Posted on 01/18/2006 9:32:09 AM PST by freepatriot32
That would be the way to go unless Snapper isn't able to produce the quantity needed. Sometimes a producer just cannot produce in large quantity.
I doubt "the moron" became a CEO through stupidity. What's your executive experience?
Buy low, sell high.
That's enough for a Nobel prize.
Snapper's been depending on people relying on that name-recognition, but if Dad doesn't buy a Snapper, son won't either. And I don't know about anybody else, but I don't look at brand name for durability. I look for warranties. For a mower, that may not be realistic, but if you are going to beat Walmart, especially for young, entry-level consumers, you are going to have to get the product to them through discount retail.
Other companies can avoid doing this, but the only example I can think of with that business model is Oreck, so we may expect Snapper ads all over the place very soon.
I did have a big rock go through a tire with about 25K miles on it and got a discount for one tire and charged full price for a second tire to balance out a pair (which replaced one of those other tires with irregular wear and vibration). Bottom line: I'm not buying anymore Goodyears. I don't care if Michelin is a French company, good tires are too important and expensive to fool around with junk.
Quite possibly due to their relationship with WalMart and those crappy disposable mowers.
It's seems VERY strange to me...but some people actually LIKE cutting their lawns....go figure....
You can make money being small or big, but it's hard to make money being a medium-sized company.
Snappers belong at Walmart. The man may think he has a fine product but it is like buying an old Sears Kenmore washer. Nobody sells parts but the dealer like the high priced belts, parts were always much higer and harder to replace. Buy a Murray instead. Cheaper parts, last just as long, and easier to work on.
"I don't care if Michelin is a French company, good tires are too important and expensive to fool around with junk."
Particularly on some of the 'roads' I travel on. I do a lot of driving on some things that are only loosely defined as 'roads'.
Yah, worked for black and decker...oh wait, nobody buying quality will consider black and decker..hence they had to buy DeWalt.
Crap products produce Crap branding. People remember.
How to beat Walmart....Sell Quality.
Tools are a great example, I refuse to buy disposible power tools. Only the rich can afford cheap tools. I have a Dewalt 746 and a Skill HD 77. I will never buy another table saw or circular saw in my life. Buy once, it cost the same, and you get better stuff.
Just another crappy bash Walmart story...I did notice the "smart" Snapper CEO lost control of his company which now is part of Briggs& Statton, one of the crappiest manufacturers in the USA as well as extremely cheap payers and ruthless with their employees and customers! This genius CEO has evidently been run out of the world of manufacturing and is sitting around some office where he can do less damage, yeah, he is a genius to the dumba$$ left!
I have had every type of mower from a Bushog to Honda to Snapper and everything in-between. Now I have my 2nd $125 Walmart bagger/mulcher Murray 3.5hp push mower that has cut my grass for the last 10yrs, very lightweight, always starts, I have never changed the oil, never been in disrepair, I just keep the blade sharp. When it is worn out I will go to Walmart and buy another mower just like it...the 1st Walmart Murray lasted for 5 yrs. and was still fine when we moved to another state and I left it out on the street where within an hour, I saw someone pick it up, it's probably still cutting grass after 20 yrs!
I agree.
My Sears mower (MTD ?) is five years old and I've only had to replace the pull cord. It's a disposable item in a commodity market. When it goes, I'm not gonna worry about a $600 mower that will last ten years. 2 x $300 every five years means I get a NEW mower instead of worrying about the five-year old mower.
I don't blame the guy for not wanting to enter Wal-Mart with a lower price point under the "Snapper" name. There are people who make their living in landscaping and some of them really like "Snapper".
Again, plenty of people have gone out of business by doing business with the big boys. My company struggles with GM pricing and delivery requirements daily, and even the account managers wonder if it's worth it.
Jesus used to do your yardwork? Was he able to mulch your entire yard with only a handful of grass cuttings?
I gave up mowing my lawn when I decided to irriate my lawn worshipping neighbor.
Interesting read. I'll come back later and try to absorb it all (it's dinner time here...).
Walmart bullied GE into making a cheaper bulb?
WalMart is just part of the disease that kills America.
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