QUOTE Tropi has not interpreted the comments correctly.
Rather difficult to see any justification for that remark when Tropi was most careful not to post any interpretation at all, but merely to point out and illustrate the obscurity of Moped's remarks in an uncannily similar cotton-candy style - perhaps a touch too subtle for some. But a smart approach, in view of the unfathomable nature of the Mop comments themselves, which sadly failed to communicate anything meaningful whatever.
QUOTE It could well be that Carrera have a new strategy for the UK of putting all the UK marketing budget into subsidising sales of Carrera sets through Argos.
I think this is by far the LEAST rational of explanations, but not unexpected, given the source.
Yes, it doessound like straighforward sour grapes to me, as does the whole post.
QUOTE This is not going to go down well with small retailers and is a short term sales fix that may harm Carrera longer term.
In view of the reality that few, if any, small retailers stocked Carrera product anyway, this is the absolute height of irrelevance! What it actually DID, was get the Carrera name out onto the British high street and Slot Boards such as this one. It was a bold decision on someone's part although, in spite of Mopedian assumptions as to who did what, it will probably remain a mystery as to which specific organization actually took that decision. Whoever took it, the fact is that the Carrera name received absolutely immense publicity on the strength of it and, on that basis must be deemed a great success.
Sad to say that that Moped so obviously doesn't like Carrera or, indeed, any major slot company other than the one in which he has such a heavily vested interest. It's a shame that it's so obvious, because it does tend to directly create divisions and unnecessary polarization in an otherwise very interesting subject.
Rather difficult to see any justification for that remark when Tropi was most careful not to post any interpretation at all, but merely to point out and illustrate the obscurity of Moped's remarks in an uncannily similar cotton-candy style - perhaps a touch too subtle for some. But a smart approach, in view of the unfathomable nature of the Mop comments themselves, which sadly failed to communicate anything meaningful whatever.
QUOTE It could well be that Carrera have a new strategy for the UK of putting all the UK marketing budget into subsidising sales of Carrera sets through Argos.
I think this is by far the LEAST rational of explanations, but not unexpected, given the source.
Yes, it doessound like straighforward sour grapes to me, as does the whole post.
QUOTE This is not going to go down well with small retailers and is a short term sales fix that may harm Carrera longer term.
In view of the reality that few, if any, small retailers stocked Carrera product anyway, this is the absolute height of irrelevance! What it actually DID, was get the Carrera name out onto the British high street and Slot Boards such as this one. It was a bold decision on someone's part although, in spite of Mopedian assumptions as to who did what, it will probably remain a mystery as to which specific organization actually took that decision. Whoever took it, the fact is that the Carrera name received absolutely immense publicity on the strength of it and, on that basis must be deemed a great success.
Sad to say that that Moped so obviously doesn't like Carrera or, indeed, any major slot company other than the one in which he has such a heavily vested interest. It's a shame that it's so obvious, because it does tend to directly create divisions and unnecessary polarization in an otherwise very interesting subject.
