Runbikeswim Posted January 11, 2015 Posted January 11, 2015 I ride the spriit often, always enjoy a cold coke when i get to fratellis just before i head back to dam and home. Normally stop just up fratellies at the garage, its R11 a 500 mil. Last week decided to give the caravan a chance... No 500 mil so i cant ride and have to drink t there and then the 330 mil can is 15 bucks. Even more than the 24 hour convenience store at a garage? Very expensive, i will just stick to the garage. Hope the caravan owner drops his prices a bit. Rant over
Psycholist Posted January 11, 2015 Posted January 11, 2015 I have seen the caravan, but my camel pack works for me... some guys just want to ripp you off!! Pricing at the dam is also ridiculous! !
Patchelicious Posted January 11, 2015 Posted January 11, 2015 If it's too expensive simply don't buy it.Clearly enough people are ok with that price, if not the product won't move and the prices will have to drop.
King_Crispy Posted January 11, 2015 Posted January 11, 2015 I'd be pretty pissed off I I had just bought Fratellis, changed the menu and opening times on weekends to suit the cycling fraternity, and then some monkey opens a caravan to make a fast buck. More opportunistic that the hackers at Northern Farms...
EmptyB Posted January 11, 2015 Posted January 11, 2015 Take a pill....its just another option. If you dont like it, ignore it! Their coffee and bacon and egg rolls are great! Compare their prices to anywhere else you ride then come moan!
Runbikeswim Posted January 11, 2015 Author Posted January 11, 2015 Take a pill....its just another option. If you dont like it, ignore it! Their coffee and bacon and egg rolls are great! Compare their prices to anywhere else you ride then come moan!At double the price of a engen shop its a terrible option. Well seems this guy has more than enough people willing to pay so i will just leave it there......
shaper Posted January 11, 2015 Posted January 11, 2015 Must be a slow Sunday.... If you don't like the prices, don't buy there.... If am doing the spruit then my coffee stop is greenside... Has a lot more options
fabs Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 At double the price of a engen shop its a terrible option.Well seems this guy has more than enough people willing to pay so i will just leave it there......The engen shop guy sits on his butt, and has the cokes delivered to him.The entrepreneur, saw an opportunity, and goes out and buys the cokes, then loads it into the caravan, and follows you onto the spruit. How much do you think that costs?
Mar Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 I buy a coffee from them every wknd. Great people, and great coffee!No need to wait for waiters and bills and tips and and and....
EmptyB Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 The engen shop guy sits on his butt, and has the cokes delivered to him.The entrepreneur, saw an opportunity, and goes out and buys the cokes, then loads it into the caravan, and follows you onto the spruit. How much do you think that costs? Too true....had a long chat to them as well when we were having coffee in the pissing rain during the holiday period. Cost R80k to set up the trailer.
Guest Karma Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 Too true....had a long chat to them as well when we were having coffee in the pissing rain during the holiday period. Cost R80k to set up the trailer. This thread will take a different direction if the same guy starts selling cycling stuff....and other new cycling shops in the general Spruit area are affected.
Runbikeswim Posted January 13, 2015 Author Posted January 13, 2015 The engen shop guy sits on his butt, and has the cokes delivered to him.The entrepreneur, saw an opportunity, and goes out and buys the cokes, then loads it into the caravan, and follows you onto the spruit. How much do you think that costs?[/quote Judging by his prices double that of a 24 hour shop with electricity might shifts , security, overtime and a moer expensive premises.
Runbikeswim Posted January 13, 2015 Author Posted January 13, 2015 Looking at the comments people are willing to pay substantially more to support a entrepreneur. For me every buck counts. Same when i buy a car a bike .. Anything. Just cos the guy is a entrepreneur doesn't warrant me paying him double. Apply that principle anywhere else? If you actually look at Sa in a whole the ave joe is getting poorer every year ( inflation is up and increases don't match) so yea i always look at what it costs . Will you pay double for a bike cos its a local bike shop trying..
johannrissik Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 Actually, the guy in the caravan is trying to do you a favour. He's trying to politely wean you off Coke. One day you'll thank him.
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 Looking at the comments people are willing to pay substantially more to support a entrepreneur. For me every buck counts. Same when i buy a car a bike .. Anything. Just cos the guy is a entrepreneur doesn't warrant me paying him double. Apply that principle anywhere else? If you actually look at Sa in a whole the ave joe is getting poorer every year ( inflation is up and increases don't match) so yea i always look at what it costs . Will you pay double for a bike cos its a local bike shop trying..As has been said before. If you see it as too expensive, don't buy it. Simple. Stop whining about it and just move on. You shouldn't be buying coke anyway. That stuff is poison...
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