Thread: Will COVID-19 change your purchasing decisions?

Originally Posted by Nathanfish

I suspect I'm not the only one who googles the shit out of anything I even think about buying.

Who doesn't, especially for big ticket items? I'm occasionally surprised and find that local prices are similar to online prices. With respect to hunting/shooting gear, the only stores anywhere near me are H&F.

I moved here from the UK 10 years ago and haven't left the borders since. I don't intend to travel overseas for some time anyway and I still have a lot to explore here. I do tend to buya lot online from the UK but thats because some of the niche stuff I purchase isn't available here. If it is available here then I tend to buy from here for convenience, unless its overpriced chinese made tat as others have stated, in those cases I buy from aliexpress.

I think the entire planet has a lot of work to do post-virus and its not going to be easy. Keeping it as local as possible would be a start. Being so remote I do however expect the price of anything that originates overseas to be inflate in price a LOT.

I brought a custom rifle locally (really locally) 6 years ago (actually I brought 3 over a short period), biggest mistake of my life.

2 were great but the first one has been an ongoing source of pain.
Never buy local, Never pay Up front either, I did and now I am having to spend another big chuck of cash fixing something that was never right in the first place,

All the promises of wonderful service and back up in the world evaporated on delivery!! I would have got better service and support had I brought a rifle from Hunting and Fishing!

Agree.

Maybe its time to take a swallow on H&F stores and support them again (for those who say they won't support them). Or will peoples' principles get in the way of "support NZ" to keep local businesses going?

Going forward I will support NZ businesses (I have been a big off shore shopper in the past). But I will be cutting my spending too.

Originally Posted by Tahr

Agree.

Maybe its time to take a swallow on H&F stores and support them again (for those who say they won't support them). Or will peoples' principles get in the way of "support NZ" to keep local businesses going?

Going forward I will support NZ businesses (I have been a big off shore shopper in the past). But I will be cutting my spending too.

Does that include DLT Trading ? Be interesting to see if you can kick that particular addiction

Originally Posted by ebf

Does that include DLT Trading ? Be interesting to see if you can kick that particular addiction

The value of the NZD has sort of cut that one out for me.

Originally Posted by Tahr

Agree.

Maybe its time to take a swallow on H&F stores and support them again (for those who say they won't support them). Or will peoples' principles get in the way of "support NZ" to keep local businesses going?

Going forward I will support NZ businesses (I have been a big off shore shopper in the past). But I will be cutting my spending too.

We have Stacey @ Hamills here in Tauranga, always a pleasant gut to deal with and does a great deal every time. Young guy building his future, those are the guys to deal with. H&F are just another big store, trying to swallow or stiffle their rivals. I deal with the H&F store for ammo if down there and always browse their used selection. The guy in that dept has the dealers license, very knowledgeable.

Originally Posted by Tahr

Agree.

Going forward I will support NZ businesses. But I will be cutting my spending too.

This exactly

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Originally Posted by Tahr

Agree.

Maybe its time to take a swallow on H&F stores and support them again (for those who say they won't support them). Or will peoples' principles get in the way of "support NZ" to keep local businesses going?

Going forward I will support NZ businesses (I have been a big off shore shopper in the past). But I will be cutting my spending too.

But you havent got long left you might as well spend up large!

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

But you havent got long left you might as well spend up large!

No, I need to save for my funeral.

Originally Posted by Tahr

No, I need to save for my funeral.

yeah nah....if the corona gets you,the state will chuck you on the BBQ and hand relatives a sealed jar afterwards....no big pissup party allowed either...but there will be one very sad lass sitting at the driveway gate looking for her buddy to come home and take her hunting.

Originally Posted by Tahr

No, I need to save for my funeral.

I'm thinking of moving into coffin making
Growth industry
Use my joinery skills and abundance of macrocarpa
Ironic semi retirement job
Forum discounts maybe that might help @Tahr

Originally Posted by akaroa1

I'm thinking of moving into coffin making
Growth industry
Use my joinery skills and abundance of macrocarpa
Ironic semi retirement job
Forum discounts maybe that might help @Tahr

Get into it. Discount would be appreciated thanks.
People will be dying to make you rich.

Originally Posted by Tahr

Agree.

Maybe its time to take a swallow on H&F stores and support them again (for those who say they won't support them). Or will peoples' principles get in the way of "support NZ" to keep local businesses going?

Going forward I will support NZ businesses (I have been a big off shore shopper in the past). But I will be cutting my spending too.

Nope sorry H&F are forever on the shit list



If all other countries decided to buy locally only, we'd be doing rather poorly as an exporting nation. Comparative advantage - we can produce some things more effectively/efficiently than other nations and vice versa. A protectionist outlook taken to the extreme just means we end up with more expensive, poorer quality locally made goods, in the case of things we can't do well, and no export income.

Originally Posted by gimp

Nope sorry H&F are forever on the shit list



If all other countries decided to buy locally only, we'd be doing rather poorly as an exporting nation. Comparative advantage - we can produce some things more effectively/efficiently than other nations and vice versa. A protectionist outlook taken to the extreme just means we end up with more expensive, poorer quality locally made goods, in the case of things we can't do well, and no export income.

Yup, international trade is very much a 2 way street. We have entire industries built on china's demand. Look at things like crayfish