Helping with Adventurer Party Management

Episode 243: Managing Luxury Goods

"263 legs..."

I was going through the list of tentative bookings that Sarah had created for me.

"Wasn't there supposed to be a hundred?

When I asked Anne, she answered.

"The rich guy with that hand can't just order one pair, can he? It's for outings, nightclubs, indoors, gifts, whatever. Oh, and for spectacles."

"For ornamental use? Look at your shoes. What are you gonna do?

When I questioned her, Anne sighed "shuddered".

"Hey, your shoes, they're for the Cardinals, thank God! If you were a people of faith, wouldn't it be surprising to decorate your home chapel?

I was more struck by the presence of a home prayer than by the act of decorating the shoes.

"What the hell, a home prayer..."

"That's how rich you are!

Somehow, it's really completely different from the originally assumed customers.

The pioneer's shoes were designed for those engaged in pioneering, as the name suggests.

Investments in pioneering projects are increasing among churches and nobles, so we created them as tools to support them.

By analogy in the original world, I could say that he painted a business model that would sell jeans to workers gathered in Gold Rush.

However, the pioneer's shoes today are off the path of such practical brands and luxury brands.

Hi. I don't feel like I missed my PR strategy.

I can't help it now.

"Sure, I made it with all my heart, but I wouldn't even do one big copper coin with this. There's money somewhere."

I say, pinch up the pioneer's shoes placed in front of me. Of course, I took the time to create shoes for the Cardinals, so I would do a few times that, but it's still a hassle of the price you get to change if you give me one silver coin.

"Now, if you sell it for one gold coin, the buyer will kill you."

That's what Anne looks like.

It won't make a huge difference in that amount because it's about her reputation for her eyesight in discerning the nobility's flair.

"Besides, I don't know much, but the Cardinal will reveal it to church officials, right? Doesn't that mean there's gonna be tons of orders coming from church people, too?

And, Anne comes after me.

"Oh, you're right"

I snort halfway out of my mind.

"'Cause I'm sure it'll be a luxury item. Even now, it's worth it. If that happens, we're really gonna work this out, right?

"I guess so"

I really have a headache. For orders from church officials, there are briefings, which means they are only buying time for large orders. There, an additional bulk order came in.

It's not just about manufacturing that I'm having a headache.

Making shoes, if that's all it takes, it's probably possible to manufacture just to meet the order with a little effort.

I've built and trained enough production lines to do that, and I have a proven track record in manufacturing protective shoes for adventurers.

The problem is that in actual and luxury goods, the value the buyer seeks is completely different.

For example, if the buyer is an adventurer, he/she can ride in a carriage and leave a pair of shoes for the number of people.

That's what they do to the Swordtooth soldiers and other adventurer clans.

As for aftercare, I need to save and repair damaged shoes and sell oil for servicing.

Let me tell you something, it's a merchandise that needs to be sold off.

Because they want the shoes to have value as a practical product.

But the buyers of luxury goods are priests, nobles, and great merchants.

They can't just leave their shoes and sell them.

Visiting, welcoming, flattering, etc. in due course, must be delivered.

The package will also be lacking as it stands today. Perhaps you may have to dedicate complains and poems attributed to the Book of God, accompanied by the family crest of the other person's house and seasonal decorations.

I have to take that much effort to deliver, and if there are any more calls, I have to fly away and smile and respond quickly.

What they are looking for is because it is an experience and experience that the brand symbolizes.

That means selling luxury goods.

Besides, the demand for luxury goods is highly endemic.

Even if we put in place a system that could do just that, we might lose interest if demand went round. If that happens, the investment will be wasted, which could have a negative impact on the sale of shoes for guardianship.

"That's nasty..."

How do you manage your own products that have become luxury products?

My head hurts.