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Husqvarna Chainsaw Fiasco
I saw this in two other groups. Are you just out to bash? Are you actually
reading the replies? No I just post for fun and profit. hehe. I am not bashing Husqvarna but I am posting to my 3 favorite groups. It would be 4 groups but I dont think that alt.bread.recipes cares about 9hp chainsaws. If I was more aware of the dealer / mfgr situation I would of bought locally on this purchase as this saw could require alot of service. I am using it to mill lumber with an alaskan jig. But in the end I am glad I did not buy from the dealer as he is really a jerk to deal with. I called the owner personally and we had an amiable discussion but he still had the opinion that I was just out to wreck his business by buying over the cursed internet. I've since called other dealers and they are happy to look at it or work on it warranty if it needs it. Only difference is I have to drive 20 miles instead of 2. Personally I would rather have the dealer prove himself worthy of my future business than lip service and still get bad service after buying at dealer prices. That happened to me with John Deere. For that I'll take the discount online, if all I have is thieves and liars to deal with then I'll take the lowest price, just like at the car dealer. hehe. Rich PS( My Lowes Poulon 49cc 20 inch saw is kicking butt. I've cut down about 19 palm trees, 1 oak and 1 hackberry plus other trimming jobs etc and I am amazed it works so well. I did not expect much out of it so I guess I am happy with whatever I get!) |
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"Rich" wrote in message . com...
I saw this in two other groups. Are you just out to bash? Are you actually reading the replies? No I just post for fun and profit. hehe. I am not bashing Husqvarna but I am posting to my 3 favorite groups. It would be 4 groups but I dont think that alt.bread.recipes cares about 9hp chainsaws. If I was more aware of the dealer / mfgr situation I would of bought locally on this purchase as this saw could require alot of service. I am using it to mill lumber with an alaskan jig. But in the end I am glad I did not buy from the dealer as he is really a jerk to deal with. I called the owner personally and we had an amiable discussion but he still had the opinion that I was just out to wreck his business by buying over the cursed internet. I've since called other dealers and they are happy to look at it or work on it warranty if it needs it. Only difference is I have to drive 20 miles instead of 2. Personally I would rather have the dealer prove himself worthy of my future business than lip service and still get bad service after buying at dealer prices. That happened to me with John Deere. For that I'll take the discount online, if all I have is thieves and liars to deal with then I'll take the lowest price, just like at the car dealer. hehe. Rich PS( My Lowes Poulon 49cc 20 inch saw is kicking butt. I've cut down about 19 palm trees, 1 oak and 1 hackberry plus other trimming jobs etc and I am amazed it works so well. I did not expect much out of it so I guess I am happy with whatever I get!) I agree with Rich's perspective above. The internet and the Borg's are the biggest reason why the local dealer should extend every courtesy possible. Within reason of course. While noone can deny that there are those that will go for the lowest price everytime, a certain number of people will return to the service oriented dealer. This guy just guaranteed he will make no profit from Rich. And, as someone else pointed out, if this guy lost money on warranty work, he wouldn't do it. If they do, they're stupid. I would venture to guess, the profit just wasn't big enough for the guy. Which is one of the reasons we have the Borg's. The big retail profit centers may be monopolistic in nature, but one thing they do NOT have a monopoly on...is greed. This is, of course, just my opinion. Spaz |
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SpazMaTaz wrote:
"Rich" wrote in message . com... I saw this in two other groups. Are you just out to bash? Are you actually reading the replies? No I just post for fun and profit. hehe. I am not bashing Husqvarna but I am posting to my 3 favorite groups. It would be 4 groups but I dont think that alt.bread.recipes cares about 9hp chainsaws. If I was more aware of the dealer / mfgr situation I would of bought locally on this purchase as this saw could require alot of service. I am using it to mill lumber with an alaskan jig. But in the end I am glad I did not buy from the dealer as he is really a jerk to deal with. I called the owner personally and we had an amiable discussion but he still had the opinion that I was just out to wreck his