Where to buy tyres - Local, UK or USA?

I have been on my high horse about this topic before ...so once more won't hurt I guess.

I'd like to ask a question of all those complaning about the service they get from Australian businesses and how they can save money buying os.

To those who complain, what do you do for a job or business?

I bet most who work for a company that sells products have a long list of people complaining about them and how expensive their products are compared to overseas and how bad their service is.

I bet if most people had a choice they wouldn't buy your employeers or businesses products as well.

I even heard recently people discussing about how great it would be if they could buy their groceries on line from overseas because we are getting ripped off here and we only get the rubbish left over from the exports.

In reality if every person who wanted to buy gear overseas did then a major percentage of the working population in Australia would lose their jobs. Maybe that would be a good idea then those who whinge about overseas prices and service would have a new topic to whinge about ...being why they can't afford an internet connection to talk to thier mates on websites like this because they are unemployed.

Still this is a free country and people can buy what they want from where they want and I totally agree with that but I must admit it gets up my nose about all the complaining about how useless Australian businesses and their workers are. I wonder how many people who do the non stop complaining ever stop and look in the mirror and ask themselves if they provide the best customer service they themselves could?

Or is it just everyone else out there in this fine county that is charging to much and providing a usless service?



cheers,
Terry

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Originally Posted by TerryO

I bet most who work for a company that sells products have a long list of people complaining about them and how expensive their products are compared to overseas and how bad their service is.

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Yes & they usually whinge here :).

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Originally Posted by TerryO

I bet if most people had a choice they wouldn't buy your employeers or businesses products as well.

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Not in my case. I've bought 3 cars from my employer ;).



Maybe I'm not a good example :(.

Terry

Here's another take on it.

It's only a matter of time before it becomes common practice to go out to the 'Global Market' and not just the 'Local Market' (if it's not already).

We import and export Doctors, Engineers and you name it almost all professions. The concept of importing and exporting human resources will also spread to other areas. (Will be interesting to see what happens with the ASX and Singapore Exchange).

Australian businesses might have to re-think how they do business if they want survive, that is, become globally appealing. The ones that don't will not be business and that's reality.

Time to move with the times. We all live in the one fish bowl.

Regards
Andrew

P.S. I have no issue with buying materials from OS and if it's anything to do with the Land Rover, sorry but I’m not paying twice or three times the price on top of poor service. (If it wasn't for the poor service I would probably be still paying 2 or three times the price).

I do agree with timing and service etc being poor at times and I am also guilty at having bought online in many instances.

I do always give local guys a go 1st. They are having to charge the prices often not to get rich but just to be in business.

I am also in business and I charge $8.50 for an in imported or $7.00 for local beer.
I sometimes hear how can you charge that much when I can buy a carton for $50 or $40 respectively.
Well, there are so many expenses that make my margin at the end of the day at 10% net if I am lucky.

With Tyres in particular which are the main contact point between us and possible death, I do not believe its worth getting imported possibly non compliant tyres.
A good mate bought a online bicycle helmet from the UK.
He had a accident, not his fault and it was found his helmet which did not have a compliance sticker on it will now possibly void public liability claim.

He saved close to $100 on his helmet, cost him in the long term though big time. Guess where I be getting my next helmet from?

When I buy tyres it's not just the rubber I'm buying... it's the fitting, balancing and the back up. A contract to supply and fix. If one of the tyres is a dud (and I've had one of these) then I have someone to go to to get it fixed. Great insurance when something goes wrong.

I was looking for tyres for my car and came across these guys in Brisbane,they sell imported tyres from china at 1/3 of the cost of local tyre dealers,all tyres are guaranteed.....the company will deliver all over Australia..the company name is ETYRE STORE 1/65 NORTHLINK PLACE,VIRGINIA,QLD......phone # 07 3260 7008 good luck.......I hope this helps...keith:cool:

longreach,

just looking at the Etyre website and they do not appear to have anything listed that would suit a newer Land Rover. ie 17/18/19 inch wheels. Not sure about 15/16 inch.

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Originally Posted by big guy

I do always give local guys a go 1st. They are having to charge the prices often not to get rich but just to be in business.

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I agree I did go to the local dealer first and up until this set of tyres I have always used the same dealer. The only reason, as I said, was because I was looking at a 2 to 3 month wait.

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Originally Posted by big guy

With Tyres in particular which are the main contact point between us and possible death, I do not believe its worth getting imported possibly non compliant tyres.

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The tyres I imported weren't an overseas copy but the exact same tyre I would have bought in Australia.

Cheers
Josh

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Originally Posted by Andrew D

Terry
P.S. I have no issue with buying materials from OS and if it's anything to do with the Land Rover, sorry but I’m not paying twice or three times the price on top of poor service. (If it wasn't for the poor service I would probably be still paying 2 or three times the price).

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You right that some things are 2 or 3 times the local price but I dont agree that the service is nec any better or worse.
Generally speaking, the stuff I get from OS takes 1 to 2 weeks to get to me. THis is fine if it is a planned job but when the task is unexpected and urgent then a local supplier is MUCH quicker (1 to 2 days).
I could get the item from OS that quickly but it would involve air freight which would then push the cost up to be similar to the OZ cost.
I agree with the comments of others that unless we support local industry then that industry will close down and we will be copping it in both holes rather than the one hole we currently cop it in.

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Originally Posted by Andrew D

Terry

Here's another take on it.

It's only a matter of time before it becomes common practice to go out to the 'Global Market' and not just the 'Local Market' (if it's not already).

We import and export Doctors, Engineers and you name it almost all professions. The concept of importing and exporting human resources will also spread to other areas. (Will be interesting to see what happens with the ASX and Singapore Exchange).

Australian businesses might have to re-think how they do business if they want survive, that is, become globally appealing. The ones that don't will not be business and that's reality.

Time to move with the times. We all live in the one fish bowl.

Regards
Andrew

P.S. I have no issue with buying materials from OS and if it's anything to do with the Land Rover, sorry but I’m not paying twice or three times the price on top of poor service. (If it wasn't for the poor service I would probably be still paying 2 or three times the price).

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I actually agree Andrew Australian businesses like all businesses around the globe will have to move with the times as the world changes and it is changing quite fast at present.

Right now this whole personal import thing is very popular because of a very high Aussie dollar, when our dollar goes back down, as it will, to its long term average exchange rate some 20% + less then it is now importing won't be so popular as it is now. I'm not against personal imports even though I have not done it myself yet but chances are on some items I will sooner or later.

What irks me is the constant knocking of how businesses are run in this country. Do people honestly think that every other business out there other then theirs is run by crooks and thieves who are rude and useless at their jobs?

In general most everyone trys hard to do the right thing by their customers and margins for most businesses in most quarters are at all time lows, yet no matter how tight it is alot of people just keep whinging.

cheers,
Terry