Wineries cold calling

707 · Post by **707** » Mon May 09, 2005 3:04 pm

I've been rung by two wineries recently offering their wines at a "big discount" which I quickly calculated to be no better than my buy price anyway. I've had several other people mention the same thing has happened to them in recent times. I can only think they've got my details off a mailing list somewhere.

I didn't have the time to quiz them but felt this may have been a call centre operation rather than someone at CD doing a few ring outs. Is this cold calling prevelant or have I just been "lucky". Given the stature of the wineries who rang I can only assume things are tough for everyone, including some of the better known small/mid size wineries.

Kieran · Post by **Kieran** » Mon May 09, 2005 4:32 pm

I've had calls representing lots of wineries, including Barnadown Run, McV III Associates (from I of the III) Hewitson, Schild, Glaetzer, Kilikanoon. Frankly, I'd rather they contact me by email.

Kieran

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon May 09, 2005 4:49 pm

Kieran, are you on their mailing list or did these guys get your details from a third party?

Kieran · Post by **Kieran** » Mon May 09, 2005 5:01 pm

I'm probably on most of their mailing lists. But somehow, it would be nicer if a mailing list only contacts me by mail.

Kieran

ps · Post by ps » Mon May 09, 2005 5:43 pm

Kilikanoon phoned me with their GREAT offer last week, however, the Offer was slightly better then the mailing list prices when purchasing by the dozen and the discount was not good enough to entice me to purchase.

Christo · Post by **Christo** » Tue May 10, 2005 12:47 pm

Glaetzer just called me & rudely interuupted me working on my assignment

(actually i was on the net looking for TN's). :shock:

Anyway they started by saying that the 02 offerings were miniscule & they could only offer me 1x02 shiraz & 2x bishop, & would make up the 6 pack with 3x99 shiraz.

Has anyone else heard that the Glaezter offerings were "tiny" or is this just a clever marketing ploy??

regards

Christo

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue May 10, 2005 5:46 pm

They must have alot of 99s if they're filling every six pack with three of them. This is just a ploy to move the 99s using the pumped up 02s as bait.

Wineries dealing like this fall off my buy list extremely quickly.

Cheers - Steve

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue May 10, 2005 6:02 pm

Correct me if I am wrong but looking at the wineries name, they may have overstocked wines that were allocated to those busted wine brokers initially and I wouldn't be surprised one of winery was heavily involved with one of them. Question we have to ask is why all of sudden now?

David

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue May 10, 2005 7:08 pm

Anonymous wrote: Question we have to ask is why all of sudden now?

David

Answer?

Christo · Post by **Christo** » Tue May 10, 2005 7:11 pm

Christo · Post by **Christo** » Tue May 10, 2005 7:12 pm

what do you mean? please elaborate

c