business by buying over the cursed internet. I've since called other dealers and they are happy to look at it or work on it warranty if it needs it. Only difference is I have to drive 20 miles instead of 2. Personally I would rather have the dealer prove himself worthy of my future business than lip service and still get bad service after buying at dealer prices. That happened to me with John Deere. For that I'll take the discount online, if all I have is thieves and liars to deal with then I'll take the lowest price, just like at the car dealer. hehe. Rich PS( My Lowes Poulon 49cc 20 inch saw is kicking butt. I've cut down about 19 palm trees, 1 oak and 1 hackberry plus other trimming jobs etc and I am amazed it works so well. I did not expect much out of it so I guess I am happy with whatever I get!) I agree with Rich's perspective above. The internet and the Borg's are the biggest reason why the local dealer should extend every courtesy possible. Within reason of course. While noone can deny that there are those that will go for the lowest price everytime, a certain number of people will return to the service oriented dealer. This guy just guaranteed he will make no profit from Rich. And, as someone else pointed out, if this guy lost money on warranty work, he wouldn't do it. If they do, they're stupid. I would venture to guess, the profit just wasn't big enough for the guy. Which is one of the reasons we have the Borg's. The big retail profit centers may be monopolistic in nature, but one thing they do NOT have a monopoly on...is greed. This is, of course, just my opinion. I agree. I like to support the local guy. I really do. But what do you do when you consistently get reamed by him. I went down to the local Ace to get a 30 amp 2 pole breaker. The breaker is behind a locked glass and is blister packed. It's $26. I go to Home Depot, 4 miles away, the breaker is open in a bin, I can look at it, and it's $8. Where the fsk are you going to buy your breaker? I live in a somewhat upscale college community. The local equipment rental place charges a hefty daily charge including Sunday on everything. If I drive 5 miles to the largely ag community down the road, the shop of the very same rental chain charges 30% less and gives Sunday free if the equipment is returned by 8AM monday. Where would you rent? Both the Ace store and the rental shop seem to be quite busy so I assume their business model works for them. It sure doesn't for me. |
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"Jim Stewart" wrote in message ... SpazMaTaz wrote: "Rich" wrote in message . com... snip--- I agree. I like to support the local guy. I really do. But what do you do when you consistently get reamed by him. I went down to the local Ace to get a 30 amp 2 pole breaker. The breaker is behind a locked glass and is blister packed. It's $26. I go to Home Depot, 4 miles away, the breaker is open in a bin, I can look at it, and it's $8. Where the fsk are you going to buy your breaker? I live in a somewhat upscale college community. The local equipment rental place charges a hefty daily charge including Sunday on everything. If I drive 5 miles to the largely ag community down the road, the shop of the very same rental chain charges 30% less and gives Sunday free if the equipment is returned by 8AM monday. Where would you rent? Both the Ace store and the rental shop seem to be quite busy so I assume their business model works for them. It sure doesn't for me. I needed a brush hog. Local dealer wanted $800 for a 40" model, a perfect fit for my small Kubota. A 100 mile drive yielded a brush hog for $500, and no sales tax. Difference? 2" narrower, otherwise the same hog. No big deal, especially when I saved $300, plus 7.7% sales tax on the $800 price. No sales tax paid on the $500 purchase. Some folks see every sale as a retirement plan, so I can't get too excited about supporting them. I purchased common seals from the local dude because I was in a bind. $12 each for $6 seals. His screw the consumer prices are outrageous, always well above market value. It's clear that some folks do little to earn your patronage. I've tried to be a faithful customer, but I can't afford to be. I now shop everywhere except for his store. Harold |
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Harold & Susan Vordos wrote:
