The PLAN - DO NOT Boycott the Merchants

[Tonks]

> > Annemehr:
> > 
> > Maybe I'm missing something, but what "small companies" in 
> > competition with WB do you mean?
> > 
> > HP merchandise is licensed by WB, so there's no competition 
regarding the manufacturers.  I can't say how large the companies 
are that pay the licensing fees, but I imagine they would have to be 
of a certain size to be able to afford it.
> > 
> > As for the retail merchants, most of those are chains stores 
anyway.  If you want to support, say, a small independent bookstore 
that carries this stuff, you could always buy something else instead.
> 
> 
> Beth:
> I'm with Annemehr in that I'm not sure I understand this, but if 
what you mean is to keep buy Harry Potter merchandise, I'm afraid I 
was never one to count on for that anyway. If it didn't relate to my
> class, I really couldn't justify the expense. If what you mean is 
to keep patronizing the stores, why not buy only book-related 
products?

Tonks:
OK. Let me explain. On the internet there are only a few good places 
to get Harry Potter stuff. One of these is Warner Brother 
themselves. One is Noble Collection who only sells to the public and 
to WB and sometimes to SkyMall. The rest like Order of Merlin, 
Alivan, Slyvan Lanes Shop, etc. are small merchants who rely on the 
Holiday trade to live. That is what I mean. When a movie plays at 
Thanksgiving in the U.S. kids start bugging their parents for HP 
stuff. Otherwise they bug their parents for other things. For some 
small business that only sell Harry Potter the Holiday traffic is 
what keeps them alive. They are not bookstores or large chain 
stores. If you want HP merchandise, most of the bookstores and chain 
stores do not have much of anything. 

Tonks_op
and a plug for my friends at:  http://www.orderofmerlin.com