Was wondering if this forum/mods has trialled this idea?
What do think...
I'm sure we all agree this forum is great and has much latent potential...just wondering how it could be leveraged further for our advantage.
No doubt we all have a 'wishlist' of new kit we know we'll need/want to get in the coming months/year ahead , for example a 'powered reel', new WFP van system fitted, Tank moved to new van, new pole etc....
What if, for our main 'big ticket' item's on our wish lists, the 'forum' approached suppliers for a discount when a numeric threshold is reached, say
1 reel, = list price
5 - 5% off,
10 - 10% off
15 - 20% off.
50 - 40% off
The wishlist could have open/close dates perhaps 1/3/6/12 month...so we sign up (provide needed details/commit to buy) and sit back when the target discount is reached, a 'collective' order is placed and we all benefit from the discount (forum could even take a small fee) so we all benefit, forum/suppliers/us.
Some suppliers will no doubt jump at chance to reach new customers/shift bulk stock (we might not have thought we could have afforded item x from supplier 'abc' so was going to buy item 'y' from supplier 'xyz' but with a bulk discount we opt for item 'x' - hence supplier get's a new customer and potential repeat/cross selling purchases.
I'd imagine polls could be run on the forum to ascertain the 'standard' wish list items along with 'preferred' suppliers and suitable timescales
Once potential demand is understood, 'forum' approach/negotiate discounts with suppliers
Forum sets up 'sticky' threads to list 'wish list'.
Starts to operate...
Sure there's loads of details here that you'll all have an opinion on, but conceptually what do you think - can/how do we take it forward?
What do think...
I'm sure we all agree this forum is great and has much latent potential...just wondering how it could be leveraged further for our advantage.
No doubt we all have a 'wishlist' of new kit we know we'll need/want to get in the coming months/year ahead , for example a 'powered reel', new WFP van system fitted, Tank moved to new van, new pole etc....
What if, for our main 'big ticket' item's on our wish lists, the 'forum' approached suppliers for a discount when a numeric threshold is reached, say
1 reel, = list price
5 - 5% off,
10 - 10% off
15 - 20% off.
50 - 40% off
The wishlist could have open/close dates perhaps 1/3/6/12 month...so we sign up (provide needed details/commit to buy) and sit back when the target discount is reached, a 'collective' order is placed and we all benefit from the discount (forum could even take a small fee) so we all benefit, forum/suppliers/us.
Some suppliers will no doubt jump at chance to reach new customers/shift bulk stock (we might not have thought we could have afforded item x from supplier 'abc' so was going to buy item 'y' from supplier 'xyz' but with a bulk discount we opt for item 'x' - hence supplier get's a new customer and potential repeat/cross selling purchases.
I'd imagine polls could be run on the forum to ascertain the 'standard' wish list items along with 'preferred' suppliers and suitable timescales
Once potential demand is understood, 'forum' approach/negotiate discounts with suppliers
Forum sets up 'sticky' threads to list 'wish list'.
Starts to operate...
Sure there's loads of details here that you'll all have an opinion on, but conceptually what do you think - can/how do we take it forward?