Thread: Importing, Shipping, pitfalls and work arounds

Originally Posted by timattalon

How did you do that? By going into a shop and getting service from staff being paid wages, where the shop is paying power rent etc? Yes, often NZ retailers can struggle to simply beat a price from oversea, but when you buy from offshore, I suggest you buy off shore. Dont ask a local retailer to carry what you want so you can check its size before buying it else where, Dont ask a NZ agent to fix it cos it broke, and when it arrives damaged in transit, buy another one from the first supplier.

Retailers and importers here have to cover warranties on products themselves, and any damaged goods are not usually able to be returned to factory so they wear that as well. I support local and NZ when I can, and if that means paying more for service, then I rest easy knowing a staff member will get paid for what they have done. Otherwise when these shops close, the staff lose jobs and we all end up paying for that.

I don't ask the local retailers to stock anything. What they do stock is their business. Where I spend my money is mine.
It's the 21st century, not the Muldoonist 70's thank goodness.

Read my posts in their entirety. Don't just selectively quote the instances where I bought off shore. If the local price stacks up, I buy local.
Wanking on about warranty and local support for items purchased overseas is a giggle.
Elsewhere on this forum I've given examples two examples of Swarovski after market service with regards scopes bought offshore.
A Z6 I had a ballistic turret retrofitted to, and a Z5 with a scratched ocular.
Both were returned via the local agent ( NZ Ammo ) who I was upfront with regards the purchase history.
The service from both parties was outstanding. The Swaro service centre guy said you buy the brand, not just the scope..

If you're going to preach to me from the moral high ground, I hope you spend more time there than it takes to post here.

B