Trainworld

What do you mean by worse? Its post-Christmas train season in an economic recession, probably a good time to market a few things for folks to spend any extra holiday dollars. Trainworld "blowouts" have always been some of the best deals out there. They don't call themselves the "closeout kings" for nothin .Besides, that most recent email was G ho and n scale stuffon sale,no O

Dominic

Its very simple. They would like you to spend some money at their business.

Trainland has become a very active internet business organization in addition to the brick and mortar stores. The Emails promote the business and the special deals that are available.

Awwdu numba pweese?

I have had many dealings with Trainworld over a good number of years. I have gotten some good deals there and have never had a problem with service or delivery. They definitely stock a huge inventory in all the popular scales.

It is only in the last two months that I have gotten Emails from them. I think they are still figuring out thier system and have not yet tailored the sale notifications to the customers interests. I get a ton of stuff about LGB for instance. I wish they would cut back a bit because too many becomes spam. I don't think there is any problem with thier business though.

Looks to me like they are using the internet to sell trains. Everytime we get a thread about a hobby shop closing it's because they don't use the internet

I got my first trains from Trainland on Sunrise Hwy in Linbrook NY back in the early 70s. Live in CT now and get things shipped. Somewhere on their website you can choose which guages you're interested in and avoid the other emails. I've been a happy customer for nearly forty years.

You only get the emails to which you have subscribed too as previously stated. I am in 3 different gauges and they email regularly on the O and G gauges. This is typical for them for they do a lot of domestic shipping. I have only had 1 damaged delivery after about 14 years using them and they handled it fine. No issues or concerns about the business status of TW.

I receive their e-mail notifications fairly regularly for both O and Large Scale. Not an over-abundance of e-mail like I get from some others, thank goodness! Some of these guys are as bad as Amazon, Lands End, and several others when it comes to flooding you with e-mail. I trash them without even reading them, and have "opted out" of many, but it still is a pain in the rear end. And occasional notice when there is something truly worthwhile is okay, but some carry it to wretched excess.

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Originally posted by DominicMazoch:

What is going on? Too much stuff? Or worse?

Mob infiltration...



- Mike

I've been getting them too, sometimes 3/day!

I don't mind, I've gotten good service from them.

Since I retired 5 years ago I gave up trying to keep up with technology, I feel this has been a BIG mistake. I recently got Verizon FIOS for internet and phone, my daughter came over the other day and programmed our phone so that when SHE calls it has a different ring The longer my wife and I ignore the new features of all this high-tech stuff the farther behind we get. I feel that for LHSs to survive, they need to pull they collective heads out of the sand and pay attention (like we need to do), or else they will fail. This goes for the mom and pop parts suppliers too.

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Originally posted by RickO:
Awwdu numba pweese?

"Thanks Hon...."

To the original poster, they used to USPS-mail big blow out notices to customers back in the 1990s, nothing to worry about, nothing new.

What I have a problem with is when you finally figure out what and how the new thinga a magig works it will become obsolete and you have to start all over.

DRIVES ME NUTS!!!

Back to tread, you have to work the web to survive in this new age of electronics or put out the "out of biz shingle"
The government is committed to go paperless and all money transactions will be done on the net.



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government is committed

John, at the very least they ought to be

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Originally posted by mkcaruso:

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Originally posted by DominicMazoch:

What is going on? Too much stuff? Or worse?

Mob infiltration...



- Mike

Mike,

Here is the link regarding that MOB infiltration!

Bobby gets whacked!!! (Sopranos filmed scene at Train World with Lionel Trains)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZQdYZ1B51E

Enjoy for those of you that did not see the segment.

David

Or worse = CLOSING!

I did order something from the e-mail I was looking for, at a good price!

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Or worse = CLOSING!

Highly doubtful!

When Trainworld/Trainland goes, you'll then know for certain that the entire hobby is in real trouble. Keep in mind that they stock in depth for all of the popular scales.

Trainworld routinely has special sales for select products and product lines. Take advantage of it if you care to, but certainly don't worry about it.

Hi everyone,

Just got another order from Trainworld, packed well and shipped fast. The best part is, when I talk to them on the phone, they speak my language. (I grew up on the South Shore of Long Island and Mom and Dad were from Brooklyn.)
All the best,
Miketg

At York, Trainworld has unbelievably low prices on many of the items they bring.