Sweetwater Might Be In Hard Times

[Dust2Dust]

I can't remember the last time I got a Tootsie Roll, and now I just saw a dark and ugly rumor that they are stopping the candy altogether!
Is there no justice?!!

 

[Killing Floor]

 

[Hot Rats]

Man, I see 3 bit o honeys. Last week I got 2 tootsie rolls and 0 bit o honeys. Somebody is slacking on the job.

 

[Winslow]

 

[fishdude101101]

We knew they would decline once PE purchased them.

 

[roccobass]

It was due to happen., I think. Why not cut costs wherever you can.

However, their choice of candy had declined somewhat over the years. My wife has made mention of it the last several times I ordered from them. She used to confiscate my sweets that came in until the candy selection got lame. Haven't seen the chocolate or root beer barrels in a LONG time.

 

[Kubicki Fan]

SW is switching to free health advice (though implicit - let them that have ears, hear):

"Candy is not good for you"

 

[Michedelic]

 

[CryingBass]

Chuck.

 

[moon-bass]

I just got a bunch in my last order that I received early last week. I always request Bit O Honey's (my wife loves them ... And so do I) and I had a bunch in there. I have another order on the way, I'll report back.

 

[commonplayer]

I'm sure it's an unnecessary cost to begin with, but damn their margins must be really tight if this is where they're making cuts

 

[Mastiff_5]

Sweetwater sends CANDY?!? I just got an online order from Guitar Center, and they only included some rusty barbed wire, a bit of pocket lint, and 700 unnecessary emails with my order. Also the box ignored me for the first 10 minutes, then it just talked about how many more bands it had been in than I had.

 

[pyrat56host]

If they would ditch Synchrony and go back to in-house 0% financing, it would be a BOOM like they've never seen...THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN~

 

[Supadope]

Almost all the profit now has to go to keep the 1% getting bigger yachts. That's what happens when capital holdings groups buy independent companies. The term for this is enpoopiefication.

 

[Michedelic]

Sweetwater sends CANDY?!? I just got an online order from Guitar Center, and they only included some rusty barbed wire, a bit of pocket lint, and 700 unnecessary emails with my order. Also the box ignored me for the first 10 minutes, then it just talked about how many more bands it had been in than I had.

And I’ll bet that stuff was out of tune and needed intonation/set-up, right?

 

[richntiff]

Oh, they aren't going to be alone.

 

[InhumanResource]

It was due to happen., I think. Why not cut costs wherever you can.

However, their choice of candy had declined somewhat over the years. My wife has made mention of it the last several times I ordered from them. She used to confiscate my sweets that came in until the candy selection got lame. Haven't seen the chocolate or root beer barrels in a LONG time.

Because you eventually cut costs that were providing value, like making your customers happy. See the Doorman Fallacy.

 

[Old Blastard]

I
Can't
Stop
Watching

 

[MandoMark]

It’s called “enshitification.” Nearly always due to PE funding.

 

[Zooberwerx]

Has anyone priced chocolate lately?!? The stuff is no good for you, anyway...maybe I'll just switch back to cigarettes.

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