We All Want to Support Our LBS......BUT!!!

[Tanis8472]

They have the Internet on all till terminals in there and do everything they can to rubbish the comparison product, despite it being the same exact item.

Last year, I wanted some Specialized summer gloves. £35 in store. £12-£15 online at reputable stores. The LBS argued blind that they were "last years colours", despite both pairs being totally black and having same packaging and product code!

Fair enough

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

I never buy components from an LBS, always online or from Decathlon. But I would always buy my n+1 from an LBS, and I have an excellent repairs and servicing LBS.

 

[Dave7]

It's £3 dude. Chill.

You are missing the whole point...........it is NOT £3.00......it is 45% (ish).
If you are happy paying 45% more for the IDENTICAL item then that is fine..........I just feel it is too much.

 

[Dave7]

six quid saved is a pack of beers or a slap up binge at mrs miggins pie shop.

Mrs Miggins pie shop ???? a new one on me.
Curall's......yummy!!!

 

[raleighnut]

Mrs Miggins pie shop ???? a new one on me.
Curall's......yummy!!!

Blackadder the third

 

[Dave7]

Blackadder the third

Ah..........I only watch programmes like panorama or the debate between political party leaders

 

[Tin Pot]

You are missing the whole point...........it is NOT £3.00......it is 45% (ish).
If you are happy paying 45% more for the IDENTICAL item then that is fine..........I just feel it is too much.

...£3.

 

[nikkiss]

Oakley glasses, frame only from Vision Express: £190

Same frame online: £67

Ridiculous.

probably they have much more expenses than the online store. you cannot compare an online store with a brick and mortar

 

[winjim]

probably they have much more expenses than the online store. you cannot compare an online store with a brick and mortar

Online store quite possibly dodging taxes.

 

[midlife]

Is there someone purposefully resurrecting threads years old

 

[vickster]

Is there someone purposefully resurrecting threads years old

Looks that way, peculiar

 

[Dave7]

Is there someone purposefully resurrecting threads years old

I was just wondering that

 

[Globalti]

I don't even remember posting that and I don't think it was me as I have no interest in Oakley frames. Could it be clever advertising?

 

[ColinJ]

I don't even remember posting that and I don't think it was me as I have no interest in Oakley frames. Could it be clever advertising?

Click on the little arrow at the top of the quote box - it shows that you DID in fact post that, as opposed to a fake quote like the one below...

ColinJ knows that I love Oakley and always buy them from Oakleys Oakleys store!

 

[DSK]

I agree with some of the comments.

If we are talking small differences then I buy in shop otherwise its online.

I was quoted £85 + £10 for tubes + £40 labour for a pair of 700x25 Conti Gatorsskins at my LBS. That's £95 for parts alone and £135 fitted

Online I got the tyres and tubes for £70 with Schwalbe tubes. £25 on those parts is a lot money to some people and such differences can quickly add up to large sums of money.