Himalayan Yak Chews

[CorgiPaws]

FWIW, I still don't know how much they cost. ;)
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Off topic, but it's bugging me: what does FWIW mean?
Sorry, despite being an internet junkie, somehow I never seem to know what all the shortcuts mean. Yes, I'm one of those people who actually spell everything out, even in text messages.

[jdatwood]

Unfortunately, their "search for a store" function was useless. Of the 10 sites I clicked on only 2 were functional. And they didn't list products or have prices.

Truthfully, if it takes this much effort to find out how much a product costs or even if someone carries it near me, they are doing a very poor job of marketing their product.

FWIW, I still don't know how much they cost. ;)

Obviously they don't sell them direct online. Some companies do that so they're not stepping on the toes of their distributors.

Here ya go... Google is your friend
buy himalayan dog chew - Google Product Search

Off topic, but it's bugging me: what does FWIW mean?
Sorry, despite being an internet junkie, somehow I never seem to know what all the shortcuts mean. Yes, I'm one of those people who actually spell everything out, even in text messages.

For What It's Worth

[SubMariner]

Unfortunately, their "search for a store" function was useless. Of the 10 sites I clicked on only 2 were functional. And they didn't list products or have prices.

Truthfully, if it takes this much effort to find out how much a product costs or even if someone carries it near me, they are doing a very poor job of marketing their product.

FWIW, I still don't know how much they cost. ;)

Obviously they don't sell them direct online. Some companies do that so they're not stepping on the toes of their distributors.

Here ya go... Google is your friend
buy himalayan dog chew - Google Product Search

Jon, I am well aware why a manufacturer who does not sell directly to the public would not have prices on their website. However, if they put up re-sellers: (1) the links to the resellers should be current & functioning and (2) the resellers should be showing that they carry the product & how much it costs through them.

Yes, I could have googled it myself, but that really wasn't my point.

Additionally, I'm wondering why the OP didn't put up how much she's paying through her co-op. That would have been a good price point from which to work.

In the end, I think they are expensive and not really worth it. I can get a package of 4 large tendons for the price they charge for 1 stick.

[jdatwood]

Jon, I am well aware why a manufacturer who does not sell directly to the public would not have prices on their website. However, if they put up re-sellers: (1) the links to the resellers should be current & functioning and (2) the resellers should be showing that they carry the product & how much it costs through them.

(1) it can be very time consuming to make sure that every link out of hundreds or thousands of distributors is functioning. Even corporations like Microsoft that have entire departments managing their website end up with broken links when sites they link to shut down.

I've created & managed 6 figure eCommerce sites and can tell you that it really can become a headache

(2) I would agree with you on this ONLY if they offered it for purchase online. There's nothing wrong with the manufacturer linking to their website even though they're not available for purchase online. It still puts a prospective client in touch with a potential source.

Yes, I could have googled it myself, but that really wasn't my point.

I didn't meant to insinuate that you weren't capable of looking it up yourself but after 2 or 3 posts wanting to know how much they cost I figured it was easier to just do it for you. If that wasn't your point you should have clarified a bit more

Additionally, I'm wondering why the OP didn't put up how much she's paying through her co-op. That would have been a good price point from which to work.

There's a chance she didn't even think about it....

In the end, I think they are expensive and not really worth it. I can get a package of 4 large tendons for the price they charge for 1 stick.

I'd have to agree with you here. I'd rather spend that $$ on a rack of ribs the girls can share

[Ania's Mommy]

Additionally, I'm wondering why the OP didn't put up how much she's paying through her co-op. That would have been a good price point from which to work.

I didn't initially post it because I knew that my pricing is quite a bit cheaper than it would be for most people. Would it have given you a general idea of how much they were? Yeah. But, honestly, I didn't even think of it. And by the time I saw that you were interested, Jon had answered your question,

So in case you're still wondering, here are the prices I'm getting through my co-op:
Large (3.5 oz.) $7.00
Medium (2.5 oz.)$5.50
Small (3.5 oz.)(3 – 5 pieces total) $7.00
Mixed (11.5 oz) (3 pieces) $19.75

[ghostrunner]

So in case you're still wondering, here are the prices I'm getting through my co-op:
Large (3.5 oz.) $7.00
Medium (2.5 oz.)$5.50
Small (3.5 oz.)(3 – 5 pieces total) $7.00
Mixed (11.5 oz) (3 pieces) $19.75

Those are great prices! My dog absolutely loves these, and I buy them in a variety of places online. I buy the large ones, and I think they are somewhere around $11. Don't quote me on that. But your places are significantly cheaper, in any event.

[CorgiPaws]

(1) the links to the resellers should be current & functioning and

I can not imagine how time consuming this would be. Holy cow. I think that linking the business is good enough, and if people have questions about THAT business, they can contact them.

2) the resellers should be showing that they carry the product & how much it costs through them.

If they offered it for sale online, yes. But not otherwise.
Why can't people pick up a phone and call anymore? As a small business owner, it would be almost impossible to keep an up to date list of every product we carry and its price tag. I'd have to pay my staff probably an extra 15 hours a week to keep it up to date (for treats and chews, we don't order the same ones every time, either) and that is so not worth it to me.
I've never had a customer complain that we don't list our prices online.

[jdatwood]

I've never had a customer complain that we don't list our prices online.

Food for thought though.... if you did list prices online and had a shopping cart for them to purchase it could return some extra revenue ;) (although it might require paying an employee extra time each week to take care of the orders...

[CorgiPaws]

Food for thought though.... if you did list prices online and had a shopping cart for them to purchase it could return some extra revenue ;) (although it might require paying an employee extra time each week to take care of the orders...

You're right, but I'm not interested in messing with shipping right now, and since we are primarily daycare, boarding, and training and retail is a smaller part of what we do... I'll stick with in-store purchases for now!

[jdatwood]

I didn't figure you would... just throwing it out there