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Re: TRU venting (was Re: Prices of New Star Wars LEGO)
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lugnet.market.shopping
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Tue, 16 Nov 1999 18:48:56 GMT
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In lugnet.market.shopping, James Brown writes:
> In lugnet.starwars, Christopher Lannan writes:
> > I already replied but I wanted to add that you're very lucky to have a friend
> > at TRU. I have a love-hate relationship with them. They're really the only
> > game in town, but the employees and managers are just terrible. Example- when
> > will you be getting X in? "We don't know, we have a truck in now but it's not
> > unloaded yet." "We DON'T have a computer to check" "We can't find out if its
> > at the warehouse" translation- We actually CAN do all of these things but
> > we're not going to.
> >
> > can you imagine being a manager of a store, getting a truckload of
> > merchandise, and NOT having a list to tell you what's on the truck? I wish I
> > was the driver for THAT store (and dishonest enough). I could stop, unload
> > what I wanted, and no one would know!
> >
> >
> > They have actually told me that they cannot check the warehouse. Either they
> > are lying, or your friend is a miracle worker.
>
> Third possibility: They are clueless. ;) Just because a computer is capable
> of something doesn't mean the minimum wage slaves in front of it know. A
> manager on the other hand, pretty much HAS to know.
>
> I happen to know (via a TRU 'friend' of my own) that the TRU system has an
> excellent tracking system - not only can they tell you if they have something,
> but they can tell you if it's in the warehouse or in transit to the store, and
> how many the store is getting. They can also get that info for any store
> serviced from the same warehouse. (although that's a bit trickier).
>
> James
> http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/
I have gotten these answers from managers before. I even sent an email to TRU
and they told me the same thing. Do you think it's possible that someone at
TRU, if they wanted to, could tell us when the new sets will be on shelves? My
reasoning is thus- 1. A TRU buyer went to ToyFare and ordered x number of
sets. 2. Lego probably told them when to expect delivery (this would be
important, I think, so that they could plan sales for the holidays, etc.)2.
That means TRU knows when to expect them from Lego, and unless they are
completely clueless, they know when they'll be able to get them to warehouses,
and then stores.
What do you think?
Chris
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