Comments on: Bargained to irrelevance http://www.alexblom.com/blog/2010/07/bargained-to-irrelevance/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:19:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Value Driven Relationships (Coupons & Search) | Alex Blom http://www.alexblom.com/blog/2010/07/bargained-to-irrelevance/#comment-536 Value Driven Relationships (Coupons & Search) | Alex Blom Sun, 10 Jul 2011 20:13:25 +0000 http://alexblom.com/blog/?p=542#comment-536 [...] on December 28, 2010in Thoughts, tips & adviceSpread it!TweetIn July, I wrote a post titled Bargained to Irrelevance. In it, I identified a huge problem with coupon / deal sites as the inability to segment and [...] [...] on December 28, 2010in Thoughts, tips & adviceSpread it!TweetIn July, I wrote a post titled Bargained to Irrelevance. In it, I identified a huge problem with coupon / deal sites as the inability to segment and [...]

]]> By: AlexBlom http://www.alexblom.com/blog/2010/07/bargained-to-irrelevance/#comment-533 AlexBlom Sun, 01 Aug 2010 04:26:28 +0000 http://alexblom.com/blog/?p=542#comment-533 Thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment Carmen. It really is a sucker punch for everybody if we look long term. Consumers get annoyed. Brands get damaged. Marketers lose their rep. Deal sites become irrelevant. <br><br>Like you I buy full price from the source and when I want something exclusive I make damn sure it is not on bargain sites. Sadly most marketers don't yet agree with me! Thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment Carmen. It really is a sucker punch for everybody if we look long term. Consumers get annoyed. Brands get damaged. Marketers lose their rep. Deal sites become irrelevant.

Like you I buy full price from the source and when I want something exclusive I make damn sure it is not on bargain sites. Sadly most marketers don't yet agree with me!

]]> By: AlexBlom http://www.alexblom.com/blog/2010/07/bargained-to-irrelevance/#comment-535 AlexBlom Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:26:00 +0000 http://alexblom.com/blog/?p=542#comment-535 Thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment Carmen. It really is a sucker punch for everybody if we look long term. Consumers get annoyed. Brands get damaged. Marketers lose their rep. Deal sites become irrelevant. Like you I buy full price from the source and when I want something exclusive I make damn sure it is not on bargain sites. Sadly most marketers don't yet agree with me! Thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment Carmen. It really is a sucker punch for everybody if we look long term. Consumers get annoyed. Brands get damaged. Marketers lose their rep. Deal sites become irrelevant.

Like you I buy full price from the source and when I want something exclusive I make damn sure it is not on bargain sites. Sadly most marketers don’t yet agree with me!

]]> By: Carmen Jeffery http://www.alexblom.com/blog/2010/07/bargained-to-irrelevance/#comment-532 Carmen Jeffery Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:27:53 +0000 http://alexblom.com/blog/?p=542#comment-532 As a female who has lamented over buying something I normally wouldn't because it's cheap,aka cosmetics I dont use,jeans I dont like, boots ,shoes...Reflecting back I always feel like I've been sucker punched to spend by a hunting reflex, the catch is the buzz you get from buying something high-end for a stupidly low price.I have come to learn, as you say; it's last year's stock, it's discontinued,end of inventory, or just plain ugly.<br>SO, the moral? I buy full price or on sale at the source - I stay focused and return to my favorite stomping grounds. Here my ROI is guaranteed. <br>Very happy marketers like you are taking heed and I hope more do. As a female who has lamented over buying something I normally wouldn't because it's cheap,aka cosmetics I dont use,jeans I dont like, boots ,shoes…Reflecting back I always feel like I've been sucker punched to spend by a hunting reflex, the catch is the buzz you get from buying something high-end for a stupidly low price.I have come to learn, as you say; it's last year's stock, it's discontinued,end of inventory, or just plain ugly.
SO, the moral? I buy full price or on sale at the source – I stay focused and return to my favorite stomping grounds. Here my ROI is guaranteed.
Very happy marketers like you are taking heed and I hope more do.

]]> By: Carmen Jeffery http://www.alexblom.com/blog/2010/07/bargained-to-irrelevance/#comment-534 Carmen Jeffery Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:27:00 +0000 http://alexblom.com/blog/?p=542#comment-534 As a female who has lamented over buying something I normally wouldn't because it's cheap,aka cosmetics I dont use,jeans I dont like, boots ,shoes...Reflecting back I always feel like I've been sucker punched to spend by a hunting reflex, the catch is the buzz you get from buying something high-end for a stupidly low price.I have come to learn, as you say; it's last year's stock, it's discontinued,end of inventory, or just plain ugly. SO, the moral? I buy full price or on sale at the source - I stay focused and return to my favorite stomping grounds. Here my ROI is guaranteed. Very happy marketers like you are taking heed and I hope more do. As a female who has lamented over buying something I normally wouldn’t because it’s cheap,aka cosmetics I dont use,jeans I dont like, boots ,shoes…Reflecting back I always feel like I’ve been sucker punched to spend by a hunting reflex, the catch is the buzz you get from buying something high-end for a stupidly low price.I have come to learn, as you say; it’s last year’s stock, it’s discontinued,end of inventory, or just plain ugly.
SO, the moral? I buy full price or on sale at the source – I stay focused and return to my favorite stomping grounds. Here my ROI is guaranteed.
Very happy marketers like you are taking heed and I hope more do.

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