Too many Chemical Guys re-labels.

Sick of Chemical Guys re-labels?

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I don't care one way or the other. If something is a quality product at a competitive price, it really doesn't matter to me whose name is on the label and who actually made it. If it works, it works.
 
jsatek said:
They wont ever try to under cut, Chemical guys WANTS the re-labeller to sell more product, then CG has less need for the ever aggrivating retail market.
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That is how Everett Glass with Clearkote feels. Not with regards to labeling but his business model in general. He'd rather concentrate on making the products and others to distribute them. I think a lot of the smaller detailing product manufacturers feel that way. Less time to devote to making current products and research and testing of new products if they have to spend a lot of time assembling small orders instead of a few larger orders.
 
wannafbody said:
I say the company most hurt by this is Megs. Maybe that's why Megs is focusing so much on the consumer market.
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Hurt? You're kidding me right? I'd say in a month if not less, WalMart sells more of ONE of their products to consumers than every boutique product combined sold to consumers for the entire year.



More than 138 MILLION Americans shop at WalMart a WEEK.



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More than 138 MILLION Americans shop at WalMart a WEEK.



Not to mention a huge presence in every auto parts store in the country!



Meguiar's can take a big fat dump on boutique lines.
 
I voted "I'm sick of it."



But if the market will bare it, so be it.



What I love is the marketing from some of the large online retailers that we purchase from. You'd think they have in their warehouses a vast chemical factory, with engineers and huge R&D budgets. When all it is is some product created by a large conglomerate with fancy labeling and descriptive language. They probably tell them how to make it smell and what color it should be. Throw in the word "nano" or "polymer" or "armor," etc... and you're set. Honestly, go and read the descriptions of these things and flush out the marketing jazz and you're left with nothing really.



I waste my money at a salon to get my hair cut and the salon sells tons of fancy, shmancy hair care products with their name on it. This chump has some company bottle it with his label. You'd think you're buying some magical elixir. But, the ladies flock to it like flies on poo.
 
Spilchy said:
...the salon sells tons of fancy, shmancy hair care products with their name on it. This chump has some company bottle it with his label. You'd think you're buying some magical elixir. But, the ladies flock to it like flies on poo.
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Does he tell them how he worked with his chemist to get them just right? :LOLOL
 
jsatek said:
They wont ever try to under cut, Chemical guys WANTS the re-labeller to sell more product, then CG has less need for the ever aggrivating retail market. Believe me it costs 1/10 of the money to sell a gross of Pro-Detailer to a single re-labeller than it does to sell to hundreds of 16oz. to individual buyers. You need a larger infrastructure to maintain the business needs. Example - Autogeek. Many customer serivce people, huge warehouse and packaging facility, do you think that was cheap for Max to set up?
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CG is really competing with their resellers when they sell 16 oz samples. I am sure detailers that use gallons would tend toward CG but from what I see service is important over price. I hear some praise CG service others do not.
 
Bunky said:
CG is really competing with their resellers when they sell 16 oz samples. ....
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It doesn’t matter what size samples CG sells because the private labels are selling in different markets.



Each boutiques seller develops his own market and it’s not people who know or care who CG is.





PC.
 
the other pc said:
It doesn’t matter what size samples CG sells because the private labels are selling in different markets.



Each boutiques seller develops his own market and it’s not people who know or care who CG is.
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Well, that's the marketing theory, and it may be accurate, but this discussion is really about what people here think, who are familiar with both markets. (At least that's what I thought the OP was aiming at)
 
It doesn't matter to me in the least what name is on it. It works or it doesn't, it's just that simple. In addition one can only speculate who is reselling another's product. Unless you have inside information you are guessing at best.
 
the other pc said:
It doesn’t matter what size samples CG sells because the private labels are selling in different markets.



Each boutiques seller develops his own market and it’s not people who know or care who CG is.





PC.
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The Internet is one giant equal access field. Most of us would never have heard of the resellers except via the Internet in forums like this. I know some sellers make it to car shows, etc. I have stumbled across at least 4 url's for CG using google.
 
Spilchy said:
Hurt? You're kidding me right? I'd say in a month if not less, WalMart sells more of ONE of their products to consumers than every boutique product combined sold to consumers for the entire year.



More than 138 MILLION Americans shop at WalMart a WEEK.



REPEAT



More than 138 MILLION Americans shop at WalMart a WEEK.



Not to mention a huge presence in every auto parts store in the country!



Meguiar's can take a big fat dump on boutique lines.
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I'm referring the Megs Pro Line. Sure Megs has some of the local paint supply store market but on the internet Chemical Guys is trying to hit every market segment.
 
I could care less if the product was labeled "stench of anus" if it works as described I am happy and will use it pretty simple equation.

I am an end user, I do my research and then purchase...I let all the other guys on the other end worry about who the chemist is, who mfg's it, if it's re-labeled etc.
 
MotorCity said:
I could care less if the product was labeled "stench of anus" if it works as described I am happy and will use it pretty simple equation.

I am an end user, I do my research and then purchase...I let all the other guys on the other end worry about who the chemist is, who mfg's it, if it's re-labeled etc.
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This takes the cake folks. A self proclaimed "Motor City" not caring about who or where a product is made!



You are first in line for the Chinese made Chevrolet Avalanche coming out in 2009.



How is Kwame Kilpatrick doing?
 
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