FOR ISMET Bey, re Portable Gazebo

Happy Hussar


Joined: 01/10/2008
Posts: 318

Message Posted:
14/04/2009 11:58

Hello Ismet

I am looking for a large portable Gazebo and looked in your Daughters Shop this morning. She showed me the catalogue and the largest one is spot on and comes in at 930 TL.

I have to tell you that exactly the same one, plus fitting, is on sale at the shop next to K Pet in Karakum for 780TL.

I would like to give your Daughter my business but cannot afford to pass up on 150TL, thats very nearly 70 bottles of Effes!!!

Best Regards

Tony

skybluesam


Joined: 24/12/2008
Posts: 447

Message Posted:
14/04/2009 12:12

HH Sorry for hijacking your thread, But I cannot believe you are going to pay all that dosh for a gazebo.

We bought two last year from Carrefour, excellent quality, with all the trimmings for less than the money you have quoted.

So why not have a trip over the South to price them up.

Nick

cronos


Joined: 26/10/2008
Posts: 2093

Message Posted:
14/04/2009 12:15

Skybluesam.....you are probably right....but are they cheap enough to fall within the limits prescribed by the friendly border police if you get stopped ?

Happy Hussar


Joined: 01/10/2008
Posts: 318

Message Posted:
14/04/2009 12:21

Nick, I hate going over to the south.

Tony

Happy Hussar


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Posts: 318

Message Posted:
14/04/2009 18:03

You home from work yet Ismet?

Tony

elko2



Joined: 24/07/2007
Posts: 4400

Message Posted:
14/04/2009 18:20

Just got home now. My mother in law had an eye operation in hospital in Nicosia and I was with her. Anyway, she never misses a thing and from now on she will see even better. Believe it or not she can read the newspaper without any specs on, something I can't do



I just phoned my daughter and apparently they raised the prices last night. The previous price was fixed when the dollar was 1.3 TL, now its roughly 1.58 TL. They are honouring all their commitments but unfortunately as from this morning they are applying the new prices. The same goes for the shop in Karakum. I give them to my daughter at cost price in dollars and she gives to other shops too and they all use the same prices.

ismet

elko2



Joined: 24/07/2007
Posts: 4400

Message Posted:
14/04/2009 18:25

I sold a few to the south in the past, so I don't think the same quality gazebos are any cheaper in the south. I import them directly from China and the only difference is that I pay about 50% more for the freight than the south because our cargo goes through Mersin.

ismet

waddo


Joined: 29/11/2008
Posts: 1966

Message Posted:
14/04/2009 18:33

Carrefore gazebos not bad quality complete with curtains and mossie type nets for 149 Euro's - over the limit I know.

However, I am told that if you as then Carrefore will give you a sales receipt for 135 Euro's!



Still not got one and will wait till the sales in Sept, last year they went down to 99 Euro's and that would have made them totaly legal unless they class as furniture of course.

Happy Hussar


Joined: 01/10/2008
Posts: 318

Message Posted:
14/04/2009 18:35

Thank you for clearing that up.

Tony

Happy Hussar


Joined: 01/10/2008
Posts: 318

Message Posted:
15/04/2009 11:59

Ismet

Before posting yesterday I had been to the shop next to K Pet and was quoted 780tl for the large Gazebo. I then drove down to your Daughters shop and was told it was 930tl. I could have bought it at 780 but instead informed you of the price difference.

This morning I went back to the K Pet shop and 'Lo and Behold' the price had increased to 950tl !

Price fixing by you? if so I dont like it and have decided against buying from either shops on principle.

Tony

elko2



Joined: 24/07/2007
Posts: 4400

Message Posted:
15/04/2009 12:23

Tony,

I don't fix anything. As far as voltage regulators and my outlets are concerned I give them all a certain fixed discount. They are free to sell it retail at higher or lower prices than me and I don't mind. Some people come to me directly and tell me that my agent is giving him a discount on the retail price and I tell them to buy it where ever they find it cheaper but as a matter of principle I am not competing with my own agents.



I import some items like gazebos and bar stools solely for my daughter and I give it to her at cost price in dollars. She is free to fix her price and also free to decide on the discount she gives to her agents. I am not interfering with her commercial principles in any way.



Some may complain that the same product are sold at different prices at different shops and some like you complain that its same price everywhere and you are against price fixing. So whichever way, some will always complain.

ismet