spike60
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I swore that I was going to stay out of this one, but........
I think that most of the problems that you guys are talking about are the very same problems that Dolmar is working to solve with their new IDN. All of this selling out of the barn and auto parts store stuff is where Dolmar has been. It is their past not their future. They have a lot of work ahead of them, and there will be Tony situations along the way, but this is a direction that they have to move in if there is any hope of them being a major player.
I agree with eyolf that we should look to inject some POSITIVE energy into these Dolmar discussions. The most obvious being the growing interest in their product. People love the saws and want better access to them and to Dolmar parts. Everything in business is supply and demand, and the demand for Dolmar is certainly there. Dolmar and IDN are working to fill that demand, and as eyolf said, it can't happen overnight.
You don't see this kind of demand or enthusiasm for some of the other second tier saw lines out there, do you? Despite some decent product, no one is complaining about having a hard time getting Solo or Efco. The Japanese companies each have a couple of good saw models, but they are primarily trimmer and backpack oriented.
So, we all live in a world where we only have two saw companies on the lead lap: Stihl and Husky. Not really a good thing, is it? It's almost kind of boring. Dolmar likely won't overtake Stihl or Husky, but they do have the potential to at least join them on that lead lap. Won't it be nice when it's just as easy to get a Dolmar as it is the 2 top dogs? Wouldn't we all like more choices?
Another issue that touches a nerve with a lot of you guys is this part time shop thing. Part of this is that it is a natural reaction to be offended if a company says that they don't want to do business with you; "thanks, but no thanks". In this case, it SEEMS even worse because Dolmar needs dealers. But in the past, one of Dolmars problems was that it was in too many of these part time shops. That's one of the reasons they have yet to get to where they should be. I concede that some of these shops appeal to a select group of people, and that some of them actually do a decent job. But that can't be the dominant bussiness model if Dolmar expects to go anywhere.
So, let's try to be positive, as well as patient here. Great product and things are actually moving in the right direction, if it's a bit hard to see for some. Keep in mind that we are all in the very early stages of this process. You've got to give them a chance before condeming them.
I think that most of the problems that you guys are talking about are the very same problems that Dolmar is working to solve with their new IDN. All of this selling out of the barn and auto parts store stuff is where Dolmar has been. It is their past not their future. They have a lot of work ahead of them, and there will be Tony situations along the way, but this is a direction that they have to move in if there is any hope of them being a major player.
I agree with eyolf that we should look to inject some POSITIVE energy into these Dolmar discussions. The most obvious being the growing interest in their product. People love the saws and want better access to them and to Dolmar parts. Everything in business is supply and demand, and the demand for Dolmar is certainly there. Dolmar and IDN are working to fill that demand, and as eyolf said, it can't happen overnight.
You don't see this kind of demand or enthusiasm for some of the other second tier saw lines out there, do you? Despite some decent product, no one is complaining about having a hard time getting Solo or Efco. The Japanese companies each have a couple of good saw models, but they are primarily trimmer and backpack oriented.
So, we all live in a world where we only have two saw companies on the lead lap: Stihl and Husky. Not really a good thing, is it? It's almost kind of boring. Dolmar likely won't overtake Stihl or Husky, but they do have the potential to at least join them on that lead lap. Won't it be nice when it's just as easy to get a Dolmar as it is the 2 top dogs? Wouldn't we all like more choices?
Another issue that touches a nerve with a lot of you guys is this part time shop thing. Part of this is that it is a natural reaction to be offended if a company says that they don't want to do business with you; "thanks, but no thanks". In this case, it SEEMS even worse because Dolmar needs dealers. But in the past, one of Dolmars problems was that it was in too many of these part time shops. That's one of the reasons they have yet to get to where they should be. I concede that some of these shops appeal to a select group of people, and that some of them actually do a decent job. But that can't be the dominant bussiness model if Dolmar expects to go anywhere.
So, let's try to be positive, as well as patient here. Great product and things are actually moving in the right direction, if it's a bit hard to see for some. Keep in mind that we are all in the very early stages of this process. You've got to give them a chance before condeming them.
