Menu
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
New profile posts
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Forums
Non-Cattle Specific Topics
Every Thing Else Board
Implants
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support CattleToday:
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 2676"><p>You may be right, that when asked people will say they want natural. But when they are at the meat counter, they seem to pay more attention to price. If I was direct marketing all my beef, I would not implant, as I think it may be easier to market. But in my opinion that seems to work better for people that only have a few head to sell.</p><p></p><p>Please explain how I am "slitting my own throat" by making more money? Don't get me wrong, I understand your point. I always hear how we need to give the consumer what they want, but I figure the consumer will get what they want when they are willing to pay for it.</p><p></p><p>Maybe this is a bad example, but we all get angry when we hear how our Nike's or Reebok's are made at "sweat shop's" in foreign countries right? When the public is interviewed by the press, the majority of people say they will be less likely to buy those products. But we keep buying them because the quality is very good and they are in style. Let's say Nike decides to make their product here in the USA. Labor goes up considerably, so now the board members and owners have to cut their salaries by 50% right? Sure. Instead they have to raise the price for their shoes. Now we are at footlocker looking for a pair of shoes. There is a pair of Reeboks on the shelf for $50, and next to them is a similar pair of Nike's for $100. Both are still a good product, but who is going to sell more shoes and who will be out of business shortly? I realize this is not a good comparison to the beef market, and I really don't know where my shoes are made. But the point I'm trying to make is that what people say they want and what people actually do is not the same.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 2676"] You may be right, that when asked people will say they want natural. But when they are at the meat counter, they seem to pay more attention to price. If I was direct marketing all my beef, I would not implant, as I think it may be easier to market. But in my opinion that seems to work better for people that only have a few head to sell. Please explain how I am "slitting my own throat" by making more money? Don't get me wrong, I understand your point. I always hear how we need to give the consumer what they want, but I figure the consumer will get what they want when they are willing to pay for it. Maybe this is a bad example, but we all get angry when we hear how our Nike's or Reebok's are made at "sweat shop's" in foreign countries right? When the public is interviewed by the press, the majority of people say they will be less likely to buy those products. But we keep buying them because the quality is very good and they are in style. Let's say Nike decides to make their product here in the USA. Labor goes up considerably, so now the board members and owners have to cut their salaries by 50% right? Sure. Instead they have to raise the price for their shoes. Now we are at footlocker looking for a pair of shoes. There is a pair of Reeboks on the shelf for $50, and next to them is a similar pair of Nike's for $100. Both are still a good product, but who is going to sell more shoes and who will be out of business shortly? I realize this is not a good comparison to the beef market, and I really don't know where my shoes are made. But the point I'm trying to make is that what people say they want and what people actually do is not the same. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Non-Cattle Specific Topics
Every Thing Else Board
Implants
Top