Topic: Decisions,decisions.....still undecided...any help much appreciated!! (Read 12796 times)

ewan68 · « **Reply #60 on:** January 21, 2013, 10:39:49 AM »

Quote from: Red Ink Cricket on January 21, 2013, 10:12:16 AM

there are bats available from matt for his budget but hes obviously trying his luck to get a higher grade bat for the price. IMO i think its rude to ask for discount on a something which is a set price. You dont go into Tesco's and say i only have �1 for something. i dont want your economy version, i want your tesco finest version but its too expensive. will you discount it down? Quite simple, if you cant afford it dont get it or get one within your budget.

Just to confirm other supermarket chains are available.

Whilst I understand where you are coming from,I do not agree with your analogy at all!
This is a one off ,budgeted purchase within a very specific market,more akin to a house(I know....)
When purchasing a house you would very rarely offer the asking price and generally rarely pay the asking price!
By contacting someone direct I was just investigating the possiblity of discount so that I could make a balanced decision.
If discount had been offered it would have been remiss of me to have NOT looked into it.
Every business has the option to discount or not,depending on whether they are prepared to lower their margin in order to secure the sale!
Again,I must stress that none of my comments are a negative reflection on Matt or H4L!!!!!!!!

Red Ink Cricket · « **Reply #61 on:** January 21, 2013, 10:48:18 AM »

Quote from: ewan68 on January 21, 2013, 10:39:49 AM

Whilst I understand where you are coming from,I do not agree with your analogy at all!
This is a one off ,budgeted purchase within a very specific market,more akin to a house(I know....)
When purchasing a house you would very rarely offer the asking price and generally rarely pay the asking price!
By contacting someone direct I was just investigating the possiblity of discount so that I could make a balanced decision.
If discount had been offered it would have been remiss of me to have NOT looked into it.
Every business has the option to discount or not,depending on whether they are prepared to lower their margin in order to secure the sale!
Again,I must stress that none of my comments are a negative reflection on Matt or H4L!!!!!!!!

I completely agree with the house comment, as ive purchased one myself and an ex estate agent i know how it works, hence my comment on set prices. Houses are not set prices, they are asking prices, which its common knowledge and openly acceptable to haggle and offer less. Buying any product whether its bats, shoes, computers etc etc they in general are not open to negotiation. Yes its up to the brand if they choose to offer a discount thats up to them. maybe its how i read your comment that you "only got offered a scuff sheet and a toe guard for free"

. maybe rude wasnt quite the word but its more than cheeky to request a discount on a product because you cannot afford it. Anyway thats just my opinion.

farnham_quins_2 · « **Reply #62 on:** January 21, 2013, 10:56:08 AM »

I don't see any problem asking for a discount. It's a fair amount of money you will be spending with them, and if you get a discount and decent service you'll be more likely to spend money with them again. It's up to the retailer to decide if they want to offer anything...

I think a bit of fuss has been made over nothing here, there's no reason why you couldn't walk into Tesco (other supermarkets are available) and ask for a discount. They would just say no. If you're buying a TV, you'll probably ask them if they can throw in a Blu-Ray player at a discounted price of for free, or a TV stand or wall mounting thingy.

You don't ask, you don't get in this world...

ewan68 · « **Reply #63 on:** January 21, 2013, 11:07:50 AM »

I hope that this amounts to no more than a bit of banter.....don't want to be ruffling any feathers!

There appears to be 2 schools of thought on this and no middle ground?
The question is not whether I can afford to buy any particular bat but whether I can justify the cost?!
That is why I came on here,to get as much advice as possible in order to make the most informed decision I can.
As is evident from many posts on this forum,unless you are in a position to purchase multiple bats the process of deciding which one to get is a really tricky one!!
Final point,there seems to be a culture of 'word of mouth' on here and many bats seem to be purchased on the back of one sale,hence a one off discount could lead to greater sales....
Anyway,moving on from this....any further advice would be great...
Thanks,
Ewan

farnham_quins_2 · « **Reply #64 on:** January 21, 2013, 11:17:29 AM »

I know Paul at itsjusctcricket raves about Willostix, this one is slightly over your budget but may be worth a look. Or just speak to Paul and ask what he thinks, when I was there on Saturday someone was in a similar position to you and Paul sorted him out.

http://www.itsjustcricket.co.uk/cricket-bats-c17/senior-cricket-bats-c18/willostix-spitfire-original-grade-1-cricket-bat-p548

ewan68 · « **Reply #65 on:** January 21, 2013, 12:50:55 PM »

Depending on which bat I end up going for I will probably need to get a bat cover for it.
Can anyone point me in the direction of some decent covers(preferably without a bat manufacturers name on it!)?
Thanks,
Ewan

ajmw89 · « **Reply #66 on:** January 21, 2013, 12:53:01 PM »

Try wilkie113's homemade, hand stitched softpockets

trypewriter · « **Reply #67 on:** January 21, 2013, 12:56:13 PM »

Quote from: ewan68 on January 21, 2013, 12:50:55 PM

Depending on which bat I end up going for I will probably need to get a bat cover for it.
Can anyone point me in the direction of some decent covers(preferably without a bat manufacturers name on it!)?
Thanks,
Ewan

Again - this will be difficult - I rate the Willostix bat covers - and I keep a Salix in mine!

ewan68 · « **Reply #68 on:** January 21, 2013, 01:00:22 PM »

Quote from: ajmw89 on January 21, 2013, 12:53:01 PM

Try wilkie113's homemade, hand stitched softpockets

Is that someone on here??

Johnny · « **Reply #69 on:** January 21, 2013, 01:06:08 PM »

I though you'd already decided on an Ayrtek batcover?

ewan68 · « **Reply #70 on:** January 21, 2013, 01:10:29 PM »

Quote from: Johnny on January 21, 2013, 01:06:08 PM

I though you'd already decided on an Ayrtek batcover?

Wow...how did you know that I had enquired about one of those?!
At the moment it is top of the list but I just wanted to know what else is out there??!!

Johnny · « **Reply #71 on:** January 21, 2013, 01:30:19 PM »

Quote from: ewan68 on January 21, 2013, 01:10:29 PM

Wow...how did you know that I had enquired about one of those?!
At the moment it is top of the list but I just wanted to know what else is out there??!!

Errr... because you enquired about it publicly on the forum

I also know that you're looking for a new bat at the moment, but are undecided about what to get (though your possibly going to go with a B&S from Vitas)

ewan68 · « **Reply #72 on:** January 21, 2013, 01:35:09 PM »

Quote from: Johnny on January 21, 2013, 01:30:19 PM

Errr... because you enquired about it publicly on the forum

I also know that you're looking for a new bat at the moment, but are undecided about what to get (though your possibly going to go with a B&S from Vitas)

But that was on a completely different thread....
And yes,looks like I may well be going for one of the B & S's from Vitas,just waiting to hear back from them about some minor specifics....

tushar sehgal · « **Reply #73 on:** January 21, 2013, 01:36:06 PM »

Quote from: ewan68 on January 21, 2013, 01:35:09 PM

But that was on a completely different thread....
And yes,looks like I may well be going for one of the B & S's from Vitas,just waiting to hear back from them about some minor specifics....

we read other thread too you know

ewan68 · « **Reply #74 on:** January 21, 2013, 01:43:34 PM »

Quote from: tushar sehgal on January 21, 2013, 01:36:06 PM

we read other thread too you know

But how did you end up reading that one too??
Is it just that once I posted on it that it went to the top of the list and then people had a look?!

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