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klausby8

03/28/09 5:54 PM

#70889 RE: flaflyersfan #70882

And hes not paid??? LMAO !!!!!
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User-65225

03/28/09 6:35 PM

#70891 RE: flaflyersfan #70882

So in your view, speculation does not drive the markets?! hmm, interesting... That goes against common market logic, but ok...

WNBD will release numbers when the time is right. As doog said, maybe later in the year... Its in their best interest to keep their cards close to their chest while they go through THIS stage of growth. You know damn well Goof Off is watching CLOSE and i expect others to be soon as well. The USA is largest spending market in the world, this is the GRAND STAGE.

"As deerfield pointed out, outside of the absolute worship of Winning Colours product by those here I do not believe it may be selling that well."

So you dont think 14,000,000 per WEEK walking by the product will help sales? lol.... How about if its sticking out in the ISLE, with $100,000 sweepstakes marketing all over the paint department and maybe even the front counters?

How about when TRAINED store personal in the paint department are RECOMMENDING it to customers, cause it works better than the toxic chems they carry? Some of which are currently being BANNED.

Are you still buying on the Bid?
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just_an_ant

03/28/09 11:31 PM

#70935 RE: flaflyersfan #70882

With that reason then

WNBD needs something bigger to spark interest outside of the "family". IMO Lowe's is still up in the air.

then LOWES will have a spark, because outside of the "family", nobody really believes.....they need proof.

"except ye see signs, ye will not believe"....well when the signs (for product and sweepstakes) are in there, will that be enough?

Australia is not factored in as well; it can't be, we sent a ton (couple thousand dollar order..big deal)....but what if a IGA started to roll it out?

What happens when you get a significant tipping point? Others in the market follow suit as to not be "left out". Look at Canada, and the brand stores we have onboard up there....

What's to stop USA once the first NA (physically stocks it and PR rolls....and rollout begins)......the ripples are big; you don't think an Australia isn't looking at this and going...hmm..Home Depot Canada (major in Canada)...Lowes (major in USA)...why don't I be the major in Australia (first mover position).......

Their competitors are going to be watching (like they did in Canada)...you think they will be in afterwards at some point?.....

People are leaders or followers......you are right..many here are leaders (owners of their own business, sorta your "family" connection and why it isn't a big stretch to see some things), but when the above happens (it will, not sure can stop the ball and momentum now) a lot of "followers" will be in pursuit.

Retail competitors and investors to name a few.
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doogdilinger

03/29/09 6:10 PM

#70978 RE: flaflyersfan #70882

Hey fff...just so you know I definitely spent some time on sales figures/projections & the importance of ramping up their transparency factors when & where they can. In fact at one point I had to carefully say to Eric that I didn't want him to think I was trying to tell him what to do but that as a retail player with my ear to the ground I felt it was important that I stress the importance of ramping up the transparency factors from here especially now that they're in the midst of expanding their global footprint so the street doesn't doubt the veracity of all they're presently accomplishing.

And Eric straight up told me that I wasn't offending him at all...but he wasn't going to get painted with the same brush so many other penny co.'s get painted with by projecting numbers they just can't yet comfortably predict due to the reasons previously mentioned ie: order flow constantly changing on a week by week basis these days as their already established footholds in Canadian retailers reap re-orders & their soon to be global expansions with international retailers gets factored in.

So the trade off for now as far as I can guess...is that Eric is most definitely going to follow through on his statements that the Lowe's & Aussie retailer roll-outs will in fact be PR'd...as the main point he was stressing is that he's not unwilling to toot WNBD's horn so to speak...he's just unwilling to engage in any projection PR's which at this point would be unsubstantiated due to WNBD being in the midst of such a key growth juncture/phase.

Anyways...let's see how the street reacts to the Lowe's & Aussie retailer PR's 'cause at this point I totally agree...outside of this board the street simply doesn't yet have any true validation of WNBD's pending global expansion endeavors but when they do...the stakes get changed here for good which I'm sure even you would agree:)