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Post by baltipiesmuggler on May 25, 2014 10:27:50 GMT
give them their p45.
Not a single large or xl adult away shirt in stock, after 3 days. Was told it'll be a month before they have more. Same every year.
Don't want to pre-order as I like to check which size is right before I spend 45 quid.
I thought the basics of supply and demand are relatively simple. Apparently not.
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Post by dirtygary69 on May 25, 2014 10:33:04 GMT
Maybe stop smuggling balti pies and you'll fit in one of the sizes readily available from stock?
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Post by PerCyfilth ....Captains Log on May 25, 2014 10:44:07 GMT
Perhaps the bloke is ex Abercombie and Fitch or Hollister employee who only want the slim and urbane to wear their gear?  |
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2014 10:45:54 GMT
Maybe stop smuggling balti pies and you'll fit in one of the sizes readily available from stock? Now now. |
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2014 10:54:17 GMT
That's pretty shit to be fair, you can understand them not wanting to get left with stock, but 3 days in, and a one-month wait for more? It really shouldn't be that difficult.
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2014 11:01:58 GMT
Have you ever thought that it might have been the suppliers unable to meet demand? Or maybe they based what they needed on previous sales? I was going to get one next week so thanks for the heads up. But stop moaning ffs
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Post by bayernoatcake on May 25, 2014 11:06:34 GMT
Why not have a moan? It is a service industry they're in and if the service cannot be provided customers and money will be lost. It definitely warrants a moan.
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2014 11:07:24 GMT
It's neither here nor there to me, as I don't want one, but however you dress it up, and whosever fault it is, it's pretty crap.
At the very least it has the potential to impact upon income via shirt sales.
It smacks of over-caution and/or bad planning.
So do one :-D
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Post by dirtygary69 on May 25, 2014 11:07:53 GMT
It is typical Stoke though.
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Post by Laughing Gravy on May 25, 2014 11:09:48 GMT
Have you ever thought that it might have been the suppliers unable to meet demand? Or maybe they based what they needed on previous sales? I was going to get one next week so thanks for the heads up. But stop moaning ffs It doesn't matter how hard you try to absolve the club on this one you can't deny that is absolutely shit by the commercial and marketing department but quite why anyone is surprised beats me. It's been the same for years. Anyone know if other similar sized clubs are as bad or is it just us? |
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Post by sheikhmomo on May 25, 2014 11:29:16 GMT
Scholes out.
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Post by Gods on May 25, 2014 11:38:56 GMT
The "X" sizes and upwards seems to be under the most stress  Perhaps the Vale have something here, we really do have an above average number of fans who are no stranger to a pie or two  The only other explanation I can come up with is that Carto has snapped them all up  It's a strange one. Either way everyone likes a good sacking so I'll support the OP on that demand  |
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2014 11:43:17 GMT
I think they blamed Adidas last time. Oops. Is this one for the supporters Council?  |
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Post by bathstoke on May 25, 2014 12:55:25 GMT
Perhaps the bloke is ex Abercombie and Fitch or Hollister employee who only want the slim and urbane to wear their gear? I went into the Holister down here with my lad the other week. It's darker than a nightclub in there. They had some dolly facing you as you come through the door, making eye contact and giving it a "Hi", whilst leaning over and folding tops on a table, giving everyone an eyeful of her puppies. Upstairs there's a lovely on the till in what can only be described as underwear. I made the transaction, not knowing exactly what I'm paying for. My lad is making a special effort to say bye to them all on our way out. I might take a stroll down this afternoon, just to catch up. "Boy, get your coat, we're off out!" |
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Post by capto on May 25, 2014 13:02:19 GMT
Well, perhaps you could help Stoke & Warrior out; how many of each size should they order? And you gotta be spot on cause we don't want any left over. Dead easy, eh?
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Post by supersimonstainrod on May 25, 2014 13:08:16 GMT
Well, perhaps you could help Stoke & Warrior out; how many of each size should they order? And you gotta be spot on cause we don't want any left over. Dead easy, eh? Last year's sales figures in each of the sizes plus an extra 10-20% as a safety margin?... |
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Post by PerCyfilth ....Captains Log on May 25, 2014 13:20:03 GMT
Well, perhaps you could help Stoke & Warrior out; how many of each size should they order? And you gotta be spot on cause we don't want any left over. Dead easy, eh? Last year's sales figures in each of the sizes plus an extra 10-20% as a safety margin?... I would expect they would have figures of how many & what sizes they sold last season and i am guessing L,XL,XXL would have been top of the list. To OS after 3 days is criminal. |
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Post by trigger on May 25, 2014 13:51:30 GMT
The Staff were extremely damming of what stock they were provided with and they "knew" there'd be problems.
There was very little stock yesterday afternoon with large queues.
It's not really a massive gamble by Stoke to have 500 or so tops on the back boiler, its not as if they'll pay £45 for them, more like £10 if that.
