Rip offs

[Johny Walker]

I have known him for 30 years and been buying saws of him for 20 years, he will always do his best to match any other price, but I will pay him a "little" more for the service he gives me .

 

thats your choice then i,l do my shopping about & save loads off dosh

[White Noise]

Ive had the Nubuck leather short brown Haix boots they lasted me about 2years . Then I got the Haix blue ridge they lasted 6 months . Anybody know of any comfortable boots that will last . Cheers , Climbing / Grounding

[Jonesie]

As a dealer i thought i should put my bit in; every day i hear someone say they are being ripped off by dealers. Do those of you that think this not watch the news?

 

The Euro/Dollar is the big problem, not us dealers ripping anyone off. The stuff we now have in stock we got at the current prices.

We don't make much more out of these big increases but we do suffer as well; for every £100K worth of stock on the shelf last year it now costs me more like £125K to hold the same amount of stock (that's my 25K sitting there not the distributors/manufactures).

90% of the gear we sell comes from Europe or America - the drop in the Euro/Dollar was well over 30% last year. As we hardly produce anything in this country any more, we end up suffering (excludes ISC made in wales, NO INCREASE:001_smile:).

 

Not trying to piss you off any more but, as of 1st March, all Elten boots are going up about 15%. Once again, they come form Europe.

 

Give us dealers a break - we are doing the best we can to reduce the effect of all this on our customers but there is only so much we can do. We have been told that when the exchange rates get better the prices will improve.

 

Cheers,

 

Justin.

[Mick Stockbridge]

I,ll bet some customers feel ripped off when they see you drive off with five or six hundred squids in youre bin for a days tree work, but you know you can justify it. I know nothing about how a dealer works and dont want to know. Everyone has to earn a living. So you can take it or leave it, the choice is all youres.

[Chris Sheppard]

I,ll bet some customers feel ripped off when they see you drive off with five or six hundred squids in youre bin for a days tree work, but you know you can justify it. I know nothing about how a dealer works and dont want to know. Everyone has to earn a living. So you can take it or leave it, the choice is all youres.

 

Well said.

[Tommy_B]

I,ll bet some customers feel ripped off when they see you drive off with five or six hundred squids in youre bin for a days tree work, but you know you can justify it. I know nothing about how a dealer works and dont want to know. Everyone has to earn a living. So you can take it or leave it, the choice is all youres.

 

Spot on Mick. Like Ed said, If you want, there are cheaper boots availiable.

[Arborlord]

Not really spot on is it im sure dealers risk their lives to hmmmm.

 

Im pretty sure most tree companies are lowering prices.

 

So based on what has been said as soon as the euro goes back down we can expect these increases you dealers have made to be completly removed.

[Tommy_B]

If you feel that £235 is too much. Then don't buy them.

[Arborlord]

Again that is not the point stop repeating yourself. The point is do people feel were being robed on the prices of arb gear. If you dont fine dont post in this thread.

[Jonesie]

Not really spot on is it im sure dealers risk their lives to hmmmm.

 

Im pretty sure most tree companies are lowering prices.

 

So based on what has been said as soon as the euro goes back down we can expect these increases you dealers have made to be completly removed.

 

Yes if my cost price comes down your price will come down:001_smile: