is stihl charging much more in the uk for the same product?
For sure...just like everything else.
is stihl charging much more in the uk for the same product?
I've never met a pro tree service offer discounts on their work, I've never seen a firewood seller offer discounts on the wood he sells. So my freind a margin that sucks is just that, it sucks. Thats why its the dealers choice to wheel and deal, not the customers. He'll decide whether he will smell your azz or kiss it. What you say really doesn't matter.
Wrong, a sale with no margin is not a sale, its a waste of time.
Tom - If it makes you feel any better I still use my college id from about 10 years ago to get a discount at the china buffet down the street .
I discount my tree services and firewood to good customers and Senior citizens(and I admit really hot women). Now I have more work than time. I also agree with ya in that I will not fight with my dealer on price, Most times he hooks me up, always on big saws. Once in a while on a small part he apologizes for the price, I usually tell him "dont sweat it, You have to stay in business Cause I break a lot of parts" Im usually told not many people understand that.
Here is something we are not considering on this issue. Where I live 6 or 7 hundred dollars is more than most peoples house payment or rent. In other areas people have car and truck payments for that much. Stihl sets the price nationwide not considering that. Thank goodness my local dealer realizes that and adjust for that. I guess it is also worth noting that a dealer in a high income area probably has to make more money to pay his rent therefore has to make more sales or more per sale.
50 bucks is 50 bucks. could have sold me 2 saws even so 100 bones for a half hours work cuz i didnt needs any setup or anything.
Thanks man. I'll tell ya that little gal at the DMV this week really hurt me bad. The nerve of her making me wear glasses to drive now just cause I'm getting old and can't see worth a hoot in hell anymore. Depressing that she would do such a thing to a mass of luv muscle like myself,GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR,LOL
How much do you mark up before you discount?Are you saying you wanted 50.00 off?, thats not asking all that much. I've given discounts much larger than that. What saw was you wanting 50.00 off on?
I discount my tree services and firewood to good customers and Senior citizens(and I admit really hot women). Now I have more work than time. I also agree with ya in that I will not fight with my dealer on price, Most times he hooks me up, always on big saws. Once in a while on a small part he apologizes for the price, I usually tell him "dont sweat it, You have to stay in business Cause I break a lot of parts" Im usually told not many people understand that.
Here is something we are not considering on this issue. Where I live 6 or 7 hundred dollars is more than most peoples house payment or rent. In other areas people have car and truck payments for that much. Stihl sets the price nationwide not considering that. Thank goodness my local dealer realizes that and adjust for that. I guess it is also worth noting that a dealer in a high income area probably has to make more money to pay his rent therefore has to make more sales or more per sale.
Hey Tom! TOM! Over HERE!
You're wandering again old man. We're talking about Stihl rip offs. Remember?
How much do you mark up before you discount?
I discount my tree services and firewood to good customers and Senior citizens(and I admit really hot women). Now I have more work than time. I also agree with ya in that I will not fight with my dealer on price, Most times he hooks me up, always on big saws. Once in a while on a small part he apologizes for the price, I usually tell him "dont sweat it, You have to stay in business Cause I break a lot of parts" Im usually told not many people understand that.
Here is something we are not considering on this issue. Where I live 6 or 7 hundred dollars is more than most peoples house payment or rent. In other areas people have car and truck payments for that much. Stihl sets the price nationwide not considering that. Thank goodness my local dealer realizes that and adjust for that. I guess it is also worth noting that a dealer in a high income area probably has to make more money to pay his rent therefore has to make more sales or more per sale.
Around here ALL the firewood dealers with exception of very few give discounts on firewood when you buy more than one cord, those that do not get less business I am sure. If you look in the paper and one guy has it for 160 a cord no matter how many and the next guy has it for 160 a cord or 140 for 2 or more who are you gonna buy from? Thats right, the guy with the discount no matter how small will most likely get the business.
Are you saying you wanted 50.00 off?, thats not asking all that much. I've given discounts much larger than that. What saw was you wanting 50.00 off on?
i really wanted to give the man my buisness too as i was in looking at saws about 3 times not that he had to spend any time with me but he was willing to.
Really hot women don't burn no stinkin' wood... do they?
no, the man claimed his margin was 15-17% so i assume on a $600 saw it would have been easy for him to make 50 bucks/.
i really wanted to give the man my buisness too as i was in looking at saws about 3 times not that he had to spend any time with me but he was willing to.
Give him your business? Sounds like you wanted to sell your business to him and he made the business decision that it wasn't worth it.
A cord in Loudoun, Va brings $240.00 dollars firm. .
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