Missed 'ya Mr. Muffin :)

I was just telling somebody yesterday how I long for the white and yellow pages. Just so much easier and much less useless information comes through

Plus you could use the old phone books for a booster chair!!! lol

Not in Meridian, MS, unless you only need a 3/4" boost!

Chicago was 3 to 4 inches, with a couple of those you would have a step ladder

Sorry about that. We are all on appointments this morning. Back this afternoon. Broadly advertising that we are not there has some risk. Calling is best when coming from any distance. Again, sorry to have disappointed you.

That situation is epidemic. Most don't seem to have the resources, or just take the time, to keep their website inventory up-to-date. Very frustrating for on-line customers. One extreme example: A year ago, I called on an item that had been on the webpage of a hobby store, only to be told it had been sold quite a while ago. A year later, it is still posted on their site.

Yeah, you guys need to get over that updating website stuff. Its just the way it is. thats like being upset the sun rises in the east

I sent mother nature and father time a text about changing this.

It's not the way it always is. Some websites are pretty good at keeping their sites updated, unless they get down to the last one of an item. Then they have to go to the back and check, usually.

"It's not the way it always is. Some websites are pretty good at keeping their sites updated, unless they get down to the last one of an item. Then they have to go to the back and check, usually."

You are quite right; a good inventory system works off of a two computer system. One in the front of the house and one in the back. As inventory arrives . It is scanned by a barcode type scanner gun into the back computer.

That should update the main computer as well as the website. It's not terribly expensive and inventory only needs to be entered once.

As an item goes out it is also scanned and deducted from inventory. It's not rocket science as the software does most of the work. Supply chain management software will handle inventory, generate supplier and customer orders and update your website all at the same time.

Sean

Not upset actually...I put a smiley in the title...

It's always easier to "cut slack" for people that we like.  Retailers have a dilemma these days concerning web sites.  We expect everyone to have a web site, but for many they are merely trying to comply with that requirement but do not wish to invest the time and resources to properly maintain it.

 

So, should a retailer have a bare bones web site with minimum information such as location, hours open, how to contact and forget trying to have inventory information?  Or just forget it and not have a web site?

 

Art

I think the website with inventory at least shows what the retailer tends to carry...has carried and the kind of pricing, shipping, etc. That works well I think. It's better than no inventory.