Price of a lens in Dublin

Andrew33

How can a camera shop in Dublin quote €560 for a lens and tell me they've no "margin" on it when I ask for a discount?:(
Same lens online can be got for around €400-450.
I'd rather spend my hard earned here but........

duffarama

Online cheaper than bricks and mortar shop? I'm stunned.

trishw78

bricks & mortar offen have additional costs built into their pricing eg electricity, profit, paying staff etc.

PaulieC

now now, hang on, what's going on here? do you mean we've been ripped off all these years? Unbelievable. I'm ringing Joe

magicbastarder

Andrew33 wrote: »

Same lens online can be got for around €400-450.

from a european or non-european distributor?
what does the price look like when you add customs & excise duties?

Hugh_C

I blame the up-ward only rent reviews. A crime in themselves. And bloody short-sighted. Sorry drifted off-topic there.

To the OP, if you buy online and it's faulty or becomes faulty, how will you deal with that?

thefizz

Here we go again :rolleyes:

Thecageyone

It is simply just that isn't it? You're paying for extra security, and it's just down the road if all goes pear-shaped.

mrmac

Andrew33 wrote: »

How can a camera shop in Dublin quote €560 for a lens and tell me they've no "margin" on it when I ask for a discount?:(
Same lens online can be got for around €400-450.
I'd rather spend my hard earned here but........

Have to agree with that, but before I get flamed, I'm not complaining about the higher price, it's not being able to get some sort of discount that bugs me.

I buy nearly all my items in "real" shops, and in general, I'll always try to get a discount. Between 5 to 10 percent is usually possible on anything over €100. Of all the shops that will give, even a small, discount - photography items are nearly impossible!

In the OPs example, you know there's room for a bit of a discount, but it's never given. I find the stores in the UK are a bit easier to deal with, and regularly get a discount from both Jessops and Calumet.

The last thing I bought in Jessops, I got £20 (6.1%) off an SB900, not a lot but it's something.
I bought my D300 in Calumet and I got a free bag, a camera cleaning kit and managed to get a price match from another UK firm, saving £67 pounds off the price.

The last photography item I've purchased was from a "brick & mortar" shop in Germany, which was still cheaper, including postage, by 27%.

So while I agree that it's completely unfair to compare "real" stores to "online" stores, I do think some "real" stores, in Ireland, could offer some sort of discount, when asked.

dazftw

Hugh_C wrote: »

To the OP, if you buy online and it's faulty or becomes faulty, how will you deal with that?

You send it back through the post? Im not trying to be funny but as long as OP buys it from a reputable dealer he should be fine.

Ive done this plenty of times with various camera/computer gear

Thecageyone

If money was no issue to me, I'd always buy in person, over the counter and never online. It's just more satisfying, and you feel safer in the knowledge if there's the slightest thing up with it you can bring it back in person with receipt and not have to post it away, wait weeks [maybe] and possibly have to speak to someone on the phone in another country explaining what you meant in the accompanying letter.

Love the avatar btw, dazftw, solid album :cool:

dazftw

Thecageyone wrote: »

Love the avatar btw, dazftw, solid album :cool:

haha your the 1st person to say that and im 5 years on here now.. wait a second.. 5 years jaysus :rolleyes:

Andrew33

duffarama wrote: »

Online cheaper than bricks and mortar shop? I'm stunned.

Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.

I'm pointing out that the shop person tried to tell me they were not making a penny on a €560 lens!

Andrew33

magicbastarder wrote: »

from a european or non-european distributor?
what does the price look like when you add customs & excise duties?

From the UK or mainland Europe, wouldn't be bothered ordering a lens from HK or USA.

DaireQuinlan

Andrew33 wrote: »

Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.

Nah, that's completely wrong.

Thecageyone

dazftw wrote: »

haha your the 1st person to say that and im 5 years on here now.. wait a second.. 5 years jaysus :rolleyes:

Have both their albums, and the new Spinerette one from Brody :cool:

Always been a rocker me

dazftw

Thecageyone wrote: »

Have both their albums, and the new Spinerette one from Brody :cool:

Always been a rocker me

Listened to that album in work today were going slightly off topic now I think.. sorry OP

Kintarō Hattori

Andrew33 wrote: »

Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.

I'm pointing out that the shop person tried to tell me they were not making a penny on a €560 lens!

That might very well be almost true OP.

Part of my job involves purchasing. The other day I was asked to price some 4 bay NAS drives. I looked up an Irish supplier and saw they were quoting about €380 for a D-Link unit. I priced the same thing with a supplier based on the continent and they were a whopping €120 cheaper at €260.

I've consistently found Irish suppliers dearer than their continental counterparts.

From time to time in my job I bring in some product which we have to have but make no money on such as GPU/CPU etc. You hope to make something on any additonal items they might purchase.