Cheers Alex.
I rang the shop earlier today to enquire about the 48's and was told that they will be arriving spread over a couple of shipments, apparently one ship is due here in the next few days, so hopefully they will be in peoples hot little hands in a few weeks, the ship with my version of the 48 (Werris Creek magpie model) is due here on the 22nd Dec, so probably have it in the New Year, wait's almost over.
Cheers Alex.
That is good news Alex, but yet again, their inability to keep their customers updated either via their website or other mediums shows their lack of respect to said customers.
The last post on their FB page was back in April, and I couldn't find any post relating to the 48's. Pretty poor effort.
The photos of the pre-production models on their news page on the main website have never changed in the last few years, and they have yet to post pictures of a fully painted, assembled and finished production model. Again, pretty poor effort.
Anyway, I'll be reserving judgement until they arrive, but if they are not up to scratch, I will probably sell them and order the Auscision version.
Cheers.
I feel sorry for the importers, a two line update on FB generates them thousands of emails to troll through, and god forbid you 'upset' someone becasue you don't respond to their most precious query. Maybe TrainO don't need to advertise, just maybe the product is moving just nicely enough without any further expenditure for little extra result.
Whats the general consensus on the Traino' 48 anyway?
From what I have seen so far its pretty nice - just interested what people might be thinking as a three way comparison between TrainO,Auscision and P/Line - obviously with no Auscision sample yet on hand but interested on people's thoughts.
I wouldn't feel sorry for them. What somebody does for a living is very much their own choice. I sympathise for people that have to deal with real life problems like criminals and saving peoples lives. Replying to a FB post is really not that hard.
In saying that, not getting a response about a model train is also not that big of a deal. I have however noticed that some people do buy large quantities of models and that being, have large sums of money tied up.
There are always two sides to these things. It just isn't the best way to run a customer based business I suppose.
Linton
Maybe TrainO don't need to advertise, just maybe the product is moving just nicely enough without any further expenditure for little extra result.
Replying to an FB post is easy for you, try being the business owner and doing it for yours and the other 200 replies you get and the 2000 emails and answering all the phone calls it generates on top of that.
If that is true, then they are the only company I have ever come across in my business life (almost 40 years as a banker with NAB) that has not seen any potential benefit from pushing their own product....especially if that is in the form of free advertising (as would be the case if they chose to simply provide more regular updates on their FB page and/or website.
God bless Trainorama's management.....they have more business than they know what to do with (according to the wisdom of Aaron).
Roachie
Problem is with some is the push mentality of them.
If you think that TOR are the only ones who are bad in that way I doubt if you have looked too far to see others no better & in fact one of them worse.
Very true mate.....
Thankfully, it is only TOR that I have invested funds in (other than Auscision).....so I very little interest in what those other bloody clowns are up to.....hahaha
Replying to an FB post is easy for you, try being the business owner and doing it for yours and the other 200 replies you get and the 2000 emails and answering all the phone calls it generates on top of that.
If that is true, then they are the only company I have ever come across in my business life (almost 40 years as a banker with NAB) that has not seen any potential benefit from pushing their own product....At quarter past two in the morning I can hardly really be bothered thinking too much about this, but at 6.30 I will head to work for the day and just quickly off the top of my head will deal with 5 companies that do not advertise, companies founded in the 60s and 70s, sometimes earlier than that, seem to be surviving just nicely. There is little point in advertising a product that is fully subscribed, or will be shortly before, or even shortly after release. In Australia at least, it is illegal to sell a product more than once, so what would the advertising* gain them?
especially if that is in the form of free advertising (as would be the case if they chose to simply provide more regular updates on their FB page and/or website.*At whatever cost, but never free, even an email or FB post takes time to make.
God bless Trainorama's management.....they have more business than they know what to do with (according to the wisdom of Aaron).That is a vast misrepresentation of what I posted. They likely don't have more business than they know what to do with, but their limited product run is generally sold within short time of arrival. In many cases, take it from someone that's dealt with them, you cannot just email the Chinese and say 'Roachie's advertising scheme worked and we need to triple the order!' - the factory has no capacity for that, so actually, Roachie's advertising scheme was fruitless.
At quarter past two in the morning I can hardly really be bothered thinking too much about this, but at 6.30 I will head to work for the day and just quickly off the top of my head will deal with 5 companies that do not advertise, companies founded in the 60s and 70s, sometimes earlier than that, seem to be surviving just nicely. There is little point in advertising a product that is fully subscribed, or will be shortly before, or even shortly after release. In Australia at least, it is illegal to sell a product more than once, so what would the advertising* gain them?
*At whatever cost, but never free, even an email or FB post takes time to make.
That is a vast misrepresentation of what I posted. They likely don't have more business than they know what to do with, but their limited product run is generally sold within short time of arrival. In many cases, take it from someone that's dealt with them, you cannot just email the Chinese and say 'Roachie's advertising scheme worked and we need to triple the order!' - the factory has no capacity for that, so actually, Roachie's advertising scheme was fruitless.
That is a vast misrepresentation of what I posted. They likely don't have more business than they know what to do with, but their limited product run is generally sold within short time of arrival. In many cases, take it from someone that's dealt with them, you cannot just email the Chinese and say 'Roachie's advertising scheme worked and we need to triple the order!' - the factory has no capacity for that, so actually, Roachie's advertising scheme was fruitless.
Okay.....you win
At quarter past two in the morning I can hardly really be bothered thinking too much about this, but at 6.30 I will head to work for the day and just quickly off the top of my head will deal with 5 companies that do not advertise, companies founded in the 60s and 70s, sometimes earlier than that, seem to be surviving just nicely. There is little point in advertising a product that is fully subscribed, or will be shortly before, or even shortly after release. In Australia at least, it is illegal to sell a product more than once, so what would the advertising* gain them?