Originally posted by: Insomniak
Originally posted by: shagman
I was one of the three people that got a 200GB WD drive at my local Office Max. That's just goofy, having a big sale item, and only having three of said item on the shelf... sheesh.
<--- Works at Office Max.
There is a huge feud about this exact problem between the sales Reps and the Logistics people at our store. We have a good sales team from the company standpoint, meaning we can drive a sale, work in add-ons etc. I know that makes me the kind of person you hate, but understand this is my job - this is what they are paying me to do. Being on the inside, I do not get taken on anything because I don't know any better, and by mingling with you folk, I betray all our secrets.
In other words, since I know better, you know better.
Anyway, I digress. The point is, we are constantly having to take crap from both the customer and management - the customer because we are out of the item, and the management because we aren't hitting our target numbers. Well, we've got the money here folks - the customer is ready to spend, but if you logistics folks don't have it on the shelf or in Lockup I can't very well sell it now can I?
It's a big problem. We always have supply shortages on in-demand items. It's almost like the logistics team pays absolutely no attention to what sells and what doesn't. Instead, we stock sh*t like foot massagers and this ridiculous doohicky which partially peels labels you have printed from an inkjet to put on your envelopes.
As soon as Best Buy opens up here in a few months, I am so gone.
So anyway, yes, I'd love to sell you what you want, but our supply line appears to be bass ackwards.