Topic: Pre-Order a New 2014 Bat and get it hand-picked and delivered before Christmas!! (Read 13707 times)

ItsJustCricket · « **Reply #30 on:** September 07, 2013, 12:57:41 PM »

Quote from: d7bow on September 07, 2013, 12:47:03 PM

Surely with your current offer of 15% then next week 10%, with the bonus of bats picked roughly to the desired spec, the bats must be the most competitively priced offerings in the market place?

Thanks, but I wouldn't go that far, Rob - Kookaburra and Gray-Nicolls bats are available in Sports Direct...

toenails97 · « **Reply #31 on:** September 07, 2013, 06:42:59 PM »

Quote from: tim2000s on September 07, 2013, 11:03:32 AM

Can you go to Newbery, salix, gn, kook, etc and choose the bat you want though? I'm not sure you can with all, and for many of us, even if we could, location and time required can be prohibitive.

I know you can go to kook and SS with jake at vitas

JB · « **Reply #32 on:** September 15, 2013, 07:06:00 PM »

If you were very indecisive and were not sure exactly which bat you wanted, could you put say a deposit down on 2 manufacturers and then if you decide transfer your other deposit onto the bat you pick?

Hope that makes sense!!

ItsJustCricket · « **Reply #33 on:** September 15, 2013, 09:23:10 PM »

Quote from: JB on September 15, 2013, 07:06:00 PM

If you were very indecisive and were not sure exactly which bat you wanted, could you put say a deposit down on 2 manufacturers and then if you decide transfer your other deposit onto the bat you pick?

Hope that makes sense!!

Yes, you could, JB. It would mean that you are paying a higher deposit (�100), but there is still a bit of time to decide on the particular bat, and your balance payment would be less, of course!

JB · « **Reply #34 on:** September 16, 2013, 07:28:19 AM »

Thanks, i'll see if I can narrow it down to 2 manufacturers now!!

ItsJustCricket · « **Reply #35 on:** September 20, 2013, 10:00:33 PM »

Now that you guys have seen the new Newbery and M&H bats, I thought I'd give this thread a cheeky bump...

ilanz_bess · « **Reply #36 on:** September 21, 2013, 01:46:47 AM »

Quote from: ItsJustCricket on September 20, 2013, 10:00:33 PM

Now that you guys have seen the new Newbery and M&H bats, I thought I'd give this thread a cheeky bump...

Hi Paul, any idea on how much the Kudos will cost?

acko109 · « **Reply #37 on:** September 21, 2013, 08:34:21 AM »

instead of paying a deposit can i just pay the full amount now paul ?

six and out · « **Reply #38 on:** September 21, 2013, 09:41:00 AM »

Quote from: ItsJustCricket on September 07, 2013, 12:02:04 PM

Another general note about hand-picking, often overlooked, is that not many shops actually bother to do it. You guys are lucky on here because you have the choice of three shops who do hand-pick their bats. But this isn't representative of the market as a whole. Apart from us three, there are only a handful of other shops in the whole country who take the time and effort to personally select their bats. I know this because we are often at the factories at the same time, or at least hear from the manufacturers about who else they have accommodated - believe me, it's not that many.

Most shops will place an order of X amount of bats from manufacturer Y, and then Y will send them the bats and they get what they're given. Some retailers may want to send some of them back for replacements, but as far as I can tell, most just accept what they get, keep them and put them on the shelf. It's basically pot luck if they get good ones or not. I have seen a few threads on here where someone has bought a bat from one such retailer in a high grade, expecting it to be a stunning looking bat, only to find that it has just 5/6 grains, or has blemishes all over the place.

I respect that you don't agree with the process, and that you'd rather trust your own judgement than mine, and I commend you for speaking your mind so candidly on the subject. I just wanted to give some more clarity and present some factual information, essentially so you guys on here realise how lucky you are! At the end of he day, if you prefer to buy from another retailer, that's your prerogative. You're quite right - there will always be other shops where you can get bats cheaper. Many of them are like the ones mentioned above, so it's just pot luck that you're really getting value for money with your bat, but if you'd rather save a few pounds, then go for it! Of course, hand-picking bats costs us time and money - there's a lot of travelling involved. We need to recover these costs somehow, unlike the shops who don't bother to make such trips, so they can afford to price them a bit lower.

Anyway, end of dissertation! Sorry for rambling on, but I feel this is a salient point that warranted a proper response.

Paul,

I am interested to know which are the retailers that you know of that hand pick their bats? surely all the cricket retailers should be doing this to make sure they get the quality of product for their customers!

ItsJustCricket · « **Reply #39 on:** September 21, 2013, 09:45:24 AM »

Quote from: six and out on September 21, 2013, 09:41:00 AM

Paul,

I am interested to know which are the retailers that you know of that hand pick their bats? surely all the cricket retailers should be doing this to make sure they get the quality of product for their customers!

All four shops on here, Talent Cricket, Romida and Fordham Sports. Barrington might, although I'm not sure. I don't know of any others.

ItsJustCricket · « **Reply #40 on:** September 21, 2013, 09:47:28 AM »

Quote from: acko109 on September 21, 2013, 08:34:21 AM

instead of paying a deposit can i just pay the full amount now paul ?

Yes, you can, Dave. Whatever is easiest for you! Send me a PM...

ItsJustCricket · « **Reply #41 on:** September 21, 2013, 09:49:56 AM »

Quote from: ilanz_bess on September 21, 2013, 01:46:47 AM

Hi Paul, any idea on how much the Kudos will cost?

For now, I can only give you the suggested retail prices, which is �500 for the SPS and �275 for the Player. We haven't set our prices yet, but you can expect discounts of approx. 15-25%. If someone wants to pre-order one, I will hurry up and decide on our prices!

ItsJustCricket · « **Reply #42 on:** September 21, 2013, 10:28:37 AM »

Arvind, did you take any pics of the M&H CK22 softs? Sadly my guy, Cameron, didn't!

JB · « **Reply #43 on:** September 21, 2013, 02:42:23 PM »

Quote from: ItsJustCricket on September 20, 2013, 10:00:33 PM

Now that you guys have seen the new Newbery and M&H bats, I thought I'd give this thread a cheeky bump...

Where are the new offerings from M&H Paul?

Might need to make another deposit!!

ilanz_bess · « **Reply #44 on:** September 21, 2013, 02:55:30 PM »

Quote from: ItsJustCricket on September 21, 2013, 09:49:56 AM

For now, I can only give you the suggested retail prices, which is �500 for the SPS and �275 for the Player. We haven't set our prices yet, but you can expect discounts of approx. 15-25%. If someone wants to pre-order one, I will hurry up and decide on our prices!

Thanks, Paul. Leaning towards the Kudos, but would like to see what offerings Salix have for 2014. Any idea when they will be released?

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