CincinnatiWestern posted:Let's remember that this Menard's delay means the trains are in this country and ready to ship to the store or your home as soon as announced. Unlike the delay from others where one places an order and then waits six months, a year, two years, or longer before the train ever arrive -- in this case we're waiting on a delayed announcement of a train which we will have in hand less than a week later.
We also have no fear of the cancellation notice either, where after waiting months / years, no train at all. While I still buy a fair amount from the L, M, & A companies, their business model is so far away from any modern method that I can not imagine anyone under 40 ever putting up with it. New iPhone gets announced and is on my doorstep within 30 days, not six months to a year later.
Huge difference here fellas, huge!
I'm not sure any of these comparisons are even valid.
MTH, Lionel, and the other typical train importers / companies are relatively small compared to Apple and Menards. Menards does not rely on train sales to keep in business. If they make a dud that doesn't sell well it does little to their bottom line. Fortunately they are very good at determining what will sell. They are also not making locomotives. Apple not even worth trying to compare that to a small company like MTH or Lionel.
