Try and buy local and and then get shot in the foot

**soundbeltfarm** · 9th November 2011, 17:40

I went to town today to try and stay local and get some stuff from the local bike shops.
one shop said to go online for it because they cant get it from their suppliers and the other bike shop said buy it online because it not worth their while trying to get it.
well buggar me if they dont want my money.
i go home and prob not even 10 mins later ( and i am bloody useless on the computer) i have ordered and purchased what i want online.
and then they will probably try to crucify me for going offshore .
i did not mind paying extra to buy local but to be told to go online myself and order it that seems a bit on the nose or am i out of touch nowadays.

**steve_t** · 9th November 2011, 18:05

I guess you could have said to the second shop "how much would it cost to make it worth your while?"

I'd actually be quite appreciative to the shops for being upfront about their positions. Nothing worse than the first shop telling you they'll have to order it in and it taking 6 months to get here or finding out you've paid 3-4x the price from overseas and then having a go at the shop - it's more likely to be the wholesaler's fault.
They were saving you some money. I guess they recognise times are changing.

Just my opinion but it doesn't seem like a particularly big deal. Good on you for thinking of supporting your local bike shops though!

**Hitcher** · 9th November 2011, 18:22

I once owned an Aprilia Shiver. I bought it new. If it hadn't have been for the Internet, the NZ distributor would have had to honour their consumer guarantee obligations by buying it back off me. I never got thanked for saving them that hassle. Pricks.

New Zealand distributors and retailers will sell shit that moves, rather than stuff that may sit on their shelves and gather dust before it goes out of date. You can't blame them for that. Warehousing stock is dead money.

**Ocean1** · 9th November 2011, 18:26

Originally Posted by Hitcher

If it hadn't have been for the Internet, the NZ distributor would have had to honour their consumer guarantee obligations by buying it back off me.

I don't understand this bit.

I actually don't understand most of the post, but can you at least relieve me of my ignorance wrt the above?

Cheers.

**Hitcher** · 9th November 2011, 18:43

Originally Posted by Ocean1

I don't understand this bit.

I actually don't understand most of the post, but can you at least relieve me of my ignorance wrt the above?

Cheers.

I had to identify and source the bits needed to make the bike WOFable, while it was still supposedly under its two-year unlimited km "warranty". The NZ distributor was moving with the same pace and enthusiasm as the Fox Glacier.

**unstuck** · 9th November 2011, 18:57

Originally Posted by Hitcher

The NZ distributor was moving with the same pace and enthusiasm as the Fox Glacier.

A meter + a weeks not too bad for something so big.

**Ocean1** · 9th November 2011, 19:10

Originally Posted by Hitcher

I had to identify and source the bits needed to make the bike WOFable, while it was still supposedly under its two-year unlimited km "warranty". The NZ distributor was moving with the same pace and enthusiasm as the Fox Glacier.

OK. I knew you weren't very happy with them.

A wee note from your lawyer was an option?

**soundbeltfarm** · 9th November 2011, 19:38

i have seen the things i wanted around so just thought that the shop would have them or maybe get them in.
I guess they were just ordered from overseas too.

I dont expect the shops to stock the stuff i wanted as i realise it must cost them alot and if does not sell then it costs them more profit.

I should have said in the first post that this is the first time i have had this happen to me by those shops and they have been ok in the past.

**jazfender** · 9th November 2011, 20:00

this new fangled internet thang... it'll have our women next.

**cs363** · 9th November 2011, 20:07

Originally Posted by soundbeltfarm

i have seen the things i wanted around so just thought that the shop would have them or maybe get them in.
I guess they were just ordered from overseas too.

I dont expect the shops to stock the stuff i wanted as i realise it must cost them alot and if does not sell then it costs them more profit.

I should have said in the first post that this is the first time i have had this happen to me by those shops and they have been ok in the past.

As a matter of interest, what exactly where you trying to buy?

**Gremlin** · 9th November 2011, 20:12

I feel sorry for the shop. They stock stuff, people moan and bash them for charging a premium, and you should buy over the Internet etc. So they realise, well, may as well just send people onto the Internet, save us the admin time getting stuff in. Then they get bashed for that... ya just can't win can ya?

On the flip side, I dropped into my dealer today, to get a seal replaced under warranty. The bike was pulled into the workshop as I was still de-gearing and making my first phone call (they stopped whatever else they were working on). As I was walking out less than half an hour later, I realised I'd forgotten to ask parts if they had a missing screw that had fallen off (bloody twins). They had two, I purchased both (for safety) and it cost a whopping $1.20 a screw (sarcasm if you didn't know).

Walked out a happy customer. The End.

**JimO** · 9th November 2011, 20:14

Originally Posted by jazfender

this new fangled internet thang... it'll have our women next.

only the ugly ones

**jazfender** · 9th November 2011, 20:35

Originally Posted by JimO

only the ugly ones

it already has our ugly ones.

**Ocean1** · 9th November 2011, 20:41

Originally Posted by Gremlin

Walked out a happy customer. The End.

Next time you're there ask them if it should have a replacement fuel pump control module. Some of 'em were recalled overseas for a fault there, not in Godzone, though.

**yachtie10** · 9th November 2011, 21:13

Originally Posted by Gremlin

I feel sorry for the shop. They stock stuff, people moan and bash them for charging a premium, and you should buy over the Internet etc. So they realise, well, may as well just send people onto the Internet, save us the admin time getting stuff in. Then they get bashed for that... ya just can't win can ya?

On the flip side, I dropped into my dealer today, to get a seal replaced under warranty. The bike was pulled into the workshop as I was still de-gearing and making my first phone call (they stopped whatever else they were working on). As I was walking out less than half an hour later, I realised I'd forgotten to ask parts if they had a missing screw that had fallen off (bloody twins). They had two, I purchased both (for safety) and it cost a whopping $1.20 a screw (sarcasm if you didn't know).

Walked out a happy customer. The End.

With the money you probably spend with them you probably could ask for a blowjob and get it (no idea if anyone there you would want it from)