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Forum News and Suggestions => Old Advertisers => Admin Board => Vitas Cricket => Topic started by: Vitas Cricket on October 21, 2014, 04:39:46 PM
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We had a brief chat with Salix at the Lords show after about 18 months of flirting with the idea of stocking them - ever since Andrew Kember called me personally to discuss a potential deal. After the show they said they would send a rep to come and see us to discuss the range and talk about arranging an agreement to stock Salix.
In the end Andrew and Vicky elected to visit us themselves yesterday, which was a very nice touch, and definitely appreciated. They were here for approx 3 hours and we discussed all things cricket at length, not just the Salix gear. At one point Andrew Kember was giving me some throwdowns whilst I used one of the most beautiful bats I have ever seen, a stunning SLX Finite. It was surreal to have one of the best bat-makers in the world casually lobbing balls in my direction whilst i used one of his high quality and sought after creations.
We are very excited to announce we will be stocking Salix (and probably HitsHard too) very soon. We plan to visit to select our bats in the coming weeks, as always I am excited to view another cricket bat making facility, to be frank it is probably one of the main reasons that i like to go handpicking, obviously selecting bats myself for customers is a nice thing to do but the feeling of being in a special place that very few people get to see is something I love. I am sure everyone on the forum is aware of the levels of quality offered by Salix, so i don't need to stress too much just how impressive their knowledge/passion was. It was great to hear Andrew talk about all the processes they go through to take the wood from raw form to be the best bat it can be. It makes me even more excited to visit!
We plan to stock a smallish number of bats to begin with, and probably some softs too. With the idea of testing the waters over the coming months, and building brand awareness/loyalty locally over time. There are few stockists of cricket bats anywhere near us, and none at all who carry Salix so there is a geographical gap in the market which needs to change. If anyone would like to pre-order a Salix product from us to help boost our initial order then that of course would be most welcome! Please get in contact for a price. As a little offer to the forum i will knock in any Salix bat pre-ordered from us before the start of November for free. As well as that we will give you a 15ml tub of the famous Salix bat wax.
Salix are celebrating their 25th year with the 2015 range, and we are very proud to be on board.
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Good call fella!
Look forward to seeing some lush pics :D
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Well done, they do make some cracking gear. I'm sure it will sell very well.
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Well done jake, I don't care what anyone says about the price of Salix, you get what you pay for and they are head and shoulders above everyone else in my opinion
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So, despite being much further away, the Kembers have visited Vitas one more time than they've visited us...
Done well to get them up there, Jake! Hope they go better for you than they did for us...
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Great news Jake! Will you be stocking Salix for the forum event? Bats and softs?
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Great stuff Jake. Nice to hear. I'd say Hits Hard could be a winner. Very pleased with mine.
Their top bats plus your top customer service..... On to a winner. :)
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We plan to visit them shortly. I'm not sure what their timescales are like but it would be nice to be able to have some gear in store for the forum event.
Many thanks for the kind words Steve, hopefully a winning combo :)
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I'm sure I may be able to speak to Andrew and get some sample bats for the event for those that may wish to try a HH or Salix plus I'll have my own but people may want different weights. I'll see what I can do.
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Hi Jake
I know this is an old thread but it didn't seem right to start a new topic - did you end up stocking Salix. There doesn't seem to be anything on your website and I was wondering if you had changed your mind.
Cheers
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Hi Jake
I know this is an old thread but it didn't seem right to start a new topic - did you end up stocking Salix. There doesn't seem to be anything on your website and I was wondering if you had changed your mind.
Cheers
We are stocking them yes. It was a late move from both parties so we are a distance down their order sheet. Hoping for some nice arrivals shortly :)
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That's great news. Will you be stocking harrows or just full size
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That's great news. Will you be stocking harrows or just full size
We have ordered a modest quantity of SH bats to begin with, the view being we'll see how things go for this season and then barring any disasters (unlikely) make a proper order well in time for the 2016.
If you want something specific do let me know and i'm sure we can arrange it.
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Let me know if you get something light ans top draw in.