Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I don't believe that the basket system has anything to do with shoplifting. I believe it has everything to do with beyond belief volume of goods sold over the counter. The store would have to be much larger to hold the merchandise on the shelves and the restocking effort would be extremely expensive. You have to remember that B&H is using some of the most expensive real estate in the U.S. By selling essentially out of a real warehouse you can continuously stock, monitor inverntory, and deliver merchanidise. Also, by seperating the paying for merchandise from picking up and examining you speed the line as well as keep people entertained while waiting. Last point, the people who take your money are very good at what they do. I believe that B&H's losses due to fraudulant payment are very small. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 6/19/05, B. D. Colen <bdcolen@comcast.net> wrote: > But that's quite impractical when people are buying photo equipment that > the > merchant doesn't want stolen...so the basket system makes great sense....be > shown what you're interested in; get a sales slip, and as you head for the > register, the item begins its ride from the stockroom to the checkout > counter.... > > > On 6/19/05 9:23 PM, "Marc James Small" <msmall@aya.yale.edu> wrote: > > > At 09:25 AM 6/19/05 -0400, Victor Rubin wrote: > > > >> They are worth a visit just > >> to look at their "system" of handling customers. A series of overhead > >> baskets move items from one place to another- absolutely ingenious. > > > > I believe that this system was the norm in most large department stores > > from the 1880's into the 1920's. It went out of fashon for these stores > > for the same reason that the old grocery-store norm of going to the > > counter > > and ordering died out: folks wished to go the stock and pick for > > themselves the items they wished to order. > > > > Marc > > > > msmall@aya.yale.edu > > Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir! > > > > NEW FAX NUMBER: +540-343-8505 > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >