are no longer stocking Do Crafts items reason is i am told is that DoCrafts what the shops to have what they want to give i think this is because of Do
Crafts specials but the shops dont want all the items. and they cant just order what they want . i had to go to craft central yesterday as i needed white
card stacks of every other card but had run out of white linen , they had no white card in . but they are now getting create and crafts ex potw in they
will be in the shops as of 2 weeks time and were clearing a space for the new items they have started dealing with trim craft which i am told is very cheap
and they will be in the shops as of this weekend
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Posts: 357 (24/07/2008 19:49:57) |
My local independent craft shop has also stopped stocking DoCraft stuff , and she gave me much the same reason, plus they were expected to give a minimum
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Posts: 4922 (24/07/2008 19:54:43) |
yes that's what i was told it seems Do crafts are doing them self's no favour's
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Posts: 299 (24/07/2008 20:46:05) |
Docrafts have had this policy for years, probably why you see so many bargain bins that look alike no matter which stockist you go in. CC in Bristol have had
ex potds for quite a while now and I'm told they'll be stocking more of the create & crafts own range any day soon.
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Posts: 1480 (24/07/2008 21:01:35) |
Our local Craft central has had ex C&C stuff for a long time now they told me in there that Do crafts needed a minimum order of £1000 worth of goods - not
sure how often -but they are no longer dealing with them because of it. Two of our smaller local craft shops have closed as Docrafts was their main supplier
but they wouldn't be able to buy so much in one go. I hope Docrafts get a backlash because of their treatment of small shops - doesn't seem fair at
all. Will watch what happens next with interest. Janet
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Posts: 386 (24/07/2008 21:04:33) |
My local craft shop had this problem with Do Crafts too. The final straw was when the Do Crafts rep left and they didn't replace her and the crfat shop
owner order some creativity mags and was sent the previous months which was in days of being out of date! She tried to send them back but they wouldn't
take them, so she ended up having to sell them for less than she paid or them and lost money.
Ridiculous. Love Jill x 
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Posts: 4922 (24/07/2008 21:43:22) |
boy having read this it does seem that Do Crafts are using bully boy tactics
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Posts: 1375 (24/07/2008 22:13:39) |
well i never. the range still sell docrafts, well they did last time i went a few months ago. docrafts sell a lot of stuff on QVC.
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