scorpiofc Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 New shirt, lots of orders, won the match and the suns shining. What do we do, close the shop today and bank holiday Monday when most people off? Have the club missed a chance to open specially to allow extra time to purchase the kit?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 I must admit, the idea of heading down Sheepfoot Lane on a Sunday or bank holiday after the season has ended wouldn't enter my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
another fan Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 New shirt, lots of orders, won the match and the suns shining. What do we do, close the shop today and bank holiday Monday when most people off? Have the club missed a chance to open specially to allow extra time to purchase the kit?? Let the staff have a Bank Holiday off, others do. Next they will be expected to open on Sundays and Christmas Day. There is, even with the already limited opening hours ample opportunity to purchase from the Club Shop. Apologies for the whinge but I work in the retail sector and depite what people may think is no great reward for working unsocial hours Do we need the Sunday Trading laws relaxed for the forthcoming Olympics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Do we need the Sunday Trading laws relaxed for the forthcoming Olympics? I think it's a good idea. As long as it isn't a prelude to a longer term relaxation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorpiofc Posted May 6, 2012 Author Share Posted May 6, 2012 Let the staff have a Bank Holiday off, others do. Next they will be expected to open on Sundays and Christmas Day. There is, even with the already limited opening hours ample opportunity to purchase from the Club Shop. Apologies for the whinge but I work in the retail sector and depite what people may think is no great reward for working unsocial hours Do we need the Sunday Trading laws relaxed for the forthcoming Olympics? I to have worked in retail and this is more from a business point of view, I'm sure if you were running your own business the you would look to maximise trade? I'm not talking every bank holiday buying just think what with the kit launch it's a missed opportunity? I for one fancy buying the new kit but what with me working 9-5 mon-fri I don't really want to buy from JD sports, and as we all know you go into a club shop and end up buying other stuff, in my case I'm a sucker for a mug! I think sometimes we forget that the club shop is exactly that, a shop, any how it was just a thought! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 I to have worked in retail and this is more from a business point of view, I'm sure if you were running your own business the you would look to maximise trade? I'm not talking every bank holiday buying just think what with the kit launch it's a missed opportunity? I for one fancy buying the new kit but what with me working 9-5 mon-fri I don't really want to buy from JD sports, and as we all know you go into a club shop and end up buying other stuff, in my case I'm a sucker for a mug! I think sometimes we forget that the club shop is exactly that, a shop, any how it was just a thought! Keep floating the ideas. Just because some don't agree doesn't mean you're wrong. My own view is the shop will gather trade from season ticket sales next week and would have been quiet if open today and tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisbrogan Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Where I do think they missed out was not getting the new kit on sale before the match A half-time reveal followed by an hour's opportunity to buy in the shop, followed by a 2 day closing seems odd. Having said that, the queues in the shop were gone with 15 mins remaining anyway. I think the team should have played in it yesterday and it should have been on sale from 9am. I'd have blown the extra cash on scratch cards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_J Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 The thing that surprises me most about the club shop opening hours is that it shuts at kick-off time every game. I imagine there's a reasonable amount of trade lost by not being open for an hour or so after the final whistle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 The thing that surprises me most about the club shop opening hours is that it shuts at kick-off time every game. I imagine there's a reasonable amount of trade lost by not being open for an hour or so after the final whistle. It's usually open after the final whistle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_J Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 It's usually open after the final whistle. Is it? Admittedly, I haven't been for a while but whenever I've passed after a game it's been shut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macca Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 I'm sure some staff would've come in on Sunday or Monday if there was an incentive to do so. Double pay or something like that. Latics often miss a trick when it comes to things commercial. Earlier closing hours is also a backwards move. GET THE SHOP OPEN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticMark Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 It might have been useful to have opened for a short time this afternoon given that there is the Staff v Fans match at BP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 It might have been useful to have opened for a short time this afternoon given that there is the Staff v Fans match at BP. Now that makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forte_Baby Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Is it? Admittedly, I haven't been for a while but whenever I've passed after a game it's been shut. Only tends to stay open 15min or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Do we need the Sunday Trading laws relaxed for the forthcoming Olympics? Some of us never sleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorpiofc Posted May 7, 2012 Author Share Posted May 7, 2012 well i got my new shirt but feel dirty for going in JD, i'm way too old but did appreciate the girl who works there with in lycra pants! Does anyone know if we get a lower cut of the sale for any kits sold through JD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 well i got my new shirt but feel dirty for going in JD, i'm way too old but did appreciate the girl who works there with in lycra pants! Does anyone know if we get a lower cut of the sale for any kits sold through JD? No idea. But you could have bought through the club shop online. Or from JD via PlayerShare WebShop which would have earned 6% of your spend ... http://www.spendandraise.com/xtra/shop/retailers/?search=Jd+sports&order=alpha&page=J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
another fan Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Some of us never sleep. Not even during some of the games that we have witnessed during the past season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcprozac Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 All well and good, but given the notorious inconsistencies in both sizes and quality of Latics shirts, you can't blame people for wanting to see, handle and try on the shirt first. Otherwise you could be making another unnecessary trip back to latique - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc0000 Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 I think it's a good idea. As long as it isn't a prelude to a longer term relaxation. Which it will be... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
another fan Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Which it will be... Over to you PLEASE "Opinions for You" as I am not going take the bait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Over to you PLEASE "Opinions for You" as I am not going take the bait Me neither. I don't know the intentions of those "in charge" but I would assume the same cynical line as 0000 until someone convinces me otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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