Hi Steve and all
I do appreciate the genuine extra costs that a UK
distributor of access
goods has, but I also feel that there are some that are
just rip-off's. For
instance, I was looking for a shower seat for my mum
recently. I went to a
specialist access company for the seat where the price was
£79.99. My
sister went to B&Q and found the exact same seat for
£17.99. I know that
B&Q have massive buying power, work on small profit
margins with high
turnover and don't have reps, but that's one hell of a
mark up.
Cheers
Barry
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[mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Steve Nutt
Sent: 15 September 2010 2:16 PM
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: THE OLD CHESTNUT OF FREEDOM'S US
AND UK PRICES
Hi Gordon,
What the US resellers don't pay is import duty. So the
guy who discounts
for shipping in the US can't take account of UK import
duty, which is hefty.
All the best
Steve
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[mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Gordon Keen
Sent: Monday 30 August 2010 10:02
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: THE OLD CHESTNUT OF FREEDOM'S US
AND UK PRICES
So U.S. retailers have the same range of costs to meet as
their U.K.K
equivelents but U.K. prices are higher, is that right?
Regards
G
From glorious Devon, England.
On 30 Aug 2010, at 09:26, Glenn Tookey wrote:
Yes, I am sure they do, but they do not do it for the UK,
we have to
do
that and it is an overhead that forms part of the
equation, that's all I'm
saying.
As, I said earlier, the price of our products in £ is
within a few %
normally of the US price. The Pearl is the only exception
because our dealer
discount does not cover all of the costs outlined in
George and My emails.
When the discounted period end and the price in the US
goes to $1200
and
out dealer discount returns to normal level, then the
Pearl will follow the
same structure as our other UK products.
Regards
Glenn
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[mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf
Of Gordon Keen
Sent: 29 August 2010 16:47
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: THE OLD CHESTNUT OF FREEDOM'S US
AND UK
PRICES
Are you saying that U.S. distributors do not provide the
same level
of
support and after sales service?
(raised eyebrow)
Regards
G
From glorious Devon, England.
On 29 Aug 2010, at 16:28, Glenn Tookey wrote:
So, taking up George's commentary, now the goods are in
the
Reseller's
warehouse in the UK.
Now have to allow for warranty and repairs (if we return
goods to US
we
have to pay the shipping) - however good a product some of
them need after
sales attention and service.
Many AT products- especially new ones - have to be
taken to the
potential customer which means taking them to exhibition
(pay staff, pay for
vehicle, pay for travel costs, pay for insurance etc) and
/ or take the
goods to a home demonstration. Software is still shipped
in boxes as
customers still want the media. The cost of taking a
product on the road to
demo is significant.
For software we also provide free helpdesk support,
sometimes that
means
hours on the phone for one specific problem.
When you look at the UK price for a product you will
find that it is
not
too far out from the US price, the exception for us at
Sight and Sound is
the Pearl, which started this thread.
The reason why that product varies so significantly is
that because
it is
heavily discounted in the US then reseller discounts are
approximately 50%
of normal discount (and the gross price is halved in the
offer, so net
profit to pay all of the costs outlined in the thread is
much lower) - hence
the difference between US and UK price of the Pearl.
Regards
Glenn
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