Either way shit by Stoke.
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Post by baltipiesmuggler on May 25, 2014 14:03:28 GMT
Here's a thought. Perhaps they should just use that massive database of info they have of all those fans registered with the club who frequently buy a new shirt.
It's called demand planning. Some firms have to contend with customer bases in the millions and lead times for products of 6+ months, and they manage just fine.
Perhaps they should consider employing some people with more experience - I doubt you'd find another prem club has this problem.
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Post by NassauDave on May 25, 2014 14:10:23 GMT
The club shops are embarrassing.
Stock is low , selection is poor, and some of the stuff is, quite frankly ,crap.
The club shops are a potential gold mine, and how they are not better quality is beyond me.
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Post by Stafford-Stokie on May 25, 2014 14:29:39 GMT
The club shops are embarrassing. Stock is low , selection is poor, and some of the stuff is, quite frankly ,crap. The club shops are a potential gold mine, and how they are not better quality is beyond me. This. Our shop and the choice for sale is just wank. I would bet that every club in the top 2 divisions puts our club shop to shame. |
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Post by NassauDave on May 25, 2014 14:46:31 GMT
The club shops are embarrassing. Stock is low , selection is poor, and some of the stuff is, quite frankly ,crap. The club shops are a potential gold mine, and how they are not better quality is beyond me. This. Our shop and the choice for sale is just wank. I would bet that every club in the top 2 divisions puts our club shop to shame. The thing is, this not a difficult fix. Our club is a multi million pound operation. The club shop is an easy link to the supporters who willingly buy goods to show everyone their support for the club that they love. The shop is like a charity store. In a much improved retail level, including a new fit out to entice people in, the shop will turn over more goods increasing revenue and keeping the loyal supporters of Stoke City Football Club happy. |
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Post by bayernoatcake on May 25, 2014 14:49:29 GMT
This. Our shop and the choice for sale is just wank. I would bet that every club in the top 2 divisions puts our club shop to shame. The thing is, this not a difficult fix. Our club is a multi million pound operation. The club shop is an easy link to the supporters who willingly buy goods to show everyone their support for the club that they love. The shop is like a charity store. In a much improved retail level, including a new fit out to entice people in, the shop will turn over more goods increasing revenue and keeping the loyal supporters of Stoke City Football Club happy. They had a new fit out last year didn't they? |
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Post by NassauDave on May 25, 2014 14:54:46 GMT
The thing is, this not a difficult fix. Our club is a multi million pound operation. The club shop is an easy link to the supporters who willingly buy goods to show everyone their support for the club that they love. The shop is like a charity store. In a much improved retail level, including a new fit out to entice people in, the shop will turn over more goods increasing revenue and keeping the loyal supporters of Stoke City Football Club happy. They had a new fit out last year didn't they? I was in the Hanley shop about two weeks ago. It was highly uninviting to be honest. |
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Post by bayernoatcake on May 25, 2014 14:56:14 GMT
They had a new fit out last year didn't they? I was in the Hanley shop about two weeks ago. It was highly uninviting to be honest. Ah yeah it is, they did the other one but the one in Hanley isn't that old really and should be much better. I haven't been in the one down the ground since they did it up. |
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Post by jeycov on May 25, 2014 14:57:20 GMT
Maybe it's because we have a "bespoke design"?
Obviously the badges / Sponsors shouldn't be a problem, but unlike Adidas who had several clubs with the same shirt - I thought that this Warrior one is specially for us?
At this stage of proceedings - pre season - you would hope that the stock management would be better however.
End of June, World Cup in full flow, great time to have a good range of kit etc in the Club shops - get it organised
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Post by trigger on May 25, 2014 14:59:33 GMT
They seem to have got slightly better with their communication with regular post match reports and ST information, surely they could have gauged the demand by asking what the fans intentions were towards buying SCFC merchandise, especially as its holiday period coming up.
Surely we were given better prices for the more we purchased, material, shipping etc and we'll surely pay a premium for top up orders now.
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Post by wherty on May 25, 2014 15:04:59 GMT
Probably the same person who ordered the 2000 size small away shirts last season that they are left with.....
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Post by bayernoatcake on May 25, 2014 15:06:36 GMT
Probably the same person who ordered the 2000 size small away shirts last season that they are left with.....  How many shirts do we actually sell about? I have no idea and wouldn't even like to guess tbh! But 2000 of them horrible buggers in any size is 2000 too many! |
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Post by trigger on May 25, 2014 15:22:37 GMT
Probably the same person who ordered the 2000 size small away shirts last season that they are left with..... And loads of them were long sleeved, a friend of mine approached Stoke for a charity in Africa they regularly visit. When they got to Africa and handed the tops out to the children they were all long sleeved. On a positive note most of the children immediately knew they were Stoke tops. |
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