too much choice?!

[red]

Ive been aware for many years that the choice we have in todays
society can paralyse us in making a decision.I was reading a book
which actually proved this.A psychologist did an experiment
in a supermarket selling 24 varieties of jelly one day
and 6 the next, the day when there were six ,sold more!
the experiment was repeated many times with the same results
makes you think how many mouldings to stock!

[Not your average framer]

That's interesting I'm busy reducing my stock of mouldings, as I am down sizing and intending to create more working space. So it's nice to know that I might be doing the right thing!

[Steve N]

Not Your average framer wrote
"So it's nice to know that I might be doing the right thing!"

as long as you don't get rid of the wrong mouldings

[Not your average framer]

No, I'm getting rid of stuff that's been hanging around too long and there's a few that I used to stock in larger quantities, but will mostly order in as I need them, or possibly only stock a length, or two at a time. I want to re-position my business to add some new ideas and need space to do this.

[John Ranes II, CPF, GCF]

One can interpret the results differently....

I think that one might compare the jars of product on the shelf to how many mouldings you present to a customer, rather than the number of mouldings that you carry in inventory....

John

[kartoffelngeist]

In fact, I'd say it's the only way to interpret and apply them to a framing context!

[prospero]

It's nice to have a big display of chevrons. Show people you are a force to be reckoned with.

But when it comes down to it, if you had 1000 samples you would only use maybe 50 on a regular basis, some once in a blue moon
and most never.

[Jamesnkr]

Prospero, what do you generally stock? 15 mouldings, 100 combinations?

[prospero]

No idea how may mouldings. More than 15. Although there are probably 15 that I use more than
I use all the others.

Combinations? Squillions.