[Shop-talk] Bare shelves at Harbor Freight

[Wayne]

Jim Stone wrote:
> The shelves at my local Harbor Freight (one of two in the St. Louis area) are
> looking a little bare.  They have been that way for weeks.  In today's
> economic climate that makes me wonder about the health of the company.  Has
> anyone else noticed this at their local store?

Hmm, combo of crap, I'd guess.  They try to load up on hot items for 
xmas.  But then they usually owe property / inventory tax on it Jan 1. 
So they have to balance meeting holiday demand with not carrying excess 
inventory.  Plus they normally need to do a physical inventory and count 
all the garbage.  And, many people's budgets are exhausted from the xmas 
spending, so Jan / Feb may be slow.


   -Wayne