Bill Webber
12-29-2005, 8:43 PM
Hi All,
A while baack someone posted about a deal on Amazon for a level, a tape measure, and a knife for $20. I put in the order, with the coupon provided, and sure enough I got all three products for the advertised $20.
What is really curious is that all three tools came in separate deliveries. On the second delivery, the tape measure, the UPS guy got stuck on the ice in my driveway. Took him about 45 minutes to get the chains on and dig on out.
The last delivery was this 12 x 12 x 4 inch box with the little knife and lots of those air filled packing pillows. So, how can a company sell and deliver these products for $20 when the UPS guy comes to my house three times? Simple rhetorical question... any opinions considered. :) Principles of the 'loss leader' come to mind.
The knife is marked 'Sheffield Mfg' as a brand name. Pretty shameful piggyback of some old and nice steel products. It's kinda cool with lots of gizmocity factors. Lots of screws, a belt clip (useful on airlines), lots of slide and fold stuff, and a big pin that seems to have no purpose whatsoever! And it's prominently marked 'US Patent Pending' . It came with a pack of 15 - 20 blades, too.
Thanks to whomever posted the note to go get it. Nice $20 deal!
Just ramblin',
Bill W.
Woodworkers visit me at:
http://www.oldtoolsshop.com/Galoots/wWebber/
A while baack someone posted about a deal on Amazon for a level, a tape measure, and a knife for $20. I put in the order, with the coupon provided, and sure enough I got all three products for the advertised $20.
What is really curious is that all three tools came in separate deliveries. On the second delivery, the tape measure, the UPS guy got stuck on the ice in my driveway. Took him about 45 minutes to get the chains on and dig on out.
The last delivery was this 12 x 12 x 4 inch box with the little knife and lots of those air filled packing pillows. So, how can a company sell and deliver these products for $20 when the UPS guy comes to my house three times? Simple rhetorical question... any opinions considered. :) Principles of the 'loss leader' come to mind.
The knife is marked 'Sheffield Mfg' as a brand name. Pretty shameful piggyback of some old and nice steel products. It's kinda cool with lots of gizmocity factors. Lots of screws, a belt clip (useful on airlines), lots of slide and fold stuff, and a big pin that seems to have no purpose whatsoever! And it's prominently marked 'US Patent Pending' . It came with a pack of 15 - 20 blades, too.
Thanks to whomever posted the note to go get it. Nice $20 deal!
Just ramblin',
Bill W.
Woodworkers visit me at:
http://www.oldtoolsshop.com/Galoots/wWebber/