Actually wetting myself with laughter!

[Ray Stafford]

The gas registered guys may have seen our adverts in the "registered gas engineer" magazine. We've been running them now for about 6 months or so. There aren't many places that we can advertise, because of course we don't want Joe public to see our trade prices, but that mag reaches our target market perfectly, without any retail spill-over.

Apparently, a group of plumber's merchants have written to the magazine, accusing us of "disruptive, negligent and devaluing pricing tactics"

They have asked the magazine to stop carrying our advertising because "it is driving their margins down to an unacceptable level" and because our pricing causes people to "question every other merchant's pricing integrity". No ****!

In fairness, my understanding is that GasSafe have told them that it is their members interests to be able to buy as cheaply as possible, and they have assured us that they will continue to take our adverts.

In the meantime, I'm still laughing...

 

[Destroyer2813]

Love it bet it's the big boys anyway they don't like it good on ya Ray , bet none of the complaints give out biscuits and some times free tools

 

[mfgs]

Do you know who complained?

 

[Nostrum]

Comments like those make me question their integrity. If an independent can secure better prices on volume purchasing, why can't they?

It almost sounds like price fixing if they can collectively complain and not compete. It's like tescos, asda and morrisons ganging up to complain about lidls pricing strategy!

 

[Nostrum]

Oh and just to add a moan to the thread while I'm here. Needed a 3/4" brass cap the other day. Nipped into plumb center and picked on up, when the ticket came through... £3.61! Non discountable product!

havent checked Williams but even in screwfix they are about £0.60p!

 

[Toxic Ted]

Good on yer Captin Mannerin sar......they don't like it up em!!!!!!

 

[stevetheplumber]

ray sits back and awaits the buy out offer

 

[Chalked]

It will be plumb Center complaining. About time they had competition in the boiler market.

well done ray.

I can see a bum Center buy out coming soon! :dead:

 

[Ray Stafford]

Do you know who complained?

no they wouldn't tell me.

 

[Millsy 82]

Oh and just to add a moan to the thread while I'm here. Needed a 3/4" brass cap the other day. Nipped into plumb center and picked on up, when the ticket came through... £3.61! Non discountable product!

havent checked Williams but even in screwfix they are about £0.60p!

oh the non discountable trick they did that to me for 3/4x15mm tap connectors over £5! I told them to stick it and went round to PTS and got everything cheaper.

I've used williams once good service and even with paying delivery for an early drop off they were cheaper. I'd love to use them for everything if they had one down here city plumbing are a rip off especially on the little things usually over double the price of elbows couplers etc. Next time I make an order I shall be adding a few bags of each to my list.