Comments on: Margaret’s Fine Imports http://www.purelyrandom.com/2006/09/12/margarets-fine-imports Cooking, Eating and Living in Pittsburgh Sat, 19 May 2012 15:28:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: mike http://www.purelyrandom.com/2006/09/12/margarets-fine-imports#comment-534 Sun, 15 Oct 2006 20:56:02 +0000 http://www.purelyrandom.com/2006/09/12/margarets-fine-imports#comment-534 Wow...I'm impressed you decided to check out the old domain name after such long period of stagnation. I agree with your point: markets too small to support a single storefront are doomed to failure. Fortunately, in the past few years, the ubiquity of the Internet has improved the situation for the connoisseuer market. Stores like Margaret's fine imports and the like all tend to have online storefronts to go along with their physical space. Now my mother can order all the teas I write home about—as can anyone who happens to read my post. Suddenly, they have a much larger population from which to extract the audience they target. The biggest hurdle is convincing Joe User from out of town that Margaret's storefront is credible and secure. Then again, my mother could order teas from Margaret; she actually chooses not too. It's that much easier for her to wait for me to bring her some tea the next time I come home. That could happen just as easily without a virtual storefront (though both scenarios are equally profitable for Margaret, give or take). Wow…I’m impressed you decided to check out the old domain name after such long period of stagnation.

I agree with your point: markets too small to support a single storefront are doomed to failure. Fortunately, in the past few years, the ubiquity of the Internet has improved the situation for the connoisseuer market. Stores like Margaret’s fine imports and the like all tend to have online storefronts to go along with their physical space. Now my mother can order all the teas I write home about—as can anyone who happens to read my post. Suddenly, they have a much larger population from which to extract the audience they target. The biggest hurdle is convincing Joe User from out of town that Margaret’s storefront is credible and secure.

Then again, my mother could order teas from Margaret; she actually chooses not too. It’s that much easier for her to wait for me to bring her some tea the next time I come home. That could happen just as easily without a virtual storefront (though both scenarios are equally profitable for Margaret, give or take).

]]> by: Shelly http://www.purelyrandom.com/2006/09/12/margarets-fine-imports#comment-531 Thu, 12 Oct 2006 06:41:05 +0000 http://www.purelyrandom.com/2006/09/12/margarets-fine-imports#comment-531 I love tea! I like them brewed and green. Thanks for recommending Margaret's. My mother's been raving about it and I have no idea what she's talking about. Now, I do. I love tea! I like them brewed and green. Thanks for recommending Margaret’s. My mother’s been raving about it and I have no idea what she’s talking about. Now, I do.

]]> by: same old bum http://www.purelyrandom.com/2006/09/12/margarets-fine-imports#comment-530 Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:40:39 +0000 http://www.purelyrandom.com/2006/09/12/margarets-fine-imports#comment-530 Way to reclaim your domain. I'll admit, I went looking for you because I wondered if you were getting likeness rights for the PC guy in the recent smattering of Mac ads. Your picture and health-orientation have me beleiving otherwise, though. The problem is when the connoisseur market is too small to support a single small storefront. They either of to diversify (losing their grasp of expertise) or fold. It's too easy and profitable on a short term scale to fold, so we, as consumers are blindsided into mass-marketing and mass-production. A Virgin record store's entire sales force couldn't tell me who wrote "Sweet Home Chicago." Their best guess was the Blues Brothers. As an aside, it was Robert Johnson. Regardless, it's good to see you happy and focused. Enjoy the variety of cuisine offered by a city, and try not to work for any government organizations who want to biometrically (sp?) register the enitre US populace. I just don't approve. Cost-efficient or not. Way to reclaim your domain. I’ll admit, I went looking for you because I wondered if you were getting likeness rights for the PC guy in the recent smattering of Mac ads. Your picture and health-orientation have me beleiving otherwise, though.
The problem is when the connoisseur market is too small to support a single small storefront. They either of to diversify (losing their grasp of expertise) or fold. It’s too easy and profitable on a short term scale to fold, so we, as consumers are blindsided into mass-marketing and mass-production. A Virgin record store’s entire sales force couldn’t tell me who wrote “Sweet Home Chicago.” Their best guess was the Blues Brothers. As an aside, it was Robert Johnson.
Regardless, it’s good to see you happy and focused. Enjoy the variety of cuisine offered by a city, and try not to work for any government organizations who want to biometrically (sp?) register the enitre US populace. I just don’t approve. Cost-efficient or not.

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