Marani Brands Inc. (MRIB)

[Matthew Berg]

4 Bottles? Stop the presses! And half of that bought by a Marani investor. Problem with that is the $48 in gross margin sales couldn't even cover the cost of the guy working the table let alone the cost of the co-op. You do realize these in-store deals are paid for, right? And nothing on the shelf? Sure sounds like a clearance sale. How could Dan Senters be so ill prepared? I can't see that happening from anybody with 25 years in the distribution business. Nope. As I said, I think he's had enough of Margit, cheesey promotions, Money TV and the rest of the shenanigans and has moved on. His absence from the last Money TV spot is certainly unexplainable. Vacation? Nonsense. Could have shot that bit anytime. The only vacation involved I would think is probably a permanent one. If not, both the absence from Money TV shot and having no such little product for a demo are just horrendous missteps. And, they were expecting another order but it didn't happen? How can that happen? Worst case is Marani is only about an hour or two away from any of the 13 stores involved.