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| Thread ID: 24055 | 2002-09-02 09:41:00 | New Zealand Hardware Prices | glenn (177) | Press F1 |
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| 75809 | 2002-09-02 09:41:00 | I moved to Christchurch from the states over a year ago and found the prices here on computer hardware much more expensive . Is this just a SI phenomenon, or is it the case New Zealand wide? For example, a 16X DVD-ROM goes for US$34 on www . pricewatch . com . Does anyone know where I could buy one for the equivalent in kiwi dollars (NZ$65)? All these products are made in the same Asian factories and shipped great distances, so I’m trying to find out why there’s such great differences in price . Is it just lack of real competition? I know I’m not in Kansas anymore, but if anyone can recommend a good discount computer store anywhere in NZ I’d certainly appreciate it . Thanks! |
glenn (177) | ||
| 75810 | 2002-09-02 10:18:00 | I think you'll be hard pushed to see them for that. But you can get good quality ones for $135. Remember that the demand here is not as large and the shipping is more expensive. |
-=JM=- (16) | ||
| 75811 | 2002-09-02 10:23:00 | Glenn, Check out PriceSpy to find the best hardware prices in NZ. Mike. |
Mike (15) | ||
| 75812 | 2002-09-02 10:26:00 | anyway, by my calculations, and today's $US forex rate, you're more looking at $75-$80NZ rather than $65 (not saying you'll get a DVD drive for that... more like $120) Mike. |
Mike (15) | ||
| 75813 | 2002-09-02 17:59:00 | Thank you Mike for the link to PriceSpy and correcting my forex calculation! Why do I bother doing math in my head anymore? | glenn (177) | ||
| 75814 | 2002-09-02 19:56:00 | I just don't get some of those price differences. They seem to have massive clearances at places like Cost Club in the US where you get things for next to nothing. Only problem is they don't always have what you need or the model you want. pricespy rocks, though. robo. |
robo (205) | ||
| 75815 | 2002-09-02 21:46:00 | I suspect also, that despite the market forces 'reforms' of the last 18 years since 1984, that there may still be lingering on in some quarters the idea that every NZ'er has the right to make a living and mark-ups could be high. Certainly 20 odd years ago 100% markups were common on everyday items. Import restrictions meant that some manufacturers had an attitude that they could sell everything they made regardless of quality. It really pays to shop around. I know that has all changed now, but I can still buy books cheaper from Amazon, paying the shipping costs from there plus their markup, than I would pay at Whitcoulls. |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 75816 | 2002-09-02 21:48:00 | > I just don't get some of those price differences. it's all about economics - supply and demand etc. There's a huge market in the US, therefore greater demand, so the supply will be greater, therefore products typically cheaper. Supermarkets are cheaper cause they can buy stuff in bulk, so just picture it like that - the US is cheaper because they buy so much more. Mike. |
Mike (15) | ||
| 75817 | 2002-09-02 22:05:00 | robo, i know what you mean . you might find this sight interesting: www . salescircular . com/fl . shtml it's basically a database of all the weekly sale flyers that go out in the US on sunday (this page is for florida stores) . this is the third week running that you can get a spindle of 50 CD-Rs for free! how is this possible you ask? well, let me introduce you to (insert "tada" here) the mail-in-rebate scheme . basically, you buy the product, get the rebate form, fill it out and send it with your UPC and copy of the receipt . 6-12 weeks later you get a check in the mail . it's totally legit . i got a firewire card, 56k modem and hundreds of CD-Rs for free, so i know it works . apparently the manufacturers know only 40% of people get around to sending in all that stuff, so some how they make money . if i'm nice to my sis she'll pick up some of these deals for me to collect when i visit! g |
glenn (177) | ||
| 75818 | 2002-09-02 23:26:00 | Prices in NZ are much higher than other countries because: 1. There is very little competition 2. Our population is too small to support importers to bring in larger quantities at lower prices 3. Wholesalers and retailers mark up their prices at an unreal sense. It is understandable, however. They can break even if they don't 4. NZ is just too far from other parts of the world! We are somehow, isolated. Bear with it, if you want to live in New Zealand. Be contented with what you are and what you have, or else you are going to be a very miserable person. bk |
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