[Public-List] Buying tip of the week

[Gordon Laco]

Bravo!


On 06/02/12 3:26 PM, "dan walker" <dsailormon at yahoo.com> wrote:

> i try to buy all i can from our local sailboat dealer. may pay more but i like
> their presence in town.  
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________
>  From: Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net>
> To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
> Sent: Monday, February 6, 2012 2:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [Public-List] Buying tip of the week
>  
> Well I'm in the marine business too, I supply all kinds of retail outlets,
> and I am not fond of West's style. In my books that's gouging.  And I would
> agree about their lack of ability to offer competent advice.  I guess what I
> really abhor is the damage they do to more professional marine outlets.
> 
> GL
> 
> 
> On 06/02/12 2:18 PM, "John Riley" <jriley at dsbscience.com> wrote:
> 
>> Gordon Laco wrote:
>>>   I think commenting the other way is also appropriate - that's a 38%
>>> gouge.... 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>   
>> It's not a "gouge," it's what they think the market will bear.  If
>> people DO pay that price, why should they lower it?
>> 
>> Some folks shop at WM for the convenience of getting something "right
>> now."  I do that occasionally, though my first go-to place is Defender.
>> I've had customer service issues with Jamestown on more than one
>> occasion and avoid them where possible.
>> 
>> I tend to forget about the West price match thing, and when I need
>> something urgently enough to go there and get it (vice waiting for an
>> order from Defender), I'm generally not anywhere near a computer or
>> printer, etc, and I'm usually filthy (so don't want to mess with a
>> computer anyway).
>> 
>> My only point is that they DO sell a lot of stuff at full asking price,
>> so why lower it?  That's the buyer's decision, not gouging where the
>> buyer has no choice.
>> 
>> My bigger beef with WM is hiring staff/clerks that give bad advice, but
>> that's for another day.
>> 
>> (BTW, Mike, thanks for the tip...I'll try to remember it).
> 
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