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Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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lugnet.general
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Wed, 11 Aug 1999 18:55:04 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Todd Lehman writes:
> In lugnet.general, "jon kozan" <jauction@hotmail.com> writes:
> > [...]
> > 1) TRU really doesn't get a better deal on sets than most any other major
> > retail outlet. You can check their cost on any set if you ask the store
> > Director politely enough. Everyone gets sets at about 62% of MSRP (That's
> > about a 40% discount if you get the entire profit whacked off. This is why
> > KMart loves the 20% off promotion - they still keep 1/2 the potential profit
> > (BTW, splitting the profit is a long established retail practice as well)
> Say, do stores ever get accrued discounts or rebates for large repeat
> purchases? Like, for every $1,000,000 you spend at 62% of MSRP, you're
> entitled to a $50,000 rebate or discount toward the next milestone?
That's beyond my experience, but if TRU accurately reflects their costs (other
than administrative costs), I don't see it built into their "costs". I would
guess LEGO doesn't do this though.
-Jon
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| (...) Say, do stores ever get accrued discounts or rebates for large repeat purchases? Like, for every $1,000,000 you spend at 62% of MSRP, you're entitled to a $50,000 rebate or discount toward the next milestone? --Todd (27 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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