I used to like to get the rotisserie chicken from a major grocery chain after it was the end of selling, around 8pm. It was marked down to half, later 30%. Then they stopped. I found they took it to the back, chopped it into sections (value added they call it), put it into a tray and marked it up.
About 40 years ago now, at a winery I managed we had one badly flawed, although in no way toxic, wine that we couldn’t hardly give away at $1.50/bottle. Then one day I realized something. The next the wine was promoted as being uniquely flavorful and priced at $10.00/bottle, twice the price of any other wine. It sold out promptly, and when gone people were begged us for more.
John Amann told NBC News he bought $2,200 worth of Trump Bucks and other items over the past year only to discover they were worthless when he tried to cash them in at his local bank. -NBC News May 27, 2023
All they have to do is paint them red and the rubes will buy it. What comes first with MAGA-Ts – the stupidity or the gullibility? Is it like a chicken and egg question?
I am going to my local Goodwill and picking up a bunch of dresses. Then I am going to open up a small store and call it a boutique. Then I will put the following adjectives in front of the dresses: designer, petitie, tall and maternity. That should triple the price of the dresses.
I once did a essay on men’s and women’s clothing. The only pieces of apparel that are unique for each gender are bras and athletic supporters.
I can do a whole book on bras.
When it comes to athletic supporters there are two or three brands, maybe one or two colors and they are all basically the same design and made of the same material: cotton. Unlike bras which come in multiple sizes, athletic supporters come in a few sizes: small, medium, large and I am trying to impress the woman at the checkout.
I’m waiting for mens underwear styles to change again. Growing up you could only find tighty whities. Then it seemed like all I could find was mens bikini briefs so I got used to those. A few years back all I could find was boxer briefs. Wonder if I will have to get used to something else before I die. Yes, boxers have always been an option that has never changed. However… loose boxers don’t support and I got tired of having to make sure everything was out of the way before I sat down and ended up sitting on myself. Or having a reaction in public and having it be noticeable. So… boxers were a very short lived experiment that my wife had me try early on in our marriage but then threw them out after a few month and introduced me to the bikini briefs instead. Really appreciated getting back to having support again.
The mantra of advertising: sell the sizzle, not the steak
The purpose of advertising: to have you get up from a full meal feeling hungry. Everything you have is not enough.
In the 60’s, I was an ad exec for a mid major newspaper. That was the way we designed every ad, every sales pitch – to sell not only the accounts but their potential customers.
My accounts were small companies, ‘mom and pop’ you’d call them. These were the targets of the huge everything stores, the major groceries, the big box stores. Look around and see how many of those ‘little guys’ there are now, even in small towns. Some call it ‘progress.’ Not sure that’s how I would characterize their loss or that now is better.
We had a department store that would strip the sales tickets off the garments, then take a hefty percent off the suggested retail price. With the high markup of clothing, they probably made a fortune with each sale.
There is a great video on youtube – Dive. That deals with dumpster diving for food that was thrown out but retrieved by people who were getting the food before it spoiled but was deemed unsellable due to look, expiration date or damaged (12 egg carton with 1 egg broke). It took a while but it started a movement which eventually led to Albertsons, Vons etc to donate the food to food banks and shelters instead of landfills. Worth a serious look. won a bunch of rewards for its content.
So true! Stores around where I live have added products with names like “Thick-ass Hunk of Soap” and “Tactical Deodorant”, sold in darkish boxes with square fonts.
KFC uses left over strips to make their bowl . Nothing ever changes. Anyone else old enough to remember paper price tags on grocery items. Used to find 3-4 on top of each other with each one being slightly higher. So much easier to just change the price in the computer. Gas station gets a new batch and immediately raises the price. Gas already on hand didn’t cost them more. All the time with everything.
Can’t post pics in the comments, so I’ll just have to describe one I took at least 20 years ago. Big red sign in Target with a big high-heeled shoe on it with the caption “Menswear”.
sirbadger 7 months ago
Real men don’t mind pain. They are willing to wear scratchy underwear that comes with a built-in wedgie.
OldsVistaCruiser 7 months ago
Duluth?
syzygy47 7 months ago
I used to like to get the rotisserie chicken from a major grocery chain after it was the end of selling, around 8pm. It was marked down to half, later 30%. Then they stopped. I found they took it to the back, chopped it into sections (value added they call it), put it into a tray and marked it up.
Alexander the Good Enough 7 months ago
About 40 years ago now, at a winery I managed we had one badly flawed, although in no way toxic, wine that we couldn’t hardly give away at $1.50/bottle. Then one day I realized something. The next the wine was promoted as being uniquely flavorful and priced at $10.00/bottle, twice the price of any other wine. It sold out promptly, and when gone people were begged us for more.
wallylm 7 months ago
If that works, it says more about the psychology of the market than the marketing.
mnexplorer+ 7 months ago
That would probably work.
diazch408 7 months ago
This is why we have Sprouts.
erik.vanthienen 7 months ago
You need a third category. Whatever doesn’t sell as “for real men”, paint it camouflage, sew on a few karabiners, and sell as “tactical underwear”.
GiantShetlandPony 7 months ago
What’s more important? Being a ‘real’ man or being a good man?
franki_g 7 months ago
Left won’t buy it, spray paint it gold, stick it next to some ammo and a pic of 45
Hawk it to the Right at a lot more than double.
phritzg Premium Member 7 months ago
They could also take the underwear that doesn’t sell in the women’s department and add it to the “Real Men” bin.
jvo 7 months ago
That last would be for “real men” who wear their undies on the outside.
