep 21, 05 1:55 pm Post subject:

ReevesRareBreeds wrote:

I have no time for producers who undersell their produce and try and match the supermarkets on price just to entice local housewives. These people don't understand their marketplace.

A quality product demands a quality price.

Well said, i hope you'll be advertising on here

bagpuss

Joined: 09 Dec 2004
Posts: 10507
Location: cambridge

Posted: Wed Sep 21, 05 2:00 pm Post subject:

ReevesRareBreeds wrote:

I will be most interesting to see what you sell and for how much as finding good local sources of meat is always useful

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