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| Thread ID: 49759 | 2004-09-29 12:15:00 | Online Shopping Experiences | ApeNz (4220) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 276884 | 2005-11-04 04:03:00 | I would prefer to purchase from a 'bricks and mortar' place, it's just hard in Auckland to find one where: a. The staff speak English b. They are over 18 c. They are even remotely interested/excited that you want to purchase something without flashing lights of the mention of 'gaming rig'. Now if Metla was to open a Mega Store in the big smoke while offering cheerful customer service from nubile knowledgeable neatly enunciating young maidens with anti-static straps and screw drivers as jewellery accessories- he may have a winner. :D Well..... I'm over 18 I speak English I am a maiden with an antistatic strap and screwdriver as acessories. However.... I'm not bricks and mortar And dunno about the nubile bit either :D |
pctek (84) | ||
| 276885 | 2005-11-04 04:08:00 | I understand perfectly what you mean. You can't compete unless you match the lowest price available, and if you do your throughput is not high enough to cover the lower prices. It's much the same here in Rotorua. Virtualy everyone who has opened a comp. shop here has gone bust. The one we still have running only seems to stock cheap brands for popular (cheap) comps. I suppose the purpose of on line shopping is to make the lowest price availabe to everyone. Which ,of course, does nothing for the local shopkeeper. Which is partly why mine is online only. If I don't sell much because the likes of Supercheap are getting all the customers - so what - I don't have rent to pay. And all those associated premises costs. The purpose in my opinion isn't to make the lowest price available, its just convenience. Even those who go into a shop I bet check the website first to see if they have the sorts of HW they are after. Not to mention you can check out what the stores hours are etc. But I think the ones who try to compete on cheap are dooming themselves - much better to concentrate on quality stuff and good service. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 276886 | 2005-11-04 04:21:00 | What I was really getting at is I'm far better off nuturing and growing the customers I attract locally and who need and benifit what I can offer, rather then throwing more and more resources into a bells and whistles online store with 100's of items of stock, credit card facitites and whatnot, all to try and corner sales that aren't really worth having unless your turning over a huge amount of stock......, which is why my site has less updates and less stock listed then what may be optimal. Having said that, The One and only system I currently have listed is pretty damn sweet..... .....I think, Haven't even looked at it for awhile. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 276887 | 2005-11-10 04:13:00 | I have never bought anything on line, call me old fasioned, I prefer to deal with people face to face. It gives me a chance to get away from the computer, if I'm within sight of a comp. then that's it, there's allways so much to do! I'm stuck for hours. Anyway, it seems most of you guys are in some sort of online retailing so I'll give it a try. Who can find me this: SUR_CEN (surround center connector) for a Gigabyte Ga-k8ns Pro Motherboard. It's listed in the users manual (page 29) and says "Please contact your nearest dealer for optional sur-cen Cable" Qmb are the nearest and they just gave me a bemused look when I asked about it, oh and that guy was still surfing the web and the other young guy seemed insulted that I spoke to the older guy first. Supercheap, where I bought the board, seemed to think it was funny or are they just a happy lot? and Gigabytes support site ran me round in circles. Why didn't they just include the thing with the board in the first place? IT'S ONLY A PIECE OF WIRE FER FUGS SAKE! well, with connectors at each end, but you know what I mean.....don't you....don't you? So if any of you can help me then we can try this online shopping thing, or I could come to your place. :rolleyes: |
Barnzy (6015) | ||
| 276888 | 2005-11-10 04:23:00 | Depends if you wanted to pay what its worth, or pay for the time taken to track it down. They are sourced through the importer, Last one I got in had to come via special order from....well, somewhere in Asia. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 276889 | 2005-11-10 04:39:00 | Hmmmm. What is it worth? how much? | Barnzy (6015) | ||
| 276890 | 2005-11-10 08:10:00 | Who can find me this: SUR_CEN (surround center connector) for a Gigabyte Ga-k8ns Pro Motherboard. It's listed in the users manual (page 29) and says "Please contact your nearest dealer for optional sur-cen Cable" www.giga-byte.com This? With ASUS for instance, the Deluxe boards tend to come with all this sort of stuff bundled and the cheaper models don't - its marked optional. The NZ agents tend not to order extras of these things much - they could well have them though, or at least can get it. The main agent seems to be Ingram Micro - now part of Tech Pacific - I don't have an account with them. If it was an ASUS I could but not Gigabyte. You just need to find a shop who deals with Tech Pac and you should be able to get one. Ascent probably do - they're big enough. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 276891 | 2005-11-10 08:17:00 | There are a number of second stringer wholesalers that supply Gigabyte gear, and at the same price as anyone (well, us small guys, No idea about prices for the big fish) can get it from Tech Pac. | Metla (12) | ||
| 276892 | 2005-11-10 08:28:00 | So, Metla, do you have an account with Techpac? Can I get one through you? I feel an internet purchase coming on. :D |
Barnzy (6015) | ||
| 276893 | 2005-11-10 08:30:00 | I could place a query, No garentee though, It will have to come into the country as a special order. | Metla (12) | ||
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