Any business has to make a decent profit, otherwise it goes out of business. If it provides GOOD service, it is entitled to sell at a higher margin. It is up to the buyer to decide how much the good service and hence the higher price is worth. If you have the skills, time and inclination to do without service, buy from a cheap online shop, otherwise pay more to get the service.
It will be useful to identify LBSs giving VALUE and not just low prices. But then value, just like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder :) Oupa Gert On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 9:30 AM, Werner Gillmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Between Chris Willemse (http://www.cwcycles.co.za/shop.html) and > totalcycling and chainreaction, there's no need to > get shafted everytime you buy from a LBS. > > > On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 8:22 AM, Donald Klopper < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> PIGS. Well I never buy from CycleLab anyway, and I've just dropped any >> current or future support for Fritz Pienaar. >> >> There's many left to buy from. Maybe chainreaction.co.uk...! >> >> >> >> Maintenance / support is pathetic anyway. >> >> >> >> *Werner: Can you post Andrew's response (apology) please?* >> >> There's a link to the Hub but many of us don't have access: >> >> >> >> http://www.thehubsa.co.za/forum_posts.asp?TID=33149&PN=40 >> >> >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> >> Minutes of the meeting >> http://www.thehubsa.co.za/forum_posts.asp?TID=33149&PN=13 >> >> Margins in the bicycling industry – Fritz Pienaar and Andrew Mclean >> Fritz Pienaar >> Welcome everyone, thank you for attending this meeting. First of all I >> would just like to say that this meeting is not aimed at the wholesalers, >> but the wholesalers do play a part and it them that created the concern that >> retailers are not making enough money, and that this leads to their accounts >> not being paid. >> I would just like to say that everyone agrees in principle with raising >> the margins in the cycling retail industry, we have support from many >> retails, whom have phoned or contacted me personally to say that they are >> behind the decision and that it's time something like this occurs. Ie. >> Bowman's, Hatton cycles >> Wholesalers all agree in principle that this is needed. >> >> This email and all content are subject to the following disclaimer: >> >> >> >> http://content.momentum.co.za/content/legal/disclaimer_email.htm >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > -- Gerrit van Niekerk GP van Niekerk Ondernemings BK Roosstraat 211, Meyerspark, 0184, South Africa Tel: +27(12)8036501 Fax SA: 086 537 4131 Cell: +27(73)6891370 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.gpvno.co.za --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "DarkAndDirty" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/DarkAndDirty?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
