Replies to post #129950 on Winning Brands Corporation (WNBD)

[mrindianajones]

I have tried at the same three stores for over a year. Visited two of them. One said they could not even find it in their order system. If it really made a difference I could send them to you. Or: they are in a search with area code 92555, four are listed in the So CA area. One is a hardware store actually an (ACE), one is a paint store, and the other two are pet shops. Hey...it would be great if they would get them in. I also asked a paint store and local ACE to order it in, the paint store Sherwin Williams tried supposedly from Anaheim Sundries. And the ACE said they could not find it in their system to even order. I was given the name for the Sherwin Williams from Anaheim Sundries who received a whole bunch of the product in the Yorba Linda - Fullerton area of CA. They told me to call a local place near me that they deal with and have them order it in for me as they could not sell it to me directly. So I know there is a warehouse 40 miles from me with product to sale wholesale to retailers in the area, but I can't find any retailers to get it from. It was very frustrating. I hope the stuff just doesn't sit there? I even committed to the retailers I contacted to purchase all the first case they brought in and pre-pay. I have family members who basically steal it from me all the time or I just give them the online site I purchase through. After two weeks of trying I just gave up and ordered online again...but I have to say, I think twice before I do because of the high shipping cost, sometimes I admit, I just get the ALL Free and Clear laundry products from Walmart instead when I don't want to pay the cost. When I am in a bind and want to wait to order products together, I just use the Simple Green or 409 I have in storage as a back up.

I guess I should end my book now.

Cheers.

MIJ

[Dennisb68]

Well if it's that hard to even find the products it's no wonder the products aren't selling. But what about the stores that carry it and still aren't selling it. According to the post there are nearly 5000 stores that carry it yet total sales for the quarter were only $159,000 which is an average of about one bottle, per store, per month. When you consider some stores may sell 2 or 3 bottles that means several stores must not be selling any. And when you consider that some sales were not through stores but to cruise lines,Bull Riding associations, Motorcross,internet sales, etc that makes the store sales look even worse. Isn't there a minimum a store must sell before they quit carrying the product that is just taking up shelf space. Either the actual store count is highly exaggerated or the sales per store are pretty pathetic.