Another idea Hurleys. As you say the sites are all prime sites , the operators have to use your branded stock. Why not give the operators a machine free on loan for the duration, seeing as they are selling your products and your are selling at normal price . Therefore sharing some of the high commission burden.
Similar to Pepsi used to give me free vending machines as long as I Boght X amount of stock from them.
Also as you tell all your operators to ring you up to find out exactly what the deal is , why don't you ring me up instead of asking people to ring me on your behalf.
Kind regards
Matt
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Another oddity in this deal, it's been intimated to another operator that these will allegedly be chrome Clenports and that an order of 500 has allegedly been placed. Clenport boss advises that it is surprisingly time consuming creating a chrome machine and they can usually only promise a few a week. To get this 500 order out would take them at least a couple of years.
So are these Clenports and where were they sourced?
So are these Clenports and where were they sourced?
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Hi, Barbara hereGuest wrote:Another oddity in this deal, it's been intimated to another operator that these will allegedly be chrome Clenports and that an order of 500 has allegedly been placed. Clenport boss advises that it is surprisingly time consuming creating a chrome machine and they can usually only promise a few a week. To get this 500 order out would take them at least a couple of years.
So are these Clenports and where were they sourced?
Slightly confused by the reply from Clenporte as the chrome plating process is not actually chrome at all! The process for "chroming" of plastic is not actually chrome but is an electrostatic aluminium coating process which is undertaken by specialist sub contractors who if geared up can produce them rapidly. It would be highly unlikely that Clenporte would have their own aluminium finishing facility on site?
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Whoever keeps posting 17%. How do you work your figures out. That is a terrible margin, you must be paying too much for your stock.
What is your normal margin? Perhaps we can give you some advice that will give you a pay rise.
What is your normal margin? Perhaps we can give you some advice that will give you a pay rise.
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Stock price
Commission
Overheads/operating costs
What are your costs ?
Matt
Commission
Overheads/operating costs
What are your costs ?
Matt
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HI there,
Here are some details for you all.
ANY further clarification can be gained by calling Paul or Rob at Hurleys.
For the record. We have already had 608 Chromium plated M81 vending towers in, all of which are on there way out to Marstons sites. If the anonymous poster thinks that Clenport could exist making just a few machines a day, he or she is mistaken.
These machines can be made very quickly, so we haven't known about the Marstons contract for a long time. We have another 608 on there way over that haven't taken only a couple of weeks to get through Clenports production plant.
Points to clarify.
1. There are specified Hurleys products, a mix of branded and non branded stock items, that Marstons have agreed upon.
2. The commission is 35% (Gross). None of this is for Hurleys!
3. All monies are taken off the site by the operator. The commissions are then paid in arrears at the end of the period.
4. There is a 3 year agreement in place, no other towers will be in the site for that duration at least
5. New Clenports only to go in which are to be purchased from Hurleys. We have funded and printed the special stickers and logos/ branding for the machines.
6. We are doing discounted stock prices for the Marstons operators to counteract the higher commissions and the fact that the Marstons operators will be ordering higher amounts of stock.
I hope that clears up the majority of questions. As we don't have time to keep checking the forum, please direct any questions to Hurleys by phone or email.
Regards
Paul and Rob
Here are some details for you all.
ANY further clarification can be gained by calling Paul or Rob at Hurleys.
For the record. We have already had 608 Chromium plated M81 vending towers in, all of which are on there way out to Marstons sites. If the anonymous poster thinks that Clenport could exist making just a few machines a day, he or she is mistaken.
These machines can be made very quickly, so we haven't known about the Marstons contract for a long time. We have another 608 on there way over that haven't taken only a couple of weeks to get through Clenports production plant.
Points to clarify.
1. There are specified Hurleys products, a mix of branded and non branded stock items, that Marstons have agreed upon.
2. The commission is 35% (Gross). None of this is for Hurleys!
3. All monies are taken off the site by the operator. The commissions are then paid in arrears at the end of the period.
4. There is a 3 year agreement in place, no other towers will be in the site for that duration at least
5. New Clenports only to go in which are to be purchased from Hurleys. We have funded and printed the special stickers and logos/ branding for the machines.
6. We are doing discounted stock prices for the Marstons operators to counteract the higher commissions and the fact that the Marstons operators will be ordering higher amounts of stock.
I hope that clears up the majority of questions. As we don't have time to keep checking the forum, please direct any questions to Hurleys by phone or email.
Regards
Paul and Rob
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Well done for explaining the deal.
I had a good chuckle at Point 3. and can now at last see why this is potentially a good deal for the people that took it on - All monies are taken off site by the operator. The commissions are then paid in arrears at the end of the month? I had a look at the machine in a Marston's site where I am and it had the Marston's/Childline branding but the stock was standard Hurley's stock, so how do Marston's know they are getting 35%?
I had a good chuckle at Point 3. and can now at last see why this is potentially a good deal for the people that took it on - All monies are taken off site by the operator. The commissions are then paid in arrears at the end of the month? I had a look at the machine in a Marston's site where I am and it had the Marston's/Childline branding but the stock was standard Hurley's stock, so how do Marston's know they are getting 35%?
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I would imagine as with all businesses there would have to be an element of trust. But from the conversation I had with Rob yesterday, the operators will have something to record the sales on in each site, and have it checked by the manager in that site. I think Rob said it would be like one of those photostat books (like the old betting slips), where you tear off the bottom copy to leave with the site.Guest wrote:Well done for explaining the deal.
I had a good chuckle at Point 3. and can now at last see why this is potentially a good deal for the people that took it on - All monies are taken off site by the operator. The commissions are then paid in arrears at the end of the month? I had a look at the machine in a Marston's site where I am and it had the Marston's/Childline branding but the stock was standard Hurley's stock, so how do Marston's know they are getting 35%?
I would suggest these would be passed on to someone at Marston's, and then on to the company running the contract for them to collate and issue a commission invoice to the operator. For a contract of this size it would probably take a full time member of staff doing the admin work for it!
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Guest wrote:Well done for explaining the deal.
I had a good chuckle at Point 3. and can now at last see why this is potentially a good deal for the people that took it on - All monies are taken off site by the operator. The commissions are then paid in arrears at the end of the month? I had a look at the machine in a Marston's site where I am and it had the Marston's/Childline branding but the stock was standard Hurley's stock, so how do Marston's know they are getting 35%?
It may well be that the Marstons branded stock isnt ready yet.
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The operation of the monies is conducted with triplicate books which ensure full auditing is completed and Marstons get every penny of their commission. Chuckle away!!
Did you seriously think a company as big as Marstons would run it without having that kind of checks?
Unscrupulous managers pocketing monies is what they are getting away from by centralising the organisation of the machines.
There is no Marstons branded stock. The only product allowed in the machines is the normal branded Hurleys lines.
Did you seriously think a company as big as Marstons would run it without having that kind of checks?
Unscrupulous managers pocketing monies is what they are getting away from by centralising the organisation of the machines.
There is no Marstons branded stock. The only product allowed in the machines is the normal branded Hurleys lines.