"Jim Stewart" wrote in message ... SpazMaTaz wrote: "Rich" wrote in message . com... snip--- I agree. I like to support the local guy. I really do. But what do you do when you consistently get reamed by him. I went down to the local Ace to get a 30 amp 2 pole breaker. The breaker is behind a locked glass and is blister packed. It's $26. I go to Home Depot, 4 miles away, the breaker is open in a bin, I can look at it, and it's $8. Where the fsk are you going to buy your breaker? I live in a somewhat upscale college community. The local equipment rental place charges a hefty daily charge including Sunday on everything. If I drive 5 miles to the largely ag community down the road, the shop of the very same rental chain charges 30% less and gives Sunday free if the equipment is returned by 8AM monday. Where would you rent? Both the Ace store and the rental shop seem to be quite busy so I assume their business model works for them. It sure doesn't for me. I needed a brush hog. Local dealer wanted $800 for a 40" model, a perfect fit for my small Kubota. A 100 mile drive yielded a brush hog for $500, and no sales tax. Difference? 2" narrower, otherwise the same hog. No big deal, especially when I saved $300, plus 7.7% sales tax on the $800 price. No sales tax paid on the $500 purchase. Some folks see every sale as a retirement plan, so I can't get too excited about supporting them. I purchased common seals from the local dude because I was in a bind. $12 each for $6 seals. His screw the consumer prices are outrageous, always well above market value. It's clear that some folks do little to earn your patronage. I've tried to be a faithful customer, but I can't afford to be. I now shop everywhere except for his store. I have my own business and I've been in business for about 7 years. My wife and I make a comfortable living at it, we have some control over our destiny and we get to *mostly* make our own rules. The three main rules are 1) build something that works and doesn't hurt someone. 2) tell the truth to customers, vendors and each other. 3) price our products so that we can make a comfortable living. I've learned that this gets us the most consistent revenue stream and generally keeps our customers from switching to another company that may introduce a product with a slightly lower price. I've tried setting a higher initial price and dropping it later to try to get market share. It doesn't work. The damage has already been done. On the other side of it, I've turned down a couple of big customers because I couldn't make a comfortable living meeting their terms. The ability to say no is just as big of a negotiating tool as the ability to say yes. |
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"Harold & Susan Vordos" wrote in message I needed a brush hog. Local dealer wanted $800 for a 40" model, a perfect fit for my small Kubota. A 100 mile drive yielded a brush hog for $500, and no sales tax. Difference? 2" narrower, otherwise the same hog. We can all find exceptions. It pays to be a smart consumer and do some homework. I can also give exceptions the other way around. I needed a refrigerator part for the ice maker. Big store wanted $60 for the part, Internet was $55, local guy was $40 not for the part but for a hole new unit. Ed |
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"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message ... "Harold & Susan Vordos" wrote in message I needed a brush hog. Local dealer wanted $800 for a 40" model, a perfect fit for my small Kubota. A 100 mile drive yielded a brush hog for $500, and no sales tax. Difference? 2" narrower, otherwise the same hog. We can all find exceptions. It pays to be a smart consumer and do some homework. I can also give exceptions the other way around. I needed a refrigerator part for the ice maker. Big store wanted $60 for the part, Internet was $55, local guy was $40 not for the part but for a hole new unit. Ed Yep! The key to this whole scenario is to shop. Often I've been pleasantly surprised to find the best deal at the least likely place. and that includes the guy you'd swear would not compete. When you live on SS, you don't toss your money around like it's from a bottomless well. Our lifestyle is a humble one, but we live as comfortably as we choose, and do it on minimum money by not being wasteful or stupid in how we use what we have. In order to do that, we have learned to shop before we buy. It always pays benefits. Harold |
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On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 12:27:43 -0800, "Harold & Susan Vordos"
