aradhana
Well-known member
it's true, it would be great if they had a more appropriate/steady amount of stock where needed...it seems like the individual counters/stores don't even get much choice in how many they will stock, although i have no idea how their supply chain works.If I were in charge of a MAC store right before a major launch like S3C3, I would try to keep a steady stock of products in the store. Maybe it's because I work in product/stock management for gift shops at Sea World, but what I would do is right when people call to pre-order items, I would look at the quantities I have already minus the pre-orders so then I would know what I am working with for the official launch. If I know I am not going to have much, I would reorder an ample amount of backstock at least to get me through the first weekend and keep ordering little by little and then as the hype wears out so do my quantities...just a thought.
it doesn't help that mac is constantly created hype for the next big collection, so by the time they get more stock of a hot item, it's time for the next release and the customer has moved on....i got the impression that's what happened with the blogger collection, because first they were sold out, then they had stock kicking around online for ages!