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| Thread ID: 50061 | 2004-10-09 03:29:00 | Criticism on website needed | george12 (7) | Press F1 |
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| 279468 | 2004-10-16 10:37:00 | Thats the thing,its a waste of time trying to compete for the customers who visit Pricespy looking for the lowest price,There will always be some company willing to go lower to get that number 1 or 2 spot on the list. That however doesn't make everybody elses price the unrealistic one, Nor does it mean everybody has to play the pricespy game.....which ultimilty means none or next to no online sales. Which just goes back to what i said earlier in the thread about the competitivness of online selling..... |
metla (154) | ||
| 279469 | 2004-10-16 11:17:00 | Also if you have too low prices then when something dies and you have to send it back to the supplier, then you lose money on that too. I'm not sure how Ascent get around this, but they make you send the faulty item back to the wholesaler, then they send you a new one. Now I wonder who pays the $20 to courier the replaced product back to you? Ascent or the wholesaler? | alphazulusixeightniner (185) | ||
| 279470 | 2004-10-16 11:26:00 | depends on the wholesaler,i have been quite aggrivated in the past to be billed for travel both ways...this is for gear bought back into the shop.Especially when the gear is returned from the supplier still broken with some nonsence story and i have to replace it out of my pocket..... But yeah,even paying for it to be moved in one direction removes the profit,especially when its Wanganui-Auckland-Wanganui.... |
metla (154) | ||
| 279471 | 2004-10-16 18:16:00 | interesting about those prices being at cost or nearly | drcspy (146) | ||
| 279472 | 2004-10-16 21:17:00 | Whenever I need something i tend to order from a) the cheapest place, which has b) the longest warranty and c) the most customer service. Some places are great, some aren't. Local's always best too - because my record of having things broken puts a strain on the courier's bill. |
Growly (6) | ||
| 279473 | 2004-10-16 21:47:00 | >>Too much competition i reckon The computer industry is a tough game to make money especially hardware. I would change my name to Bill Gates... or maybe Paul Allen and start a company called MikeRoweSoft and buy some software to resell :) |
Dolby Digital (160) | ||
| 279474 | 2004-10-17 02:21:00 | Just comparing some of my prices, and this "Computer Mall" prices... Seagate 8MB 120GB hard drive ------------------------------------------------------------------- My shop - $167 Computer Mall - $138.48 + GST = $155.79 My supplier - $133 + GST So, an $11.50 price difference (approx) If I really wanted I could drop the price that much. But that would significantly reduce my profit. The Maxtor HDD is much cheaper, but my current supplier does not stock them. Amazingly though, their HDD is only $5.48 above my supply price. They must buy straight from the factories or something (my supplier is NZ based, but they import) Another example, their 3.0GHZ FSB800 1MB Cache cpu is on 20 CENTS above my supply price. How the hell do they do this??? |
george12 (7) | ||
| 279475 | 2004-10-17 03:49:00 | What most people fail to realise is that low prices to dot attract customers to as much a value as return customers who care for the service. I'd rather pay an extra $20 and get the thing a day earlier, but get emails once a day confirming, or straight away after I email them. That is why I frequent Ascent, because their service is fast and hassle free. They also call me to make sure that the package has arrived. Oh, and just a side note, what is the minimum age to register a company? Mine's been a "community service" for quite some time now... |
Growly (6) | ||
| 279476 | 2004-10-17 03:51:00 | > What most people fail to realise is that low prices to dot attract customers to as much a value as return customers who care for the service. Should read: What most people fail to realise is that low prices do less to attract customers and to a lesser value than return customers who care for the service they offer and the quality of said service. |
Growly (6) | ||
| 279477 | 2004-10-17 05:03:00 | Depends what type of 'company'. I am 14 and my business, JG Industries, is GST registered and registered as a partnership. There is no maximum age for a Sole Proprietor or Partnership type business, but for a Limited Liability Company you need to be 18, pay at least so many $1000 a year, be a shareholder ... Go for it if you're wondering - there are lots of guides such as the ones at http://www.biz.org.nz that will help you start. What type of business is it? |
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