Was talking to my old boss in Sydney on Thursday, hes closing the doors to
the retail and accessories section, and just relying on the workshop to survive.
Theres no money in accessories/clothes etc with people ordering everything
over the net.

Hes been in that one location for 30yrs next month! Sad to see the old
place go.

But what he did say was several shops are now to attempt to stop window shopping/just
tryin on gear and ****in off with the sizing to the USA and to stay alive
are now charging $50 to try on helmets/jackets/pants etc. If you buy them
from there you get the $50, of not **** off to the interwebs and order them
but they get *something* out of the sale...

Has anyone been charged for tryin on gear?

On 4/07/2011 9:35 PM, Jordan wrote:
> On 7/4/2011 9:07 PM, bruce wrote:
>
>>
>> But what he did say was several shops are now to attempt to stop window
>> shopping/just tryin on gear and ****in off with the sizing to the USA
>> and to stay alive are now charging $50 to try on helmets/jackets/pants
>> etc. If you buy them from there you get the $50, of not **** off to the
>> interwebs and order them but they get *something* out of the sale...
>>
>
> They'd lose $50 if the goods don't suit?
> That might just annoy potential customers, and make them even less
> likely to go to a real shop.
> Keep thinking, retailers - there must be a solution. I can think of one.
Damned stupid idea , not only would it drive away genuine customers but
once sized you can be certain they wont be back , many would steal
something to get the cash back another way if it were not refundable

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On Mon, 4 Jul 2011 11:07:59 +0000 (UTC), bruce
<fu_kewathotmaildotknickers.com> wrote:

>Was talking to my old boss in Sydney on Thursday, hes closing the doors to
>the retail and accessories section, and just relying on the workshop to survive.
>Theres no money in accessories/clothes etc with people ordering everything
>over the net.
>
>Hes been in that one location for 30yrs next month! Sad to see the old
>place go.
>
>But what he did say was several shops are now to attempt to stop window shopping/just
>tryin on gear and ****in off with the sizing to the USA and to stay alive
>are now charging $50 to try on helmets/jackets/pants etc. If you buy them
>from there you get the $50, of not **** off to the interwebs and order them
>but they get *something* out of the sale...
>
>Has anyone been charged for tryin on gear?

I'd say your old boss is making up stories cos he's lost the plot. No
retailer with even half a brain would try such a stunt. They'd know
it's a sure-fire way of going broke even quicker.


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Onya bike

Gerry

thats what I was thinking, but motorcycle stores arent known for being full
of smart staff.
> it's a sure-fire way of going broke even quicker.

On Jul 4, 9:07*pm, bruce <fu_kewathotmaildotknickers.com> wrote:
> Was talking to my old boss in Sydney on Thursday, hes closing the doors to
> the retail and accessories section, and just relying on the workshop to survive.
> Theres no money in accessories/clothes etc with people ordering everything
> over the net.
>
> Hes been in that one location for 30yrs next month! Sad to see the old
> place go.
>
> But what he did say was several shops are now to attempt to stop window shopping/just
> tryin on gear and ****in off with the sizing to the USA and to stay alive
> are now charging $50 to try on helmets/jackets/pants etc. If you buy them
> from there you get the $50, of not **** off to the interwebs and order them
> but they get *something* out of the sale...
>
> Has anyone been charged for tryin on gear?

This same scenario was reported a few months back for the ski
industry. Charging people money for trying on ski boots, refunding if
a purchase is made. Seems that ordering ski boots from overseas is a
popular option.

On Mon, 4 Jul 2011 13:05:30 +0000 (UTC), bruce
<fu_kewathotmaildotknickers.com> wrote:

>> it's a sure-fire way of going broke even quicker.

>thats what I was thinking, but motorcycle stores arent known for being full
>of smart staff.

Weren't you saying it was their BOSS who was floating the idea?

I guess once online retailers get even smarter, like providing a "size
calulator" on their website where you punch in some critical
measurements e.g. chest, armpit-to-wrist, and out pos the size you
need for a particular brand/style, it'll be sayonara for a lot more
shops.

Aren't words like "progress", "prodictivity" and "efficiency"
interesting? After "the crash", these words will have even quainter
meanings...

But I digress...

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Onya bike

Gerry

On 4/07/2011 9:07 PM, bruce wrote:

> Has anyone been charged for tryin on gear?
>
>
It'd be the last thing I heard before I walked out the doors.

Honestly that's not a serious suggestion, is it?

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> On 4/07/2011 9:07 PM, bruce wrote:
>
> > Has anyone been charged for tryin on gear?
> >
> >
> It'd be the last thing I heard before I walked out the doors.
>
> Honestly that's not a serious suggestion, is it?
>
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I sometimes hear older people bemoan the loss of their Butcher, Greengrocer,
Deli, Newsagent ect ect. "We used to have a community atmosphere, a main
street where people could meet, have a coffee and a chat now all there is is
a cold generic supermarket. We're all the poorer for it. Bloody
Supermarkets are a curse on society I say"

The smaller vendor could not compete with the larger supermarkets and their
cheaper goods due to their economy's of scale.
The white Goods and Brown Goods retailers are now about to experience their
demise. In another decade we'll be telling the younger set" You used to
able to walk into a shop and see a washing machine, see how solid it was,
how thick the steel housing was and how heavy the agitator was. Now you
gotta wait till it arrives and pay the return fee if it's ****. They're
never as good as they look on the Bloody internet"

The Motorcycle Accessory retailer will suffer the same fate.

But I cant help think to myself when I encounter the supermarket bashing
set- Well you decided to shop there and abandon the small guy, no one forced
you.
Same Same -we all will destroy the local MC accessory retail industry, They
cannot possibly compete on price and generally people wont pay much at all
for service. We'll have to rely on revives and impressions to decide our
next jacket, helmet and boots and pay the return fee when we find they're
not what we expected.

It's called progress.

Capt. A. L.

On 4/07/11 7:07 PM, bruce wrote:
> Was talking to my old boss in Sydney on Thursday, hes closing the doors
> to the retail and accessories section, and just relying on the workshop
> to survive. Theres no money in accessories/clothes etc with people
> ordering everything over the net.
>
> Hes been in that one location for 30yrs next month! Sad to see the
> old place go.
>
> But what he did say was several shops are now to attempt to stop window
> shopping/just tryin on gear and ****in off with the sizing to the USA
> and to stay alive are now charging $50 to try on helmets/jackets/pants
> etc. If you buy them from there you get the $50, of not **** off to the
> interwebs and order them but they get *something* out of the sale...
>
> Has anyone been charged for tryin on gear?
>
>
I'm not surprised they are going broke with business practices like that.

Fraser

On 5/07/11 5:11 AM, Diogenes wrote:
> On Mon, 4 Jul 2011 13:05:30 +0000 (UTC), bruce
> <fu_kewathotmaildotknickers.com> wrote:
>
>>> it's a sure-fire way of going broke even quicker.
>
>> thats what I was thinking, but motorcycle stores arent known for being full
>> of smart staff.
>
> Weren't you saying it was their BOSS who was floating the idea?
>
> I guess once online retailers get even smarter, like providing a "size
> calulator" on their website where you punch in some critical
> measurements e.g. chest, armpit-to-wrist, and out pos the size you
> need for a particular brand/style, it'll be sayonara for a lot more
> shops.

A lot of them are already doing this now. Hell, I wouldn't bother being
ripped off with bricks and mortar shops now. Once you know your size
why pay full whack?

Fraser