ChrisF Posted May 9, 2019 Posted May 9, 2019 Seems like a complicated way of doing traditional shopping.... Been an interesting couple of weeks, getting parts for our 26'' rebuild project .... THREE local shops, each with a big on-line presence. Shop 1 - granted they are mostly on-line, with a small shop in Durbanville .... LOT of items on the web is NOT "in-store" .... DO CALL befre driving there ! But their prices are the SAME on the web and in shop .... Shop 2 - that big one in Bellville ... They have a nice special going, yet another one. So we drive there to buy a pair of Shimano pedals, on special and on their web ready to buy .... NOPE, no stock. Next I do some web surfing looking for a bike computer, but they dont have what I want on their web page .... Next day I walk into the shop and find a display case full of computers that are not on their website .... BUT, they gave me a very good discount and I bought "in shop" .... Shop 3 - in Malmesbury .... I took my car for a service, and walked over to BA ... NOPE, their web prices are better than their shelf prices .... after some more diffing figured out that a LOT of the stuff on their web is NOT "in store" items .... NOT complaining. It was just interesting to note how the on-line vs in-store experiences differed between these three ..... interesting times .....
Vetplant Posted May 14, 2019 Posted May 14, 2019 Can vouch for the okes. Order placed yesterday morning, delivered today at my home. Keep it going guys! NicoR 1
janneman72 Posted November 11, 2019 Posted November 11, 2019 Weren't you guys stocking Norco? I remember stumbling on this collective a while back and thinking it was a good idea to beef up LBS and hopefully get better buying power. I think they were but I also heard that Norco's are not allowed to be sold online(international policy), must be bought at the shop due to safety reasons but all Cycles united stores have them.
Thomo Posted September 21, 2020 Posted September 21, 2020 Hi all, Give us a try! So I gave you a try.Order placed and paid for, only to be informed that there's no stock.Unfortunately a common trend among our online retailers. JPLRoux and Vetplant 2
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