Comments on: Piercing robo-dialogue about sales in the wine trade

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By: Make your own robotic wine video! [contest] | Dr Vino's wine blog

Make your own robotic wine video! [contest] | Dr Vino's wine blog — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:56:22 +0000

[...] have been a couple of videos about the wine business circulating recently. They both have used a site called xtranormal, which [...]

By: Morton Leslie

Morton Leslie — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:50:27 +0000

I think your right about the original inspiring others. I even tried my hand at it, but it was too tedious a process to keep my attention for more than a few minutes.

What is interesting is that there are some subjects that we have laughed about privately, but were never touched on by the print media. Not so anymore with new tools in a new Democracy. I wonder where this will all lead?

By: Dr. Vino

Dr. Vino — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 11:06:39 +0000

Thanks, Morton. Funny!

Do you think it is a sequel, as in from the same person? I see the user name is different so maybe the original inspired a new wave of robotic wine sales videos?

By: Morton Leslie

Morton Leslie — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 23:50:45 +0000

Not only is it back up, there’s a sequel.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MmgZWcPskA

Equally on point.

By: Harvey R Chaplin

Harvey R Chaplin — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:58:51 +0000

Back up, not sure why but glad it’s there

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ3218_SQ-A

By: David Flaherty

David Flaherty — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:53:05 +0000

I also searched long and far for the video but apparently rogue liquor swat teams and private security forces have snuffed out the offenders…

For those of us who got on this bandwagon way too late, anyone care to distill it? I’m very curious to know what antics were portrayed

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:37:25 +0000

I even went to the xtranormal website where it was created, can’t find it there anymore either. How hilarious. And believe me, it could just as easily be here in NY that is hits close to home as if it was Cali, or a million other places i suspect.

By: bob

bob — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:10:51 +0000

Bummer – the video was removed by user. I guess front page WBM brought on heat.

By: ben

ben — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:57:39 +0000

Dr. Vino-
One of my reps showed me this this afternoon!!! great stuff. Thankfully in my sections of the store this never happens . . . Because no one cares about the strange wines I deal with , and I make my rather obvious wine politics known quite early in any relationship!
a strange idea that they would be doing this; just thankful that I don’t need to see it, despite working in a pretty big store.
Ben

By: Dr. Vino

Dr. Vino — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:38:50 +0000

Weird! Does anyone have any insights as to why?

By: tannic

tannic — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:10:44 +0000

Damn! The video is down. Any ghost sites or other ways to view?

By: Morton Leslie

Morton Leslie — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:37:53 +0000

I think the interesting story here is the reason this video was pulled from Youtube. I suspect it hit too close to home to the real situation it was mocking here in N.CAL. and the creator got scared.

By: bb

bb — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:05:18 +0000

In answer to Boettcher’s question, I do not believe that most small retailers fall for these kinds of pitches on a regular basis. Any retailer worth their salt buy and are not sold. That being said, it does benefit small retailers to do a “favor” now and again. There is always going to be some quid pro quo as long as there is not an unlimited supply of many desirable items. No matter how good your favorite retailer, you as a savvy consumer have to pay attention.

I also don’t believe that most reputable wholesalers resort to these tactics on a regular basis. When the economy is soft and the wines start to pile up, there is more pressure to sell the stuff. At that point, the good guys get creative rather than put the screws to their customers. That doesn’t preclude going out and asking a favor however.