Thread: PRICE INCREASE

Hasn't taken long for the sports retailers to start warning of price increases with the $ dropping, didn't see any price reductions when the $ was up in the 80's.

Yep. Noticed T3s up $100 as well as Sako A7s

We are being screwed again. Just wait until the turds in charge manage to apply GST and an inspection fee too all your imports.

Originally Posted by tetawa

Hasn't taken long for the sports retailers to start warning of price increases with the $ dropping, didn't see any price reductions when the $ was up in the 80's.

Its pretty easy to work out, look at the US price divide it by 0.64 or 0.65, then chuck $20-60 USD on for freight. whack on GST at 15% + $40-50 for customs duties & then freight from the wholesaler & there you have it.

That's assuming the Kiwi Wholesaler or Retailer can cope with the generally much smaller margins the Guys in the States work on & that's got a lot to do with volume, 319 million VS 4.5 million people, not that hard to do the Math...

Yep we pay through the nose for some stuff for sure....

Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg

Its pretty easy to work out, look at the US price divide it by 0.64 or 0.65, then chuck $20-60 USD on for freight. whack on GST at 15% + $40-50 for customs duties & then freight from the wholesaler & there you have it.

That's assuming the Kiwi Wholesaler or Retailer can cope with the generally much smaller margins the Guys in the States work on & that's got a lot to do with volume, 319 million VS 4.5 million people, not that hard to do the Math...

Yep we pay through the nose for some stuff for sure....

Yip somethings are over priced but thats the exception not the rule

Costs a lot to get stuff into the country to sell on.
Shitload cheaper to import personally.

Originally Posted by 199p

Yip somethings are over priced but thats the exception not the rule

Costs a lot to get stuff into the country to sell on.
Shitload cheaper to import personally.

Yep for sure.

A lot of stuff Guys just don't see or realise, Export permits, CC, brokers, Bio security, customs fees, etc etc, then the bloody dollar drops even more...

Yes but importing wholesale in bulk is always cheaper. Lots of small shops paying over bloated leases to greedy landlords doesn't help.

Originally Posted by 300CALMAN

Yes but importing wholesale in bulk is always cheaper. Lots of small shops paying over bloated leases to greedy landlords doesn't help.

No one NZ imports in bulk compared to Walmart etc in the States.

Economies of scale.

I recall the local Toyota Dealer telling me that one Toyota Franchise in California, Long beach IIRC, sold more Toyotas in a month than all of NZ, I thought , Yeah Rite....

I drove past a Dealership in Escondido last year it was bloody enormous, couldn't believe my eyes....

Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg

Yep for sure.

A lot of stuff Guys just don't see or realise, Export permits, CC, brokers, Bio security, customs fees, etc etc, then the bloody dollar drops even more...

Yeah mate
I got these tshirts i import
The last lot cost us about $3nz to purchase but by the time they got to the clothing rack they cost $16

Originally Posted by 199p

Yeah mate
I got these tshirts i import
The last lot cost us about $3nz to purchase but by the time they got to the clothing rack they cost $16

Yep so by the time your sold them for $25 you were a robbing bustard.... well you would be if you sold 150 perday for three months......

Yip excatly
They last for 3 months at $25
Then drop to $20 for 3 months then drop to $15 then $16 where we loose $6 per tshirt

Originally Posted by 199p

Yip excatly
They last for 3 months at $25
Then drop to $20 for 3 months then drop to $15 then $16 where we loose $6 per tshirt

Shit how do I get into Retail it sounds great, way better than manufacturing.......

Yeah mate thats the glamor side

Originally Posted by 199p

Yeah mate thats the glamor side

Must be so shit bro, how did the business ever buy that new truck

Tax man mate