New press shopping experiences. . .

[blue moon]

It was not that long ago that we kept hearing about salesmen bashing other manufacturers and getting downright nasty about the competition.

I've been shopping for a couple of presses for about a month now and am in the final stages of closing the deal. It has been absolutely mind-blowing how nice everyone has been! NOT one of the companies said anything bad about another manufacturer and in one case even offered to help with competitor's (used) product. It was our interest that was put in front of everything else. All the ppl I talked to were very up front and straight forward to deal with. When our requirements were explained, sales reps withdrew some of the recommendations without making a big stink about it. I don't feel like there were any attempts to pull wool over our eyes or mask any potential issues. While process is still stressful, it is due to the myriad of options and trying to compare apples to oranges rather than unprofessional reps.

Obviously, we have a rather high presence on the interwebs and we might get a preferential treatment in some way, but it never felt that way. I am genuinely convinced that the experience would have been the same for anybody else.

All that said and done, I'd like to say thank you to Peter Walsh with M&R (always a class act!), Paul Schmidt at Workhorse, Jeffrey at Ryonet, Tom at SPSI and Brian at Hirsch. Anybody looking for their contact info feel free to let me know and I'll get you in touch.

pierre

[Ross_S]

So did you pick one yet?

[blue moon]

So did you pick one yet?

not done yet. . .

pierre

[Shanarchy]

This is refreshing to hear as all of the companies you have named put forward a pretty good product.

Last summer as I was press shopping I got quotes from all of the major players and felt everyone I dealt with was pretty professional.

[3Deep]

Paul Schmidt was my rep when he worked at Anatol, first class guy, he really made the difference when I went with Anatol over everyone else.  I'm sure whom and whatever equipment you decide on your going to get a good product P

[ebscreen]

This is refreshing to hear as all of the companies you have named put forward a pretty good product.

Last summer as I was press shopping I got quotes from all of the major players and felt everyone I dealt with was pretty professional.

Same here. After they see what you went with is when the hair starts flying though. It's like the cuff's
are on at that point and the "yes sir, no sir" bs is over.


Pierre if you end up with a green one hit me up and I'll show you what we did to make screens/placement fully compatible
with our MHM's.

[pwalsh]

It was not that long ago that we kept hearing about salesmen bashing other manufacturers and getting downright nasty about the competition.

I've been shopping for a couple of presses for about a month now and am in the final stages of closing the deal. It has been absolutely mind-blowing how nice everyone has been! NOT one of the companies said anything bad about another manufacturer and in one case even offered to help with competitor's (used) product. It was our interest that was put in front of everything else. All the ppl I talked to were very up front and straight forward to deal with. When our requirements were explained, sales reps withdrew some of the recommendations without making a big stink about it. I don't feel like there were any attempts to pull wool over our eyes or mask any potential issues. While process is still stressful, it is due to the myriad of options and trying to compare apples to oranges rather than unprofessional reps.

Obviously, we have a rather high presence on the interwebs and we might get a preferential treatment in some way, but it never felt that way. I am genuinely convinced that the experience would have been the same for anybody else.

All that said and done, I'd like to say thank you to Peter Walsh with M&R (always a class act!), Paul Schmidt at Workhorse, Jeffrey at Ryonet, Tom at SPSI and Brian at Hirsch. Anybody looking for their contact info feel free to let me know and I'll get you in touch.

pierre

Pierre:  Thank you so much for the kind words, and for the friendship that we share.  In the spirit of full disclosure I have to explain that my behavior during this process hasn't been exactly typical of how I would have handled a regular equipment sales opportunity.  I was extremely grateful that you invited me and M&R into your selection process, and I was happy to provide you with information on multiple options of machine models and configurations.

I was also extremely mindful of our personal relationship and realized the need to maintain some separation so you could make the best business decision for Blue Moon Promotional without any external distractions.  My intent throughout this sales process, as it has been throughout my career is for the companies who I am fortunate enough to interact with on these important equipment investments is for people to make the best decisions for the long term sustainability and success of their businesses.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and the team at Blue Moon Promotional every success for the future.