Count Olaf Premium Member 7 months ago
Then there’s the bin marked “Depends for Sock Puppet Joe Biden”.
Hollymartins2 7 months ago
John Amann told NBC News he bought $2,200 worth of Trump Bucks and other items over the past year only to discover they were worthless when he tried to cash them in at his local bank. -NBC News May 27, 2023
All they have to do is paint them red and the rubes will buy it. What comes first with MAGA-Ts – the stupidity or the gullibility? Is it like a chicken and egg question?
Kidon Ha-Shomer 7 months ago
let’s face it…the soup of the day in most eateries contains the veggies and meats that did not sell on the dinner menu the night before.
bittenbyknittin 7 months ago
Sometimes they take the same product and market it to women for a higher price.
dflak 7 months ago
I am going to my local Goodwill and picking up a bunch of dresses. Then I am going to open up a small store and call it a boutique. Then I will put the following adjectives in front of the dresses: designer, petitie, tall and maternity. That should triple the price of the dresses.
dflak 7 months ago
I once did a essay on men’s and women’s clothing. The only pieces of apparel that are unique for each gender are bras and athletic supporters.
I can do a whole book on bras.
When it comes to athletic supporters there are two or three brands, maybe one or two colors and they are all basically the same design and made of the same material: cotton. Unlike bras which come in multiple sizes, athletic supporters come in a few sizes: small, medium, large and I am trying to impress the woman at the checkout.
sdjamieson Premium Member 7 months ago
Just like politics!
rodney 7 months ago
I’m waiting for mens underwear styles to change again. Growing up you could only find tighty whities. Then it seemed like all I could find was mens bikini briefs so I got used to those. A few years back all I could find was boxer briefs. Wonder if I will have to get used to something else before I die. Yes, boxers have always been an option that has never changed. However… loose boxers don’t support and I got tired of having to make sure everything was out of the way before I sat down and ended up sitting on myself. Or having a reaction in public and having it be noticeable. So… boxers were a very short lived experiment that my wife had me try early on in our marriage but then threw them out after a few month and introduced me to the bikini briefs instead. Really appreciated getting back to having support again.
sandpiper 7 months ago
The mantra of advertising: sell the sizzle, not the steak
The purpose of advertising: to have you get up from a full meal feeling hungry. Everything you have is not enough.
In the 60’s, I was an ad exec for a mid major newspaper. That was the way we designed every ad, every sales pitch – to sell not only the accounts but their potential customers.
My accounts were small companies, ‘mom and pop’ you’d call them. These were the targets of the huge everything stores, the major groceries, the big box stores. Look around and see how many of those ‘little guys’ there are now, even in small towns. Some call it ‘progress.’ Not sure that’s how I would characterize their loss or that now is better.
preacherman Premium Member 7 months ago
We had a department store that would strip the sales tickets off the garments, then take a hefty percent off the suggested retail price. With the high markup of clothing, they probably made a fortune with each sale.
Enter.Name.Here 7 months ago
marketing is everything.
mindjob 7 months ago
Real men go commando
DaBump Premium Member 7 months ago
“This way to the egress!”
Bruce388 7 months ago
In the early 70s I worked for a now long-forgotten department store. Years later I found out a work acquaintance worked for the same company.
This was his experience: Leftover candy from Easter or Hallowe’en? No problem. Put it in the stockroom for next year.
jconnors3954 7 months ago
They only do it if it works.
cbedda 7 months ago
There is a great video on youtube – Dive. That deals with dumpster diving for food that was thrown out but retrieved by people who were getting the food before it spoiled but was deemed unsellable due to look, expiration date or damaged (12 egg carton with 1 egg broke). It took a while but it started a movement which eventually led to Albertsons, Vons etc to donate the food to food banks and shelters instead of landfills. Worth a serious look. won a bunch of rewards for its content.
mistercatworks 7 months ago
Why would I want giant printed logos on my underwear? The last thing I want is for guys to be pointing and laughing in the locker room. :)
ira.crank 7 months ago
Real men get tough tattoos and real women get cute ones.
MeGoNow Premium Member 7 months ago
Antique shops know. If it won’t sell, move it to the front door and raise the price.
Jeffin Premium Member 7 months ago
Just don’t put it on sale with a sign saying ‘our underwear is half off.’
Bilan 7 months ago
What about those that can no longer call themselves Real Men? Depends.
Mike Baldwin creator 7 months ago
Influencers 101.
christelisbetty 7 months ago
*See:Book, “The Hidden Persuaders”1957
regz1 7 months ago
So true! Stores around where I live have added products with names like “Thick-ass Hunk of Soap” and “Tactical Deodorant”, sold in darkish boxes with square fonts.
leemorse9777 7 months ago
KFC uses left over strips to make their bowl . Nothing ever changes. Anyone else old enough to remember paper price tags on grocery items. Used to find 3-4 on top of each other with each one being slightly higher. So much easier to just change the price in the computer. Gas station gets a new batch and immediately raises the price. Gas already on hand didn’t cost them more. All the time with everything.
thedogesl Premium Member 7 months ago
“And the stuff that still doesn’t sell we move to the far right and label it Underwear for Alpha Males. And use some gold spray paint on it.”
daDoctah1 7 months ago
Can’t post pics in the comments, so I’ll just have to describe one I took at least 20 years ago. Big red sign in Target with a big high-heeled shoe on it with the caption “Menswear”.
keenanthelibrarian 7 months ago
Yeah … so what else is new?
Znox11 7 months ago
Hey!…that’s what Donald Trump did!
namelocdet 7 months ago
So true. Same thing for “Organic” foods.