Go Dive - rip off shipping charges?

"Nick Bown" <nbown@nospamthanks.ixcg.com> wrote...

> Although online stores don't have the problem of having
> to take customer facing staff off the shop floor they
> do have other expenses such as technical staff...

All very true - but ATEOTD it's about honesty. We ship quite a bit of stuff
by mail (Wendy sells things on Ebay) and we are always up front and honest
about shipping, we charge what it costs us rounded up a few pence for
packaging materials etc.

To lead people in with a false price, which you cannot actually buy for
because "shipping charges" are added, is dishonest IMHO. If they want that
extra fiver then put it on the price and charge realistic (actual cost)
shipping charges, don't advertise false prices and hide the real price
elsewhere.

All that Go Dive are doing is leaving a bad taste, as others have said their
prices are good and people buy even with the shipping charges. So be honest
about it, everyone is happy, the same amount of money changes hands, Go Dive
sell and divers buy - what's the problem with that approach?

Keith L

>
> All that Go Dive are doing is leaving a bad taste, as others have said
their
> prices are good and people buy even with the shipping charges. So be
honest
> about it, everyone is happy, the same amount of money changes hands, Go
Dive
> sell and divers buy - what's the problem with that approach?
>
> Keith L
>

Come on now Keith people really ought to be savvy enough to make up there
own minds.

If I get a price of £100 and £20 postage, my item has cost £120.
If that TOTAL price is cheaper than the other shop i'll buy it, if it's not
I wont.

It doesnt really make any difference what way the shop promotes there
prices.
Bottom line is always the total, not advertised price.

TerryH

In message <402b7afa$0$13130$fa0fcedb@lovejoy.zen.co.uk>, Nick Bown
<nbown@nospamthanks.ixcg.com> writes
>Its very easy to say "They don't have a shop so they don't have such high
>operation costs so they can sell at a much lower price than a LDS" but
>that is largely untrue. Internet selling only works really well in mass
>markets; smaller markets such as diving goods don't have the turnover
>so discounts are lower and costs similar to LDS. At the end of the day
>the cost savings are down more to manufacturer discounts than lower
>operational costs.


So..

Should I have negotiated my LDS from £169 to £149 for a Suunto Geeko
computer? I felt the £20 was worth paying for somewhere to take it back
to if it went wrong.


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Richard Faulkner

"Richard Faulkner" <richard@estate.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:JpWNJicybBLAFwRW@estate.demon.co.uk...
> In message <402b7afa$0$13130$fa0fcedb@lovejoy.zen.co.uk>, Nick Bown
> <nbown@nospamthanks.ixcg.com> writes
> >Its very easy to say "They don't have a shop so they don't have such high
> >operation costs so they can sell at a much lower price than a LDS" but
> >that is largely untrue. Internet selling only works really well in mass
> >markets; smaller markets such as diving goods don't have the turnover
> >so discounts are lower and costs similar to LDS. At the end of the day
> >the cost savings are down more to manufacturer discounts than lower
> >operational costs.
>
>
> So..
>
> Should I have negotiated my LDS from £169 to £149 for a Suunto Geeko
> computer? I felt the £20 was worth paying for somewhere to take it back
> to if it went wrong.

Many people agree with you. Some don't. It's often a good thing to
negotiate, but not always something that works.

Lee

"Richard Faulkner" <richard@estate.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:JpWNJicybBLAFwRW@estate.demon.co.uk...
> In message <402b7afa$0$13130$fa0fcedb@lovejoy.zen.co.uk>, Nick Bown
> <nbown@nospamthanks.ixcg.com> writes
> >Its very easy to say "They don't have a shop so they don't have such high
> >operation costs so they can sell at a much lower price than a LDS" but
> >that is largely untrue. Internet selling only works really well in mass
> >markets; smaller markets such as diving goods don't have the turnover
> >so discounts are lower and costs similar to LDS. At the end of the day
> >the cost savings are down more to manufacturer discounts than lower
> >operational costs.
>
>
> So..
>
> Should I have negotiated my LDS from £169 to £149 for a Suunto Geeko
> computer? I felt the £20 was worth paying for somewhere to take it back
> to if it went wrong.
>
>


If you feel that peace of mind (and the helpful friendly advice and all the
other niceties you got while you were there... you did didn't you?) is
worth £20 or more then you have got a good deal...

....horses...courses...

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