Draggin jeans ripping off NZ customers????

[Lou Girardin]

I think that is a poor excuse really. We may be a small country but this company is based in Aussie, right next door. With regards to buying power, that may be true for an importer ordering say 10,000 pairs as opposed to a smaller retailer in NZ ordering 100 but the prices I quoted are direct from the company itself so they aren't discounting them, the price was for one pair sent to the US or NZ. I did send them an email regarding the difference and they replied that it was due to taxes and customs duties the US customers face which is a cop out. I suscribe to a few other motorcycle forums and the US guys don't have any problems importing gear, they normally only get charged any taxes if they buy domestic product. The price is as it is because NZ customers have been willing to pay it. I'm not having any issue with local retailers because if you buy from a store you would expect to pay a bit more for service etc but direct from the company themselves the price should be the same no matter where the product is being sent.

That's a different matter then, they're protecting the local retailers. Because if we lose business to mail order Draggin will be told to stuff it.
Don't forget that we might be "right next door" but trans Tasman freight is stupidly expensive.

[TLDV8]

Have a look at there site, www.dragginjeans.co.nz. I am looking at the combat pants. If you select NZ$ as the currency the price is $239 plus $20 shipping. If you select US$ as the currency the price is $100US plus $25US for shipping, a total of about $170NZ. Are we being shafted here???

NZ is a small market..America is a large market as in $$$ so they get a better deal,ultimately Draggin would make up the $ difference by projected volume.
....... At the end of the day a importer or sole agent will be buying at wholesale,the mark up is up to them on most items with a RRP?...Times have changed including the exchange rate,i generally buy offshore for that reason saving up to 50% including freight and GST..Something is not right when it takes 3 weeks to get a set of rear brake pads for a popular bike here when the same thing could have been obtained cheaper and delivered quicker from the U.S?

[GSXR1000]

Have a look at there site, www.dragginjeans.co.nz. I am looking at the combat pants. If you select NZ$ as the currency the price is $239 plus $20 shipping. If you select US$ as the currency the price is $100US plus $25US for shipping, a total of about $170NZ. Are we being shafted here???

I think you will find that we(in Australia) are paying about the same price for Draggin Jeans, I brought myself a pair when they first came out and still have them, they are fantastic, haven't put them to the test yet......

[Biff]

Snot forgetting that, I believe, Draggin is actually a US company? I think anyhoo. Although they do have an office and manufacture some of their kit in Oz.

[GSXR1000]

Snot forgetting that, I believe, Draggin is actually a US company? I think anyhoo. Although they do have an office and manufacture some of their kit in Oz.

well, that will be why we are paying much the same.....thanks for that mate..
so that means the aussie's are getting ripped off as well.....

[TLDV8]

From the Draggin Jeans Home page?..i may be reading it wrong but this sounds like an Australian based company???


"Q: Postal returns from the USA, what postal service do you recommend?
A: If returning goods to Draggin Jeans from the USA then we recommend that you use "U.S.Postal Service Global Priority Mail"