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...as i was buying my new lid at the show. If they can do 'show prices' then why on earth cant they be sold for that price all the time? Blatent profiteering(sp?)
My Arai was £100 cheaper than list. They alsways are, but why not in the shops? Are they still making a profit? |
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What model Arai did you get Viney ?
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Often at this time of year items (especially lids & leathers) are chepaer because the new styles / colours etc will be out in a couple of months or so.
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Isnt the MCN show a bit like the January sales, getting rid of some old stock?
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![]() Wandered what you think of the Arai ? compared to my Shoei XR900
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Like the stuff they have outside shops that seem too cheap to be true. they hook you and get you into their shop. Then they hope their "upselling" skills will sell you some other items at normal retail prices and recoup some of the profit they loose on the first item. Probably something like this, normal markup on item = 30% loss leader markup = 10% so yes, still making a very nominal profit but if they dont upsell you other stuff they really do loose out. So make sure you try and haggle a discount for the other items you buy too ![]()
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The Arai is more comfortable, but the Shoei has better vents, the visor and mechanism feel more solid and the pinlock system is excellent. Over all I think the Shoei is better, but I do miss the comfort of the Arai. |
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It could be as simple as volume of sales... If you make £10 off a lid, but you sell 50 in a day, that's fine. But if you make £10 of a lid but you sell one a week, you're going out of business.
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