tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post8675259345966670725..comments2024-03-18T04:47:16.199-07:00Comments on The Gray Report: Lot 18 wine sales site cuts itself down to less than halfW. Blake Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-59925573686125798832012-11-27T08:13:30.688-08:002012-11-27T08:13:30.688-08:00One of two possibilities: 1) They're making mo...One of two possibilities: 1) They're making money on this deal, which means they were making even more profit before this deal. <br />2) They have more inventory than they can deal with and need the cashflow.<br /><br />That said, a lot of companies do loss leader deals on these coupon things to introduce themselves to the public.<br /><br />I would not buy a Half Case of Assorted Wine on W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-29063436128573511202012-11-27T06:34:39.507-08:002012-11-27T06:34:39.507-08:00They just did a Living Social Deal in DC today &qu...They just did a Living Social Deal in DC today "$50 to Spend on Wine (Pay $25) or Half-Case of Assorted Wine (Pay $39)". 3158 deals sold so far with 14 days left. How can they make any money?Justin McInernyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07464033429330475469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-76930072317884464342012-06-23T09:31:53.470-07:002012-06-23T09:31:53.470-07:00Dan M
Unfortunately, legally it is difficult for ...Dan M<br /><br />Unfortunately, legally it is difficult for retailers to ship to most states (about 13 are LEGAL at the moment). This is a huge problem that most folks simply do not realize, at any level. Except wholesalers, they spend millions of dollars annually to keep shipping laws so prohibitonary like. Do not fault Lot 18 for following the law. If more retailers did, then you might take up Daniel Posnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04888398458044557103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-40551443309738534632012-06-21T18:13:13.562-07:002012-06-21T18:13:13.562-07:00It is a shame because there is always a lot of har...It is a shame because there is always a lot of hard work in setting up, but when will people learn that just because you raise a huge amount of Venture Capitial (i.e) other people's money you can run a successful company. And I am always dubious about websites - like many of the daily deal sites do - that force you to subscribe before you can even enter the site and then claim they have Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09434783150627124290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-36768873152636222912012-06-21T17:02:17.987-07:002012-06-21T17:02:17.987-07:00I've followed Lot18 for some time but have nev...I've followed Lot18 for some time but have never ordered from them. The problem for me is that every wine I would like to order is "not available for shipping to Ohio." I order from a number of other sites and not one of them has any problem shipping to Ohio, nor do regular out of state retail stores. Only Lot 18 has a problem and my only response from them in e-mails is that theyDan McGrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309316822761418876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-54735964152605368882012-06-21T14:11:53.230-07:002012-06-21T14:11:53.230-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801124048157494544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-19191772949159397832012-06-21T14:11:32.470-07:002012-06-21T14:11:32.470-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801124048157494544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-69435628708503819012012-06-21T13:02:21.337-07:002012-06-21T13:02:21.337-07:00This is unfortunate, yet predictable news.
All of...This is unfortunate, yet predictable news. <br />All of these discount sites are stuck with wines that can't sell in the normal market-- they don't sell in the normal market because something is wrong with them (bad QPR, terrible labels, unpronounceable names, uninteresting story, poor quality). They have become the dark place where wine brands go to die. The consumers on these sites are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com