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Originally Posted by Kudu
The MEINDL range on MY HUNT SHOP has also been cut right back as well ...dunno what's going on there..?
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Originally Posted by Kudu
The MEINDL range on MY HUNT SHOP has also been cut right back as well ...dunno what's going on there..?
I managed to get a pair of boots from my hunting shop, hopefully almost here. One thing to remember is that any body buying boots on line are paying the full retail price from that country. I would almost guarantee that Lowa NZ will be buying them for a lot less than that. We seem to be getting bent over and told to take it by NZ retailers. I don't see why we should have to pay any more than other countries for products other than extra freight costs. Wonder if fair go or Paul Henry would be interested in this.
Im gutted I prioritized fishing gear over getting on this band wagon at the start and getting some boots.
I have bought lowas here for 700 odd kiwi yen and had to sell em on at a loss.
It was the first and last time I will ever spend that much on boots but at 300-400 i was hoping to try some Mendles when I could afford to...
@LOC the price I used as an example was not the price of a German online store, it was the stated retail price recommended by LOWA , Less VAT.
However I would like to add that in a phone conversation with myhuntingshop.de they stated the price they sell LOWA boots for is the normal German price and nothing unusual.
I brought 4 pairs of Scarpas at the Sika show before last for $199 each, Bargain, one pair is nearly buggered, not bad for wearing them nearly everyday since then :)
I'm not a big fan of paying $700+ for decent boots
Just a heads up guys ...
myhuntingshop are a nice team to deal with that were put in a bad spot, they seem quite proactive and have found one of these forum threads and had a good read, it seems we are coming across as "angry hunters" ... i wouldn't call us angry, id call it "pissed off", but not with them. :-D
Had my Tibets for years. Got them for just over 500 new.
So far have cost me under a hundred bucks a year. That's not too bad as I wear them a lot.
Damn good boots but the soles are not suited to the West Coast front country imo. Too slippery for my liking.
Would like to find a boot as robust but with better soles that can be replaced easily.
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FYI
LOWA boots are now available from the same source.
Mine arrived last week, sizing was in UK and they seem ok so far. Only Ben for a few shot walks
I've got a pair of size 12 lowas to give away. fairly worn but life in them yet for someone that wants to try them. need insoles.
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Originally Posted by chchben
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Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst
I wouldn't say that. I don't have experience with the outdoors industry, but I do have a little in the mountain biking industry. We can't get the same deals from the manufacturer that the big EU/US supply chains can get. No one here in the bike industry is raking in cash, Quite the opposite. Meanwhile you can buy parts cheaper than wholesale out of the UK. I think it's just a function of our small size and remoteness.Quote:
Originally Posted by Titanium
How many Lowa boots do you think would sell in NZ each week? Bugger all I'd say. They'd need to sell the boot for a whole lot more than their euro counterpart due to higher buy cost, more expensive freight, lost sales from lag and unfulfilled orders due to being a low-priority wholesaler, and much higher overheads due to the small volume of sales. Lowa NZ would go under well before they could compete I'd say.
One point is that the price we can buy those boots online is less than what hunting and fishing pay for them.
So maybe they should buy from the online retailer and piggy back on their bulk pricing and tell Lowa NZ to get stuffed.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Kudu
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Originally Posted by nzvermin
How many are clipping the ticket on the way to the retail outlet at H&F, from what a wholesaler told me, " they want everything for next to nothing and then want to pay on the never, never."Quote:
Originally Posted by Kudu
I personally think H&F would not purchase the boots as cheap as we can get them sourced. Doubt there would be much margin.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetawa
Sporting goods is just a category that is late to catch up to multinationalism. Stage one: it was cheaper to manufacture in overseas sweatboxes so NZ stopped manufacturing. And those who had been manufacturers became importers. Stage two: it is cheaper to import individually than by mass market agents due to the shorter chain and other commercial elements. NZ agents may fight a rear guard action by engaging in restrictive trade practices but their actions may become illegal in the very near future and are certainly morally wrong in our current neo-liberal economy. I expect dinosaurs didn't like smaller mammals stealing their eggs but mammals are now dominant because they adapted to the change in environment. Perhaps NZ sporting goods agents may survive by facilitating individual consumer needs rather than catering for mass markets that have evaporated in the new environment.
The actual outlet might not, but I think you will find that there is others at the trough along the way.Quote:
Originally Posted by hotsoup
Exactly, too many middlemen
Thats exactly my thoughts. If we can buy them cheaper than H&F why don't H&F contact myhunting shop and say "Can I buy 300 pairs off you." Then add a bit of a mark up (Not $300!) and sell them to the NZ public who don't want to buy on line.Quote:
Originally Posted by nzvermin
I'd bet H+F can buy them cheaper than I can source them. There mark up is incredible.. Never been too a retail store sale before? haha. I'd guess at least 125% but then add freight overheads and gst..
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Depends on the item. You'll see them sell a standard Tikka for $1300 or there abouts, I know their cost price is $1100. (give or take depending on model)Quote:
Originally Posted by deepsouthaussie