Sick of being ripped off

[Ocean1]

I imagine if you went into any sort of business in New Zealand and asked to see their cost price on items, you'd be told to mind your own fucking business.

Rightly so too.

In which case you can't blame clients for not knowing you're not responsible for them having to pay more for your product, can you?

[Banditbandit]

Jimmy's Mince and Cheese for the win

campylobacter in the water ..

[Katman]

In which case you can't blame clients for not knowing you're not responsible for them having to pay more for your product, can you?

Judging by the frequency with which motorcycle businesses seem to be closing do you really think it indicates operating with excessive profit margins?

[Scubbo]

incompetence and relying on sales of wholesale goods to make the profit is probably their reason TBH...

[jellywrestler]

All of the red meat I ate when in the States was fucking expensive AND shit.

at least it was hallal blessed in case you turn that way you haven't sinned in a past life

[Crasherfromwayback]

Yep Aussie food is not the best.



I can get a six pack of steinlager stubbies for $7usd at my local supermarket. I'm not saying it is the best beer but I know that is cheaper than it sells for in NZ.

I get it for $19.00 NZ a doz. So nah, bout the same maybe?

[jonbuoy]

I get it for $19.00 NZ a doz. So nah, bout the same maybe?

I don't know why NZ and AU have got so expensive. I pay $9NZD here for a 12 pack, even in England it's only about $15NZD in the supermarket.

[mossy1200]

i don't know why nz and au have got so expensive. I pay $9nzd here for a 12 pack, even in england it's only about $15nzd in the supermarket.

tax tax tax

[rastuscat]

Just a wee thought on this.

Retailers end up carrying a lot of warranty costs which have to come from somewhere.

I used to work in a bike shop. Kids would come back with a 2 week old bike with the front wheel collapsed saying "I was just riding along". Tripe.

But someone pays for BS warranty claims. We do. In front end prices. And retail margins.

[husaberg]

tax tax tax

I thought the same so had a google, it turns out our tax on alcohol is actually pretty low compared to say the aussies.

[AllanB]

I searched largest US motorcycle dealer just out of interest as recently on a Ducati forum there were pictures of a shop with a huge range of bikes.

Check this shit out - now I'll propose that he stocks more in his shop in a year of brand X (pick your favorite) than the COMBINED NZ dealers sell in a year. So bet your tight arse they get a good price.

Interestingly I checked our my Ducati price - convert it and it's within a grand of NZ's last RRP. OK - I'll come clean NZ's last RRP was discounted $4k off the usual price ....... see we can offer good deals


Anyway - interesting reading and perving - check out the Showroom link. Don't bitch to me about his prices!


http://www.bertsmegamall.com/berts-m...er-story--info



I want to go to the Euro Centre: Our Ducati & Triumph inventory is huge with not just new but also used bikes. Make sure you visit The Euro Center, it's not just a dealership, it's a destination including a coffee shop & the #1 premium bike team in the world!

[mossy1200]

I thought the same so had a google, it turns out our tax on alcohol is actually pretty low compared to say the aussies.

yeah only 10% likely plus gst and 30% business profit tax on everyone that touched it plus you already paid tax on the money you earnt before buying it so should be about 80% tax all up lol.

yeah I was surprised how low it was only 10%(plus gst) tax but why is duty free so cheap compared to retail now or has it been to long since I had a holiday now?

Last time in Czechoslovakia we paid 5 pounds for a beer in a tourist pub then walked 2 blocks and paid 50p for the same beer in a local pub.

[skippa1]

Never tried a Texas steak then Pete?

I have....it was ok, I wouldnt rate it as the best in the world.....

[MGST]

If you think you are getting ripped off in NZ, come and Live in Perth, Western Australia, THE biggest rip-off on the planet. The exact same car / motorbike costs more here than in the eastern states, petrol changes price DAILY, yada yada yada. What a f**ken joke. The tanker comes as fills up the petrol station, who then sell it for a different price every day of the week. The price varies by up to 20c per litre across the 7 days, yet there is no hint of anyone accusing them on price manipulation or shit like that.

Food costs heaps here, the meat is shit ( cos the cows and sheep only have red dirt to eat ), service anywhere for anything is non existent, the State and Federal Governments, who are coming off the back of an unprecedented 10 year mining boom, have 10 times the debt they did 10 years ago and nothing to show for it.

Over-inflated incomes have led to over-inflated egos and self-importance, a whole generation with a massive sense of self entitlement, a whole generation that has spent it's entire working life in a bubble removed from reality, and that's not only personally, that's the governments too. No one ( personal or Government ) has thought or planned more than 5 minutes ahead, no one ( personal or Government ) has put any money away for a rainy day.

I sit back here laughing at them all. They have no idea what the real world in like, what it's like to work Monday to Friday just to pay the bank, then have to work second and third jobs on the weekends so you can have such luxuries as food and power and running water. This was my life before I came here to have a crack at the mining game. I've more than tripled my income since I've been over here, but I've still lived the same lifestyle as I did at home. I've saved every penny, so I can can come back home and relax a bit and not have to work 3 jobs 7 days a week just to make ends meet. And I've achieved that goal, so you'd have to say it's been worth it financially. But it has cast me a lot personally, I've missed everything for the last 8 years, everything - birthdays, weddings, funerals, events, general life, friends, family, you name it, I've missed it. I think it's fair to say I've been as close to being in prison as possible without actually being in prison. No wonder everyone is heading home now.

All I can say is, I CANNOT WAIT to come back home to Auckland for good, which will be by this Christmas, as soon as I get laid off from the last cash cow resources job before the whole industry dies in the arse and falls off the cliff. They can only blame themselves too, they've priced themselves out of the market, and the Unions have completely fucked it for the workers, exactly like the Unions did in England in the late 70's and 80's. Anyway, fuck the red dirt, fuck the hot weather, fuck the bogans, and generally, just fuck Australia. First thing I do when I get home will be to put my passport on the driveway, douse it in petrol, and throw a match on it. Home sweet home is where I will stay forever.

[pritch]

I thought the same so had a google, it turns out our tax on alcohol is actually pretty low compared to say the aussies.

Last time I was a Heathrow "duty free" the malt whisky was more expensive than it would be just up the road here at the bottle store. So I bought some at Auckland on the way in, much cheaper. Guess it ain't all bad here.