And to try to get the suppliers not to supply to shops that's selling below the *RECOMMENDED* price.
On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 10:21 AM, Donald Klopper < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > **NO BUSINESS INDUSTRY** as a whole has the right **EVER** to fix prices > as a group to screw the consumers to line their own pockets. > > > > *When retailers meet in secret with distributors to decide to up their > margins, it is ILLEGAL and IMMORAL.* > > > > We already know that we get **BAD SERVICE** from most of the LBS's. It's a > fact of life like dying, paying tax and upgrading your PC. > > > > *That's why we should all pitch in on a monthly basis and get Gordon on a > retainer.* > > > > The only defense we have is to spend the LBS's time and effort, make them > phone around for options and stuff, get advice, then go and buy from > Solomon's or Chainreaction. > > > > And that, too, is not right. > > > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Gerrit van Niekerk > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 23, 2008 10:01 > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [DarknDirty] Re: Fwd: Bike industry price fixing > > > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
