Carrera Crossfire prices

[BristolRoversfc]

I have a Carrera Crossfire 2 and wifey wants one also.
Just looked at Halfords website and the Crossfire 1 is £284 whereas the later 2 model is £260.
I would have thought it should be the other way around.

 

[Cycleops]

I've long tried to understand Halfords pricing.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

It's just bad management of their stock system & shows that the commercial manager is not doing their job properly

 

[vickster]

Sounds like the 2 is a good deal then assuming it's the right size and you don't mind going out on his and hers

The blue women's one is a great colour, compared to dull old black

https://www.halfords.com/cycling/bi...sfire-2-womens-hybrid-bike-blue--s-m-l-frames

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

I've long tried to understand Halfords pricing.

They just seem to pluck a price out of thin air then "discount" it by a substantial percentage in order to convince the unwary that they are getting a better deal than they really are. Rather like no-one ever actually pays list price for a Vauxhall or Ford car, no-one really pays RRP for a bike at Halfords either. The supermarkets play exactly the same game by artificially inflating the prices of certain goods in certain stores for a short period before putting them on "special offer". You have to use your common sense at the end of the day to decide if what you are offered is a lot of bang for your buck, the raw numbers mean nothing, VFM means everything.

 

[mustang1]

They just seem to pluck a price out of thin air then "discount" it by a substantial percentage in order to convince the unwary that they are getting a better deal than they really are. Rather like no-one ever actually pays list price for a Vauxhall or Ford car, no-one really pays RRP for a bike at Halfords either. The supermarkets play exactly the same game by artificially inflating the prices of certain goods in certain stores for a short period before putting them on "special offer". You have to use your common sense at the end of the day to decide if what you are offered is a lot of bang for your buck, the raw numbers mean nothing, VFM means everything.

Ditto with sofas. Those things are nearly always on "sale".