Custom Bats Cricket Forum
Companies => Custom companies => Topic started by: tommo256 on October 12, 2009, 07:45:32 PM
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Hello
A few of my friends who are at county level are after sponsorships and wondered what companies to go for??
cheers
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Any, doesnt make a diffrence, ive been emailing around best they will get is 40-45 % off doesnt matter how big the brand
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what companies you get that with?
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i got bulldog, gray nics, a few more cant actually remeber
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ooo right...i know i got personally got offered 40% by shark
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been offered part deals at probats, bulldog, cji and get 20% off bradbury through my coach
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i have 40% off at gran nics
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that aint bad.....you play at county?
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I got 40 off GN, 40 off bradbury
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bradbury stuff is very nice........how do u set about gettin these?
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nope , dont play at county , just contacted them , and they got back to me a while later! , apple - that is very good mate!
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is this 40% off rrp?
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cricket direct do 40% RRP
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40% off RRP sounds about right, baring in mind unless you play a decent standard to drive their sales they are basically just offering you a decent discount on the goods
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it is probably better for smaller companies eg shark,bulldog to offer sponsorship as it gets there kit out there to be shown to other cricketers
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Yeh vetting the people to sponsor is a difficult task though unless they have come on a recommendation or you know them otherwise there are plenty of people looking for free/heavily discounted kit
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yeah too many people have the attitude of 'if i get a sposnosr makes me better player' to many people think of it like that rather than using the kit offered as a sign of what the company are giving back to you
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i got all these offers, but I dont want to use there stuff, I try and buy what I think will be the best for me to use, which is why I think its good not go all with one brand, pik and choose from the best stuff
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yah that is not bad depends on offer-if full sponosrship then.....but if discount like you say schoose from the companies you have got
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Yeah some companies will specialise in being good at a particular product but not the full range of kit. Having matching kit doesnt make you a better player but picking the best option in each field e.g. best brand of bat, gloves, pads, helmet etc may improve your game as well as protect you better in the long run.
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GN etc will do 40% off RRP as it means they make more than a usual retail sale whilst usually selling a full range of kit.
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GN claim to be able to make a Pro Performance bat for £35 tops so who thinks they are special getting to pay £160 for it?
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Price them up to knock em down and paint the picture of a heavy discount!!
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It is true that it is a discount but who would not want to offer kids with cash and desperate to look cool by boasting of being sponsored some kit for serious profit, hence the phrase "Candy from a baby".
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The majority of companies are bad at giving out discounts and still charging high amounts for bats. I wouldn't just single out GN for it.
I remember being 14 though and getting excited as I'd been offered a package deal by Newbery and Stac haha!
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I used to offer Stac discounts to junior players....
You are right, it is a product in demand and brands enjoy the loyalty factor.
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Perhaps i shud reconsider the emails weve had...could take a while to go through them all 40% seems the standard then!
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it is making younger children feel that they are better than others....false illustrating of their kit basically
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I got a newbery package deal, would have cost me 950 quid.
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you say it would have cost you £950 - how much did it cost?
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is that sponsorship or just a bundle?
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bundle, they made if all up by saying you had to buy tons of tracksuits and tops etc.
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I did'nt except sillyshilly
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oh right......what bat and softs was it?
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Will be tough getting Bradbury to sponsor I would say. The only people I know personally who are sponsored, play West of England or for Somerset.
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it was the top of the range stuff
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Bat C6+, £300
Pads SPS, £100
Gloves SPS, £80
Shirt C6+, £25
Trousers, C6+ £30
Tracksuit SPS, £60
Bag, SPS £80
Jumper C6+ £40
Sleeveless Jumper C6+, £35
Cap, £12
Socks, £10
Batting Shorts, £20
Thigh Pad, £15
Arm Guard, £10
Only get to £815 by thinking of everything you could get, what more did the Newbery bundle include?
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that sounds more rite, i lost the email,
not sure, i probly was only 815 tbh!
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They make it look good by saying the kit would cost you £815 but it wouldn't really
Buy it from your local shop:
Bat C6+, £269
Pads SPS, £87
Gloves SPS, £54
Shirt C6+, £25
Trousers, C6+ £30
Tracksuit SPS, £60
Bag, SPS £54
Jumper C6+ £30
Sleeveless Jumper C6+, £25
Cap, £8
Socks, £6
Batting Shorts, £12
Thigh Pad, £8
Arm Guard, £8
And its closer to £600
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You would get it under £500 from the Chalet.
In fact I will offer the following as a tester,
SPS bat,
SPS gloves,
SPS pads,
SPS bag,
SPS shirt,
SPS trousers,
£300
Any takers?
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i would of if i hadnt of just got a new bat and bag