To Ricoh: What I Want for Christmas

puppies-wearing-santa-hats-7For each of the past three years, I’ve included a small ditty about Christmas traditions.  I’ve also included an awesome picture of man’s best friend with a Santa’s hat.  Enjoy!

In Quebec Province, celebrations finish on January 6th, with the “Party of the King,” known there as Fete du Roi. During this time, in various homes, slices are cut from a cake and given to family members. As they eat, they look for a bean that has been baked into the cake. The lucky one, who finds it, is crowned King or Queen for the day. In many parts of French Canada, a meat pie is served on Christmas Eve, called Tourtiore, which consists of pork, potatoes and onions.

This year marks the fourth blog of “What I Want from Ricoh for Christmas.” After all of my wishes for last year, Ricoh did come through with the stapleless finisher and the envelope press.  I’m going to be relentless and keep asking for a few of the same things, and hope that this Christmas will be the best ever!

  • I’d really like to see at least ONE Ricoh lead for Monmouth County this year.  I’m really not sure why I haven’t received any in the last year.
  • Oh please, can we get an upgrade for the W3601 wide format system?  It’s been four years since the last upgrade, and if you can do that can you please add USB/SD scan and print?
  • The ability to browse to any folder from the MFP, having this feature would surely increase sales and help in my efforts to get Presidents Club for 2015.
  • Deliver me a Segment 5 monochrome A4 MFP with the cost per page model of Segment 4 A3 MFP.  I could garner so much net new business and I’d be able to buy that new car that I need.
  • Thinking about it, I could also use another Envelope Press, however, this one would have to work with the MP C8002, have a stout envelope feeder and a fiery. You can get rid of the copier part and the document feeder if you want.
  • A bookletmaker for the MP C6502 and the MP C8002 that will work in tandem with the GBC Pro Stream puncher, not the Plockmatic that hurts my wallet.
  • Please, oh please don’t force me to buy Plotworks anymore with the wide format systems.
  • High-speed Network Scan Station that will scan at 100 image per minute plus along with a 220 page document feeder and the ability to scan2email, scan2folder and scan2cloud (I really want this one the most).
  • Pricing and launch – Can you please launch the Ricoh Pro C7100 series already?  If you can deliver that to me before the 23rd of the month, I’m sure I can write an order for you.  It would also get me a spot in this year’s Presidents Club.  Please, please I really want this now!
  • I want a full color digital Label Press, something just like the Graphtec LCX 1000.  Just think about all of the consumables that you’ll sell breaking into this new market.

What a wish list right?  Please feel free to add your wish list for Ricoh or any other manufacturer. Sometimes the best ideas come from those of us that are in the trenches day in and day out!.

To Ricoh “What I Want for Christmas” last year

To Ricoh “What I Want for Christmas in 2013”

To Ricoh “What I Want for Christmas” 2012

Good selling!

Art Post
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One of the most recognizable salespeople in the office equipment space and a veteran of 40-plus years in the sales game, ART POST is also the creator of P4P Hotel, a rest stop for salespeople to catch up on the highs, lows and developments in office technology. The site also allows industry pros to touch base with peers and have an open dialog about the state of the industry. Post’s blogs number in the thousands, and his writing has appeared in numerous industry publications. He can be reached at arthurkpost@gmail.com.