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Re: Boutique Brands
« Reply #15 on: January 09, 2013, 08:55:45 PM »

Who do you class as boutique chad

And would the words used to describe a brand make you buy them any the more
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Re: Boutique Brands
« Reply #16 on: January 09, 2013, 09:01:57 PM »

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Re: Boutique Brands
« Reply #17 on: January 09, 2013, 09:06:34 PM »

Who do you class as boutique chad

And would the words used to describe a brand make you buy them any the more

Eh, it's pretty tough, as after reading this thread, I had a think about it and a lot of the brands who call themselves boutique aren't actually. I do agree that boutique brands should make their own bats, but by definition, they don't HAVE to. To some extent, Laver and Wood, as they do offer the very best in terms of quality and customer service, but they are quite a big company in my eyes. Helios is the brand that I was referring to with the bat damaged in transit, but although I would consider them a boutique brand, they don't make their own bats. I would say Screaming Cat are a boutique brand, but not from experience. If you want a list of people, then you would have to give me some time to think about it, as I am still trying to formulate my final opinion! :P I will say that pretty much most of my purchases from the bat makes from here have been smooth and I have been happy with their customer service.

If a brand was described as boutique, it would certainly catch my attention! It wouldn't really make me want to buy from them anymore than a mainstream brand. What does this is the reputation through reading reviews, looking at their selling points and word of mouth! 8)
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Re: Boutique Brands
« Reply #18 on: January 09, 2013, 09:36:38 PM »

Well its a different matter if a maker portrays itself as 'boutique brand' when they clearly are not. As a customer we need to do our own research (that is where the forum shows its worth) before we choose who to go with.
To me as Chad said boutique brand would mean someone who "offer the best of whatever they are selling and have customer service second to none" along with the end product made locally in their shops/boutique .
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Re: Boutique Brands
« Reply #19 on: January 09, 2013, 09:39:04 PM »

To me boutique means add x amount to the price 
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Re: Boutique Brands
« Reply #20 on: January 09, 2013, 09:52:07 PM »

To me boutique means add x amount to the price

Looking at the prices of the mainstream brands though, I am not quite sure I agree with that, unless you mean that's what you think some boutique brands do. I think that mainstream brands generally charge more for their gear to be honest. Take the Gray Nicolls Legend for example, I think the RRP of it is something like £500. Then take SAFs absolute top end offering, which is the Performance Light Ultima Custom, which I think is inaugural willow, which has an RRP of £440. With SAF, you get a top quality stick at a top end price, but the GN Legend is still more expensive, and that's from a mainstream brand!
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Re: Boutique Brands
« Reply #21 on: January 09, 2013, 09:59:23 PM »

If you ask me the legend is boutique though in the idea small quantities are made thus making it exclusive as a price tag would suggest

Exclusive is similar in bat terms to me as boutique
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Re: Boutique Brands
« Reply #22 on: January 09, 2013, 10:12:57 PM »

If you ask me the legend is boutique though in the idea small quantities are made thus making it exclusive as a price tag would suggest

Exclusive is similar in bat terms to me as boutique

Ah right, so a boutique bat rather than a boutique brand... That's a whole different subject! :P I agree in that case, exclusivity does mean a higher price tag, but I won't complain as it does make sense. However, if you asked me to buy a GN Legend at £500 or a SAF inaugural bat for £440, I would go for the SAF, not because of the lower price tag, but because I know I would get a 'boutique' customer service as opposed to the GN Legend! Not to say the retailers that sold me the GN Legend wouldn't give me a good service, but I would get a 'pampered' service from SAF.
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Re: Boutique Brands
« Reply #23 on: January 11, 2013, 08:07:12 PM »

Boutique, Bespoke, custom or whatever term you use, it doesn't mean anything if you don't back it all up with quality, passion and service. If you talk the talk, walk the walk or fudge off.
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Re: Boutique Brands
« Reply #24 on: January 11, 2013, 08:13:09 PM »

Boutique, Bespoke, custom or whatever term you use, it doesn't mean anything if you don't back it all up with quality, passion and service. If you talk the talk, walk the walk or fudge off.

bingo..

it a slaes pitch will it be backed up...
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