Originally Posted By: LargeCarManX2
Originally Posted By: wolfc70
I wonder if this is the old XL oils?
On a side note, what is up with Amsoil's shipping prices? $14.28 to ship a case of oil? Used to be around $9. With the shipping costs factored in, it is cheaper to buy it at Fleet Farm, than to go through the PC set up and pay for shipping. Example: Amsoil MCF is $11.33 with taxes and shiping. At Fleet Farm it is $11.43 after taxes. Shipping is killing the PC discount.
This is why, after Big Al passes.....Amsoil will market the product like Royal Purple does. There will be lot's of dealer and up lawsuits and eventually mainstream oil on the shelf.
I agree!
The shipping costs are real, and hurting them IMO. For the $35-$50/year fee to be a dealer I don't see much job security. (I'm not quite sure the cost, someone will probably chime in). So doing away with the dealers shouldn't be a problem, at least IMO.
Here's what could possibly happen, or maybe nothing will happen, but I doubt it. They keep only the very best dealers, the ones that sell the most product, and start looking for retail outlets to sell the product via their stores. AAP, NAPA, PB, AAZ, etc. Set a quota in order to become a dealer, and have the dealer fee based on quota. Or start the eliminating dealers, hire a dedicated sales force and sell, sell, sell.
Coke did away with privately owned soda routes, and IIRC some of the bread companies did it too, and there was a lot more than a $35/year dealer fee at stake. When a dealers year is up don't offer it again, or raise the fee to a point where unless a person sells a [censored] ton of oil it won't be profitable anymore. Amsoil's legal dept can find a work around if/when the time comes.
Making a cheaper product because shipping costs and commissions are a big concern is not an oil I'd want in my car. JMO
