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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: Smmatle1 on January 18, 2018, 12:40:50 PM
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Does anyone have any experience of the Mighty Willow Black Edition? The only reviews I can find are the AOC gear test 2017 for the Pearl and IJC video review...which looks great but they seem to be the only stockist. Any independent insight would be appreciated.
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TK made = good quality.
If you like the stickers I'm sure you'll get a good stick.
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I swear everything is made by TK.
I half expect to open a tube of Pringles and find those tell-tale, TK signs on each one!
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i was very interested in the MW Pearl Black Edition, seen many youtube clips.
Ive got a contact for Paul from itsjustcricket who is very helpful and will tell you whatever you need. let me know if you want the contact details.
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Cheers, I decided to take the plunge. Bought direct from MW as they do a package deal which was a no brainer - pads inc. less than the bat alone! Managed to find a discount code too which took it into my price range.
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please share the link the code if you dont mind :D
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- Biggie, code popped up on Facebook 'Welcome30', on their site they have a Welcome10 code but the 30% worked for me....in retrospect I should have tried Welcome50!
Anyway, arrived 7:45am this morning so quick delivery. Packaging wasn't great, but arrived without damage. I'll get some pics up soon.
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So a bundle deal plus 30% off? Amazed that IJC would even stock them offering deals like that directly - £217.00 for a Grade 1 TK, Gloves and Pads is a very cheap deal!!
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Yup. No gloves in the deal, pads and bat. £227 delivered
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Edges - 36mm
Spine - 64mm
Toe - 25mm
Weight 2'8.5lbs
First impressions, really pleased....if there is a mistake with the package deal and discount they're not getting it back!
Pads 790grams.
.....and a pick of the lad's Newbery daredevil which arrived yesterday (looking forward to prepping the bats together).
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Code still works. Sadly "welcome50" doesn't ;) £157 for a G2, pads and shipping is equally impressive IMO
Yes, was going to go for the sapphire deal but I'm not a fan of the modern style pads.
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Code still works. Sadly "welcome50" doesn't ;) £157 for a G2, pads and shipping is equally impressive IMO
Those g2 pads though...
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tempted to take this offer
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That's pretty crazy value for what is seemingly a high end bat! Anyone else owned one to comment? Didn't see it mentioned but bat bag included?
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Trying to tell myself I’ve got enough kit!!
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That's pretty crazy value for what is seemingly a high end bat! Anyone else owned one to comment? Didn't see it mentioned but bat bag included?
No bat bag inc. but IMO great value.
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only "welcome10" code is working?
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only "welcome10" code is working?
Sorry to hear that. I've just tried again with the 30% and it didn't work for me either...they must have pulled it (it was advertised until Jan 31st).
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Damn! Missed out! Was going to hit the buy button tonight! It was too good to be true! Guess someone realised the mistake...
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absolutley fantastic bargain! great find and looks like a cracker of a bat!
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Slight aside, but I didn't realise myself that Murali Vijay had been using Mighty Willow gloves for the past couple of years! Wonder how that came about
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10% discount is still pretty generous
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Looks like this package is no longer on their website :(
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Looks like this package is no longer on their website :(
yeh, i noticed that also... hope a few people managed to take advantage of the 30% deal...
keep an eye on sargs youtube channel...he mentioned he has a pearl edition for review atm
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ill check it out, thanks
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Yesterday i recieved email from MW with a 30% code.. when i tried the code it didnt worked so i emailed MW abt it. Their reply was “ the code is expired” . Why would u send a code which wont work right away. MW looks like another sticker company like Phantom.
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very true, dont send me a code i cant use.....
im a bit new here so by sticker company im assuming they might be a place that buys bats and put their own stickers on it.....
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very true, dont send me a code i cant use.....
im a bit new here so by sticker company im assuming they might be a place that buys bats and put their own stickers on it.....
Yes, Sticker companies are brands which get their bats made by else where and put their stickers on. They dont have any inhouse bat makers. Also when i asked them that i want a longblade bat their reply was “currently we dont make longblade bats”.
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good to know thanks
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Yes, Sticker companies are brands which get their bats made by else where and put their stickers on. They dont have any inhouse bat makers. Also when i asked them that i want a longblade bat their reply was “currently we dont make longblade bats”.
In fairness, there's different levels of 'sticker' company as it were. I make no bones about it, Neon is a 'sticker' company as I don't make the bats myself (I'd love to but I simply don't have the skills!). Where it differs is the level of contact the brand has with their supplier/batmakers.
Some will just buy in their bats from either the UK or overseas, with 0 customisation available - just a few stock profiles and nothing else (hence not being able to offer long handle/long blade/customised elements etc). You'll then get the companies able to offer this level of customisation. Gladly having worked closely with our supplier for a number of years we're able to offer full customisation - yes I offer the 4 standard profiles online for the sake of the website, but as the bats are all made to order you can literally request anything within reason (just this week 3 of my orders have had custom elements, ranging from a bat being sent in to be copied to a slight modification on our Blue profile).
Just wanted to clear things up as not every 'sticker' brand is quite the same! Hope that helps :)
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@Neon Cricket I agree with you and i didnt meant that being a sticker company is a bad thing. With MW being recognized in recent AOC test, it was strange to hear that they dont make Longblade bats and shows that they dont have means to get one made. I was just interested in the 30% coupon they sent me in email and then denied to honor it very next day.
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In fairness, they probably didn't realise it was knocking the discount off the bundles too - pretty sure those prices would have been close to, if not below, cost price. Either way @Smmatle1 has got a cracker of a deal!
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hrmmm didnt factor in the bundle, wonder if the welcome30 works if you use it in a non bundle?
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In fairness, they probably didn't realise it was knocking the discount off the bundles too - pretty sure those prices would have been close to, if not below, cost price. Either way @Smmatle1 has got a cracker of a deal!
I think the bundle deal must have been a mistake.... it doesn't make sense to me! Factoring in the discount I can understand why they pulled it, particularly if it was putting retailers noses out joint, which you mentioned earlier.
Thanks for the insight into stickered companies, I'm a little bit green when it comes to selecting bats and the industry hence the thread. I live in Lancaster and the closest manufacturers seem to be in Yorkshire. Whilst seeing a bat in person would be my preference I went on reviews and @Alvaro's comment about the TK quality. The offer seemed fantastic and worth the punt....I figured at that discount even if I didn't like it I could sell it and at least break even!
....but yes, really chuffed with the outcome at this end.
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hrmmm didnt factor in the bundle, wonder if the welcome30 works if you use it in a non bundle?
Doesn't work for me. Tried yesterday as well.