Originally Posted by
brakemeister
hmm that dealer was me ...
yes i did feel cheated as my all inclusive price of 240 isch includes sales tax , shipping, dealer prep , full lifetime warranty, my knowledge about the bikes, my warehouse full of parts which will fit the bikes, not to mention warranty work ( if needed) just to name the basics ...
while Performance charged Sales tax on the 199 plus 70 dlr for shipping to your door.
I dont want to be in the shoes of the Perfomance employee who doubled the corporate allowed discount, hope he will not get caught doing this as his days will be numbered. In the meantime he will be happy to answer all your technical questions, as I am sure he will have all the answers for you .
As I said its a free world and everybody can ( and maybe should) try to get the best deal but please on a level playing field.
Thor
Thor, I sent an email asking if you were "willing to pricematch" Performance Bike's sale price of $199, not knowing whether you pricematched at all. I guess I was expecting a more customer service oriented response like I do from other online vendors...responses like: "we're sorry but we cannot match that price, the best we can do is X". There's really no need to get upset at customers for these requests, as I would think its an opportunity for another sale. I wasn't going to have my bike shipped from Performance Bike, so why should their shipping be calculated regardless if they charged $70 or $700? Dahon's warehouse is within a few hours of me so I know it wouldn't of cost much to have a bike dropshipped by any other vendor.
I might have gone with your deal of $240 shipped at the time, if it had been offered, since Performance Bike's $199+tax would of been ~$220. But I guess it all ended well anyways because when I finally got around to visiting one of their stores, they gave me the additional 10% off the sale price, and then I get 10% of that purchase back for being a member (almost forgot about that one). Final cost is ~$180.
BTW, Your website listed it for $269 at the time, and still has it listed for $269 now.