17/11 - dispatched via DHLjaseyjase wrote:EvansCycles - took advantage of their 50% off clothing, picked up some bibshorts, shoes, cap and gloves
16/11 - ordered
Well Thanks for your response from an ADMIN person. OMGosh, if the fact the my spelling was not right but you still understood my message is important to you...well I most vehemently think, with respect, is a superfluous comment. Anyway, your response, with respect did not refer to ANYTHING I said of relevance to the ecconic issue. No hard feeling but you have offered a response which has offered no response to the pertinent point of my post . CheersAUbicycles wrote:Most people don't do this, particularly with smaller independent shops. With larger retailers such as Harvey Norman this may be more common.
However often shop keepers will complain if a customer doesn't purchase and attribute this to purchasing online which doesn't take into account that a person was just browsing or genuinely not committed to a purchasing product.
A very genuine question, as a shopper if you know you can purchase an item online and get it for 40% online and get it quite fast, or you can go to a shop where they may not have it, it takes ages or the staff are rude then it becomes attractive to buy online. Of course there are risks to buying online and shops can offer advantages which online retail are not able to.
But I would argue that it is the responsibility of the bike shop to be competitive and engage their customers and it is completely wrong that a customer feels that they have an obligation to buy from a bike shop to pay their overheads and wages.
The retail market it changing and if you see the number of successful local bike shops out there, they know how to do business, how to compete and how to add value for their customers without taking them on a guilt trip.
Look at the number of successful Australian based online bike shops - they compete with bricks and mortar but you still get your 'Aussie Jobs' - none the less it is easy for some brands to complain about online shops even though their own products are available in these shops - and otherwise they are still only providing help to make shopping at the local bike shop for customers more attractive.
(And being polite as possible - I suggest putting your text through a spell-checker to fix some of the glaring errors.)
Christopher
No problems if you have a different view. This is the beauty of the discussion forum. In this case however responded specifically to your post and in fact have a fair bit of experience in this field through my profession and as the co-author of a bicycling industry trade report which covered exactly the topic of Australian cyclists shopping behaviour.HairyDropBear wrote:No hard feeling but you have offered a response which has offered no response to the pertinent point of my post
Too bad.HairyDropBear wrote:Well here is my "balls n all" opinion .... and from a very newbie at that. If everyone had a conscience and negatiated with their local retailer, yes you may still pay a little more but you are least supporting Aussie jobs. I find it the epitome of out right rudeness that you take up all the time of a shop to seek their "free" advise, then turn around and buy the same thing on line. Shops have overheads, rent, utilities, very high wage rates particularly over weekends which none of these on line stores have. Small business is dying in Australia and no doubt other places because of this practice, so if you do this, and you, son/daughter, grandchildren cant get decent jobs, before you look to Government and winge...Look what you have done to help in creating jobs...NOTHING
Rand Over....I feel so much "lighter" now. Ha Ha
No, but my LBS doesn't have a website that facilitates me easily seeing what they have in stock which will be niche for them, nor do they have the facilities to do online transactions or shipping and require me to go into the store. As my LBS closes at 6pm and doesn't open till 9am when exactly am I meant to pop in mid-week to grab the items I need?HairyDropBear wrote: It is not your LBS fault that is to blame for the exchange rate
Trakpak website was pretty glitchy, but tracking continued into Australia and I could see what Auspost was doing with my package.Sorry my friend, I WAS NOT the one hammering away about pricing.. Read previous postsIgnoto wrote:No, but my LBS doesn't have a website that facilitates me easily seeing what they have in stock which will be niche for them, nor do they have the facilities to do online transactions or shipping and require me to go into the store. As my LBS closes at 6pm and doesn't open till 9am when exactly am I meant to pop in mid-week to grab the items I need?HairyDropBear wrote: It is not your LBS fault that is to blame for the exchange rate
The alternative is more attractive as the range is larger and I get it delivered to me at work after ordering it from my work PC. So price isn't this huge factor you make it out to be, it's the convenience and breadth of the products online gives me over LBS. There's nothing worse than popping into a store, asking for something and being told they don't have it in stock but can order it (which will no doubt be slower than if I grabbed it online).
1/12 - arrivedjaseyjase wrote: In other news, some bits from c r c, nike compression tops and some mtb pedals
19/11 - ordered
19/11 - dispatched
Err, I`ve missed it. I think that it might have increased it today. But when I`ve checked the Wiggle UK site and it said free delivery on over $80 but alas I`ve checked the Wiggle AU site,that stated free delivery on over $99. What the bleep?biker jk wrote:I haven't ordered from Wiggle for while so when did the minimum spend for free delivery rise to $99 from $80?
I purchased from the UK site (which said $80 at the top of the page) but was actually $99 when I placed items in the basket. So Wiggle have now both raised the minimum spend for free delivery and shifted to an inferior courier (TrakPak).Bunged Knee wrote:Err, I`ve missed it. I think that it might have increased it today. But when I`ve checked the Wiggle UK site and it said free delivery on over $80 but alas I`ve checked the Wiggle AU site,that stated free delivery on over $99. What the bleep?biker jk wrote:I haven't ordered from Wiggle for while so when did the minimum spend for free delivery rise to $99 from $80?
Try to buy from UK site and see what happens. Hope it don`t increase it at a later date.
All orders on 29th...TheWall wrote:Should be interesting.
Wiggle, Merlin and Evans orders placed tonight. Which will get here 1st?
Ross wrote:Not online but a bricks and mortar shop experience. I wanted some parts (not bike parts but sorta bike related) the other week and so went to see the local B&M shop. They didn't have the parts I wanted in stock but could order them in. They do orders on Monday and I was there on a Tuesday so had to wait a week before the parts were even ordered. Parts were worth RRP nearly $500 so not insignificant. Why couldn't they order the parts daily? We do at my work, or at least give customers the option. I could of got on the internet and ordered the parts myself, had them within a few days and probably cheaper.
So on Thursday night last week (17th Dec) I pulled the trigger on the saddle above and some other bits and pieces with c r c using DHL Express to ensure it arrived before Christmas.Boognoss wrote:Trailgumby mentioned my rule-breaking saddle and bar tape issue a week-ish ago and it's been bothering me since.
This:
Plus about to order this:
"should" be OK.
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