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Re: Production Date
In Response To: Re: Production Date ()

: Ok I can see that. But then why dont they
: include that information to the purchaser by
: means of the cards, stickers or box?

It is a classic case of "a little knowledge is a dangerous thing."

Information like that really is unimportant and would just cause problems at the dealers. Some buyers would stupidly treat production dates like 'best sold by' dates on food packaging -- hassling dealers by demanding the best date on a product with no sense of how irrelevant that it. Or they might think like buying from car dealers where you can demand a lower price for a product that was 'last year's model.'

So why create customer confusion and dealer hassles -- it just reduces sales, increases dealer effort-per-sale, and creates 'dead' inventory that is harder to sell because people overinterpret the significance of an older production date. And all for what?

Details like that are best left on a "need to know" basis.

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