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Originally Posted by FlashDrive
In other words....' How to loose customers ' in one easy price rise.
IMHO....current in store stock should remain at previous prices....then increase as necessary as new stock arrives at the dearer import costs.
That is being ' honest ' ...instead of ' ripping off ' customers for the sake of making ' bigger profits '
Please don't come back with.....but that's business ....that doesn't ' wash ' with me.....either you want to keep your customer base or you don't.
Maybe I'm ' old school ' when it comes to being honest....but that's just me.
Flash........
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Mike Smith (aka Bintel) is a tough competitor for sure, but I have never seen him as a "rip-off" merchant.
In fact, I recently drove down to OPT, and purchased a barlow, only to discover I could have driven to Glebe and got it off Mike for
about $20 less that the over-the-counter price in the USA....hire-car cost not included.
With a floating..and volatile $AUD, keeping a lot of stock is not a great idea IMHO....particularly with juggernauts like OPT who through sheer volume can operate on slim margins ...but might also go broke (RIP: ScopeCity, Orion, Spectra et. al. ) at the drop of a hat.
But if you are dropping four figures (or more) on a scope/camera/whatever
I personally think the consumer protection we get in Oz is worth a few percent.