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Post by calzephyr on May 10, 2013 5:59:18 GMT -8
The email from Caboose Hobbies indicates they are having a sale on almost everything this weekend. The sale information is on their web site. www.caboosehobbies.com/catalog/index_brief.phpCaboosehobbies.com May 10-13 Caboose Hobbies National Train Day Weekend Sale! |
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Post by valenciajim on May 10, 2013 17:24:40 GMT -8
They seem to have these sales about once a month. They had a tax day special on April 15th which was very similar to this sale.
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2013 4:28:45 GMT -8
They seem to have these sales about once a month. They had a tax day special on April 15th which was very similar to this sale. Me thinks, time's are tough and Caboose is not liking the current bottom line. |
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Post by calzephyr on May 11, 2013 15:21:50 GMT -8
They seem to have these sales about once a month. They had a tax day special on April 15th which was very similar to this sale. I noticed that also. I visted Caboose Hobbies a few months ago and things were not like they used to be. Larry |
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Post by valenciajim on May 13, 2013 16:28:34 GMT -8
I have not been to their store in over a year. At that time, the store looked about the same as it always has, except there were fewer customers. It wan an exceptionally cold day and I figured teh weather had something to do with it.
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Post by valenciajim on May 23, 2013 11:05:13 GMT -8
I turns out that I will be in Denver next week and I am going to do my best to make sure that a stop at Caboose Hobbies is on the agenda. I will report back.
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Post by calzephyr on May 28, 2013 13:20:53 GMT -8
I turns out that I will be in Denver next week and I am going to do my best to make sure that a stop at Caboose Hobbies is on the agenda. I will report back. I noticed most all of the large dealers had a Memorial Day sale including Uncle Dave's brass web site. Name your own price, but will Dave approve it type of sale! Larry |
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Post by valenciajim on May 29, 2013 9:43:15 GMT -8
I was in Caboose Hobbies yesterday for a couple of hours. They had lots of customers. It was hard to find a plarking spot and the lady at the cash register seemed very busy.
I was talking to one of their people and he said that they are working hard to ensure that inventory turns faster than it historically has. As with other businesses, the mark-up they have historically enjoyed is higher than what they can mark things up for now. So to cover overhead and maintain profits they need to turn the inventory over faster.
One other thing I noticed is that they seem to have a higher volume of consignment items than I remember in the past. That is one way to reduce your inventory carrying cost. I knew they always had large brass consignment inventories, but they seemed to have tons of Lionel, MTH, etc. on consignment as well as many HO non-brass locomotives.
It was really a delight to be in such a well run store with knowledgeable sales people.
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Post by calzephyr on Jun 15, 2013 15:29:08 GMT -8
I was in Caboose Hobbies yesterday for a couple of hours. They had lots of customers. It was hard to find a plarking spot and the lady at the cash register seemed very busy. I was talking to one of their people and he said that they are working hard to ensure that inventory turns faster than it historically has. As with other businesses, the mark-up they have historically enjoyed is higher than what they can mark things up for now. So to cover overhead and maintain profits they need to turn the inventory over faster. One other thing I noticed is that they seem to have a higher volume of consignment items than I remember in the past. That is one way to reduce your inventory carrying cost. I knew they always had large brass consignment inventories, but they seemed to have tons of Lionel, MTH, etc. on consignment as well as many HO non-brass locomotives. It was really a delight to be in such a well run store with knowledgeable sales people. I received several discount flyers for Fathers Day this weekend. It would seem most of our favorite hobby shops are looking for more business. Larry |
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Post by valenciajim on Jun 15, 2013 17:09:08 GMT -8
Well you didn;t expect them to have Mother's Day sale did you?
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