Wholegrain Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Can you rephrase this sentence?
Especially, the latter part. What does he mean by "reverse the sale with a return or a credit for a price drop"? That they take the equipments back and give them money or credit as a compensation?
Computer suppliers would sell tons of equipment to their distributors,
often to turn around and reverse the sale with a return or a credit for a price
drop somewhere down the line.
Computer suppliers would sell tons of equipment to their distributors,
often to turn around and reverse the sale with a return or a credit for a price
drop somewhere down the line.
Top answer
It sounds to me like a familiar marketing problem. The sales numbers are not final because 1) some of the "sold" equipment is returned or 2) some of the customers later receive credit because of a price guarantee (if the equipment goes on sale after they buy it, they get a rebate of some kind). Either action will reduce how much money the suppliers make for selling their equipment.
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It sounds to me like a familiar marketing problem. The sales numbers are not final because 1) some of the "sold" equipment is returned or 2) some of the customers later receive credit because of a price guarantee (if the equipment goes on sale after they buy it, they get a rebate of some kind). Either action will reduce how much money the suppliers make for selling their equipment.
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