wrote: I agree. I like to support the local guy. I really do. But what do you do when you consistently get reamed by him. Hmmm, I'm asking myself the same question as I look at fuel prices. Our biggest local dealer, who used to be a mom & pop of long-standing in the community, was purchased by "city people," a couple of years ago, (literally, NYC "investors") and now refuses to deliver anything less than 150 gal. at a pop, and at nearly $1.60/gal this is a bit much for *many* people in this tiny burg to cough up at a time (myself included, sometimes). Their excuse is, "With everybody only buying 100 gallons at a time, we can't keep up with the deliveries." Huh?? A competitor will gladly deliver of theirs will gladly deliver less. A survey of local kerosene prices (at the pump) yields $1.95/gal for the "local guy" and $1.63/gal for the town 11 miles away (further south, that is). I've been asking myself for several years now, since our local grocery chain started charging "screw you" prices year 'round, rather than just in the summer, "When did the local, small business model become &$#@* the Locals?" Some folks see every sale as a retirement plan, so I can't get too excited about supporting them. Amen! Another local fuel dealer, this one a gas station, (also owned by a transplanted city dude, oddly enough..hmmm, notice a trend?) was on the gas roller coaster recently, but keeping prices apace with the larger community down the road. Then, in the last go-'round, when prices dropped back down 20-cents or so, his stayed high. Consequently, I stopped buying my gas there. Then, one day I stopped and asked, with all due respect, why their price had previously reflected that of the same brand station in the next town, but this time had stayed high? His reply? "Go down there and buy your gas." So, guess who _doesn't_ get my 3-5 fillups a week now? -- Chuck *#:^) chaz3913(AT)yahoo(DOT)com Anti-spam sig: please remove "NO SPAM" from e-mail address to reply. September 11, 2001 - Never Forget -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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"Chuck" wrote in message ... snip----------- .. Then, in the last go-'round, when prices dropped back down 20-cents or so, his stayed high. Consequently, I stopped buying my gas there. Then, one day I stopped and asked, with all due respect, why their price had previously reflected that of the same brand station in the next town, but this time had stayed high? His reply? "Go down there and buy your gas." Done deal, and for ever. Any time I find a business that has that kind of attitude, I not only don't patronize them, but I make sure that others understand their attitude. There's nothing like negative advertising to sink a business, and it's the cheapest and easiest advertising a person can get, with plenty to go around. All it takes is a go-to-hell attitude displayed to the consumer like the example above. So, guess who _doesn't_ get my 3-5 fillups a week now? Small wonder! g Interestingly, a local hardware store recently learned how to sharpen their pencil. A few years back I needed some damp proofing for the foundation of the shop. They wanted double the price asked at Home Depot. The 50 mile drive one way was worth the trip because we needed a few pails. Of late, however, they seem in tune with more reasonable pricing and we've been spending our money with them. Smart business people don't rely on screwing the consumer if they want to be in business tomorrow. All too many of them chase business away that way. For the most part, they're now getting a wakeup call in our community. HD is going to open a local store, and Wal-Mart has one of the largest stores in the western US near us. There's considerable bitching, but it's going to get things on an even keel here. In the end, more of the local dollars will remain here, instead of going to other communities where prices are reasonable. Harold |
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You will, of course, pay the appropriate tax on your out-of state purchase,
though? I know I always do.... I could use a brush hog too, but first the hydraulics for the front blade. Dragging snow is tougher than pushing it. "Harold & Susan Vordos" wrote in message ... I needed a brush hog. Local dealer wanted $800 for a 40" model, a perfect fit for my small Kubota. A 100 mile drive yielded a brush hog for $500, and no sales tax. Difference? 2" narrower, otherwise the same hog. No big deal, especially when I saved $300, plus 7.7% sales tax on the $800 price. No sales tax paid on the $500 purchase. |
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"George" wrote in message ... You will, of course, pay the appropriate tax on your out-of state purchase, though? I know I always do.... Oh, yeah! I'm always the first guy in line on Monday morning. I consider it an honor to be paying taxes in a state that is near the highest one in the nation in taxation and can't find enough reasons or ways to get them even higher. That isn't preventing them from trying, though. I could use a brush hog too, but first the hydraulics for the front blade. Dragging snow is tougher than pushing it. Good luck with that project. The best scenario is to live where there's no snow. Notice I don't practice what I preach? g Harold |
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