The VAL-PAK Empire... Empire?!?... What empire?...

by TimothyW

Posted: 11 years ago 13 replies

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I found out the "giant" player in the direct mail coupon biz, isn't so giant after all.

They do have a list of TONS of territories they cover... BUT almost all of them are
"dormant." ALL of the Canada territories are "dormant!"

And... out of all the many US territories, only ***TEN*** are active!

So, world-wide, Val-Pak only has 10 cities/areas they cover.

That shocked me.

-- TW

PS: Source - their own website.

#empire #valpak

kemdev 11 years ago

I live within 20 minutes of two cities they cover, and these are both cities with less than 40k population. I don't think this is accurate.
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- TimothyW 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by kemdev
  
  I live within 20 minutes of two cities they cover, and these are both cities with less than 40k population. I don't think this is accurate.
  
  Got it right from their own website.
  
  Maybe you live in an active "area" which is one franchise but might cover more than 1 town.
  Let me know what those cities are, and I'll check it against the list I have.
  
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  Claude Whitacre 11 years ago
  
  They are a franchise. They used to be everywhere.
  
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iAmNameLess

11 years ago

I know of 3 different cities, not near each other, and under 40k population that they actively mail to. Their website says they're in 100 markets, actively mailing to 40million households each month.

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iAmNameLess

11 years ago

Originally Posted by iAmNameLess

I know of 3 different cities, not near each other, and under 40k population that they actively mail to. Their website says they're in 100 markets, actively mailing to 40million households each month.

Also... Guess I could have edited this, but oh well.

The page you're looking at dormant vs. operating is the available markets to franchise. Dormant means a franchise can open in that location. Operating means that they are operating but wanting to sell, retire, or whatever. The list isn't a list of active franchisees.

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TimothyW

11 years ago

Originally Posted by iAmNameLess

Aha!

They should really word that chart better! There's a big difference between "active" and "active and wanting to sell!"

What I was originally looking for was a list of all the places they ARE active in! - Anyone know where I can find THAT list, all in one place?

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iAmNameLess

11 years ago

Originally Posted by TimothyW

I have a partial list somewhere... I'll see if I can dig it up.

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Kay King

11 years ago

They still are everywhere - lots of franchises. I doubt they publish a neat, easy list of every regional franchise. Wouldn't that be like providing an easy mailing list for competing ad sellers?

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Claude Whitacre 11 years ago

I know you can compile a list by doing online Yellowpages searches by state. It may take a few hours, but you would have a current list.
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TimothyW

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Kay King

They still are everywhere - lots of franchises. I doubt they publish a neat, easy list of every regional franchise. Wouldn't that be like providing an easy mailing list for competing ad sellers?

Shhhhh! Not so loud.

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Peter Lessard 11 years ago

They are VERY active in Canada.
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Chris30K 11 years ago

I Get Val-Pak's every week; I'm a proud recycler
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  Originally Posted by Chris30K
  
  I Get Val-Pak's every week; I'm a proud recycler
  
  "I get so much junk mail, I bought 3 parakeets!"
  
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