A little rant!!
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Well said, Big Brukus, well said.
It's a wonder any small business can make any money with all the hurdles needing to be jumped first.
I think you have quality products at reasonable prices with excellent customer support. Can't ask for more than that!
It's a wonder any small business can make any money with all the hurdles needing to be jumped first.
I think you have quality products at reasonable prices with excellent customer support. Can't ask for more than that!
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I know the forum does NOT like the members bashing their paid sponsors! They spend $500 a month and help make it possible for the members to not have to pay a fee. So quit your whining and start coming up with your own products.
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I ordered and received two sets of Brukus MP Saddlebag Secure last Friday.
Installed one set on my Son’s ’04 FLHX-SE. The other set went on my own bike.
Everything went as it was supposed to go. Quality was good. Installation took all of a half hour for each bike.
Here’s the rub!!
While at my local NAPA Auto Parts store today picking up ‘stuff’ for an oil & filter change on my truck, I happened to notice a rack of fasteners along one wall. Being curious, I started looking through the nuts & bolts.
Now I paid $46.40 for the two sets (includes shipping) from Brukus…
NAPA was selling the same stuff for:
5/16” Ford blind nut .24 ea X 4 = .96
5/16”x13/8” SS button head screw .60 ea X 4 = 2.40
5/16” SS lock washer .10 ea X 4 = .40
5/16” SS fender washer .15 ea X 4 = .60
Hex head allen wrench .95 ea X 1 = .95
TOTAL COST $5.21 + local sales tax
These are not 'discounted prices'. I talked to the manager of the store and he tells me that if I were buying them in quainities of 100 or more, he would give me a 25% discount! Now I don’t mind a fellow making a little profit on his goods, but 200% + seems a bit out of line to me!!!
Installed one set on my Son’s ’04 FLHX-SE. The other set went on my own bike.
Everything went as it was supposed to go. Quality was good. Installation took all of a half hour for each bike.
Here’s the rub!!
While at my local NAPA Auto Parts store today picking up ‘stuff’ for an oil & filter change on my truck, I happened to notice a rack of fasteners along one wall. Being curious, I started looking through the nuts & bolts.
Now I paid $46.40 for the two sets (includes shipping) from Brukus…
NAPA was selling the same stuff for:
5/16” Ford blind nut .24 ea X 4 = .96
5/16”x13/8” SS button head screw .60 ea X 4 = 2.40
5/16” SS lock washer .10 ea X 4 = .40
5/16” SS fender washer .15 ea X 4 = .60
Hex head allen wrench .95 ea X 1 = .95
TOTAL COST $5.21 + local sales tax
These are not 'discounted prices'. I talked to the manager of the store and he tells me that if I were buying them in quainities of 100 or more, he would give me a 25% discount! Now I don’t mind a fellow making a little profit on his goods, but 200% + seems a bit out of line to me!!!
Last edited by toothdocthc; Oct 15, 2010 at 05:04 PM.
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Please read our response on this post before you make a final judgement.
As we state in our response, the parts this buyer saw in the store are not equal to the parts he received in our product. They are all either inferior or flat out different. Our costs do not make a 200% mark-up as this buyer claims.
And please note that we offer a 100% money back guarantee if anyone is not completely satisfied with our products.
If you take the time to read the posts of our other customers on this thread, you will see one after the other of happy, satisfied customers.
Again, please make sure you have all the facts before coming to conclusions.
As we state in our response, the parts this buyer saw in the store are not equal to the parts he received in our product. They are all either inferior or flat out different. Our costs do not make a 200% mark-up as this buyer claims.
And please note that we offer a 100% money back guarantee if anyone is not completely satisfied with our products.
If you take the time to read the posts of our other customers on this thread, you will see one after the other of happy, satisfied customers.
Again, please make sure you have all the facts before coming to conclusions.
Last edited by Brukus Motorcycle Parts; Oct 15, 2010 at 07:13 PM.
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Who would actually pay to be a member of this or any other harley site? The object is to get enough hits to entice the sponsors to pay and keep the lights on. This site seems to do a good job at that. But I can't imagine paying for it.
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OK. First of all, please read our response on this post before you make a final judgement.
As we state in our response, NONE of the parts this buyer saw in the store are equal to the parts he received in our product. They are all either inferior or flat out different.
And for the cost of $46.00, he received TWO sets of our product plus shipping. He paid $19.99 for all he needed to replace his current saddlebag attaching system on his bike. So that is NOT a 900% mark-up. Our costs do not even make a 200% mark-up as this buyer claims.
And please note that we offer a 100% money back guarantee if anyone is not completely satisfied with our products.
If you take the time to read the posts of our other customers on this thread, you will see one after the other of happy, satisfied customers.
Again, please make sure you have all the facts before coming to conclusions.
As we state in our response, NONE of the parts this buyer saw in the store are equal to the parts he received in our product. They are all either inferior or flat out different.
And for the cost of $46.00, he received TWO sets of our product plus shipping. He paid $19.99 for all he needed to replace his current saddlebag attaching system on his bike. So that is NOT a 900% mark-up. Our costs do not even make a 200% mark-up as this buyer claims.
And please note that we offer a 100% money back guarantee if anyone is not completely satisfied with our products.
If you take the time to read the posts of our other customers on this thread, you will see one after the other of happy, satisfied customers.
Again, please make sure you have all the facts before coming to conclusions.
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From: Mount Pleasant, SC
You did! And I just took off your quote and left our response since I can't seem to delete my posts! hahaha But I kinda feel that response will continue to set things straight. I posted that probably at the same time that you were reading the rest of the posts and posting your correction. We really appreciate your correction, by the way.
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