Topic: Aero P2 Strippers - best deal (Read 7256 times)

wilkie113 · « **Reply #15 on:** May 31, 2013, 10:43:40 AM »

Quote from: Ciaran on May 31, 2013, 10:26:16 AM

Pathetic, our forum sponsors keep us going, and yet for the sake of a couple of quid you would buy from somewhere that has nothing to do with the forum! If it was a vast amount on the price I would totally understand, but not over a couple of quid, especially when they have replied to your message!

Completely agree with you mate. I haven't used a shop other than a forum sponsor since I've been on here. The customer service is worth paying a little extra for, and the majority of the time there cheaper/the same price anyway

The Palmist · « **Reply #16 on:** May 31, 2013, 10:53:54 AM »

Quote from: wilkie113 on May 31, 2013, 10:43:40 AM

Completely agree with you mate. I haven't used a shop other than a forum sponsor since I've been on here. The customer service is worth paying a little extra for, and the majority of the time there cheaper/the same price anyway

I don't find it unreasonable asking for a price match.

Vitas Cricket · « **Reply #17 on:** May 31, 2013, 10:54:54 AM »

Lets not all jump on one person guys. As has been pointed out, some people need to make their money stretch as far as possible.

My post was a general one, not aimed at the OP or the person who made the recommendation to shop with Owzat/CS

It does irk the sponsors when these types of post appear regularly. After all, the forum wouldn't exist if everyone shopped with owzat.

I will say though, to the Palmist, i'm not sure where i am �100 more on any bat? Indeed owzat/CS have been selling legends at �499 until their recent price drop to �450. I have always sold them at �425.

If someone comes along and buys a large amount of equipment (especially towards the top of the range) or is a regular customer, they are going to get a discount from me, whether they ask for one or not. I won't be price matching on a set of strippers though, they sell like hotcakes at the price i have them listed for.

We are signed up to a kit comparison site (which has some of the biggest retailers out there, its called comparesportskit.com) and as of 2 weeks ago we were one of the cheaper retailers on the site, especially when you factor in free delivery on everything. This is the time of year where websites start to drop the prices, i have been busy recently so i haven't gotten around to adjusting our prices as necessary, but i'm still confident we offer good value.

The Palmist · « **Reply #18 on:** May 31, 2013, 11:05:49 AM »

Quote from: Vitas Cricket on May 31, 2013, 10:54:54 AM

It does irk the sponsors when these types of post appear regularly. After all, the forum wouldn't exist if everyone shopped with owzat.

I will say though, to the Palmist, i'm not sure where i am �100 more on any bat? Indeed owzat/CS have been selling legends at �499 until their recent price drop to �450. I have always sold them at �425.

If someone comes along and buys a large amount of equipment (especially towards the top of the range) or is a regular customer, they are going to get a discount from me, whether they ask for one or not. I won't be price matching on a set of strippers though, they sell like hotcakes at the price i have them listed for.

Vitas, It was an SS LE bat which I sourced from elsewhere for about �100 cheaper than some sponsors and my comment with various prices wasn't aimed at you. I have found some shops to be expensive only on particular items while offering really good value on others. Most of the pricing strategies are based on what is selling and what isn't [supply/demand]. I am not lecturing on marketing but if you attract customers initially by being competitive, it is very likely that they will come back. I am slowly building/rebuilding my kit rather than buying all at one go. I am not biased towards Owzat/CS or forum sponsors, I will shop with whoever offers me best deal and service at that moment in time on that particular item I need to buy. It is really as simple as that.

To reiterate, I have used forum sponsors before and will always consider them an option when browsing around.

Vitas Cricket · « **Reply #19 on:** May 31, 2013, 02:05:12 PM »

Quote from: The Palmist on May 31, 2013, 11:05:49 AM

Vitas, It was an SS LE bat which I sourced from elsewhere for about �100 cheaper than some sponsors and my comment with various prices wasn't aimed at you. I have found some shops to be expensive only on particular items while offering really good value on others. Most of the pricing strategies are based on what is selling and what isn't [supply/demand]. I am not lecturing on marketing but if you attract customers initially by being competitive, it is very likely that they will come back. I am slowly building/rebuilding my kit rather than buying all at one go. I am not biased towards Owzat/CS or forum sponsors, I will shop with whoever offers me best deal and service at that moment in time on that particular item I need to buy. It is really as simple as that.

To reiterate, I have used forum sponsors before and will always consider them an option when browsing around.

That is fair enough mate, my comment wasn't aimed at you, i was curious about the �100 comment though.

Always happy to help with any enquiries about cricket equipment, feel free to contact me any time jake@vitascricket.co.uk

LMQ21 · « **Reply #20 on:** May 31, 2013, 04:48:43 PM »

In this day and age people are prone to shopping around, from groceries to booze to cricket equipment. As someone mentioned in the thread, students do need to shop around and a little does make alot, however, I would question any student who is spending alot of money on cricket equipment (that's for another thread).
This forum does provide people with the opportunity to shop around and compare prices, sometimes the sponsors are cheaper, sometimes mainstreams are cheaper. But as the majority have said on here, its the customer experience, which IMO is definitely worth it.

The Palmist · « **Reply #21 on:** May 31, 2013, 06:22:32 PM »

Thanks Vitas Jake, I will email you soon.

LMQ - Good to see majority on this forum to be reasonable. And yes those students spending all that money do need looking in to ;-) And also cheaper doesn't always equate to bad experience in the same way as paying more doesn't always warrants you a good one.

JListon · « **Reply #22 on:** June 03, 2013, 10:53:12 PM »

Vitas Jake - after the way you have dealt with this issue on this forum, if I lived in England, I'd buy off you every time. Good on you and good on your store for sponsoring this forum.

Dhiraj · « **Reply #23 on:** June 11, 2013, 06:12:17 PM »

Quote from: Vitas Cricket on May 31, 2013, 10:54:54 AM

Lets not all jump on one person guys. As has been pointed out, some people need to make their money stretch as far as possible.

My post was a general one, not aimed at the OP or the person who made the recommendation to shop with Owzat/CS

It does irk the sponsors when these types of post appear regularly. After all, the forum wouldn't exist if everyone shopped with owzat.

I will say though, to the Palmist, i'm not sure where i am �100 more on any bat? Indeed owzat/CS have been selling legends at �499 until their recent price drop to �450. I have always sold them at �425.

If someone comes along and buys a large amount of equipment (especially towards the top of the range) or is a regular customer, they are going to get a discount from me, whether they ask for one or not. I won't be price matching on a set of strippers though, they sell like hotcakes at the price i have them listed for.

We are signed up to a kit comparison site (which has some of the biggest retailers out there, its called comparesportskit.com) and as of 2 weeks ago we were one of the cheaper retailers on the site, especially when you factor in free delivery on everything. This is the time of year where websites start to drop the prices, i have been busy recently so i haven't gotten around to adjusting our prices as necessary, but i'm still confident we offer good value.

Good on you Vitas. Also heard some really great things from my friend here in Finland.

Vitas Cricket · « **Reply #24 on:** June 11, 2013, 11:51:29 PM »

Thank you for the kind comments guys.

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