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23rd July 2007, 18:01
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halfrauds...<<apparantly a deserved name!
http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/alpi...er-p-5671.html
^^that head unit is £300 in halfords and obv no where near that from them..whats that all about?
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23rd July 2007, 18:03
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Halfords have to pay for maintaince of the buildings and pay their non-trained staff.
internet sites have comparitively tiny overheads in comparision...
Despite this Halfords have huge buying power and so usually buy things much cheaper than their internet rivals...
Halford just have stupid margins on stuff. Honestly the upper managment must know that most people wouldnt go there if there was a decent alternative.
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23rd July 2007, 21:18
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and i think ebay will be even better than car audio direct
if your a premium member on here you get free delivery with car audio direct too 
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23rd July 2007, 21:22
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Halfrauds yes
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23rd July 2007, 22:44
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ebay have a deal with alpine that you cant sell BRAND NEW alpine products on there.
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23rd July 2007, 22:49
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theres quite a few new alpine headunits on, suppose actual shops are ok to sell them
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23rd July 2007, 22:54
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no mate where i used to work they are alpine dealers and they are told if they get found out to be selling alpine new and cheap on ebay there account will be closed. They think that people shaging there products out on the net will cheapen and distroy there reputation.
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23rd July 2007, 22:58
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Quote:
Originally Posted by adsayer
Halfords have to pay for maintaince of the buildings and pay their non-trained staff.
internet sites have comparitively tiny overheads in comparision...
Despite this Halfords have huge buying power and so usually buy things much cheaper than their internet rivals...
Halford just have stupid margins on stuff. Honestly the upper managment must know that most people wouldnt go there if there was a decent alternative.
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and it is nice , just sometimes , to goto a shop and have the item, in your hands, there and then.
keeps me in a job, at the place i work in.
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Vtr, 01, possi blue, few mods
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23rd July 2007, 23:00
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alpine are daft, theres more of a market on ebay imo
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23rd July 2007, 23:27
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but not the market that alpine want. and looking at the knock off v12 look a likes i can see why.
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23rd July 2007, 23:28
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true true, not as if there not making enought money lik
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24th July 2007, 09:46
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but its all about reputation with alpine, have you ever seen there demo cars they dont do things by halfs. check out the bmw x5 and the citroen c2 they did.
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24th July 2007, 12:41
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yea but you answer your own statement in the add alpine rrp is £299
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24th July 2007, 12:46
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Everytime I have been into halfords for a few parts like tools or stuff like that they have been completely useless. Also when went in looking at alloys, they nicely lost my details and was also no use for any information.
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24th July 2007, 12:49
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to be fair most staff don't really have a clue. the pro tools are some of the best tools on the market for the price
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24th July 2007, 12:50
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Halfords sell to people that are too stupid to look around so they can charge what they want and a lot of people (chavs) will pay it. And yeah the staff suck, i asked for some 4 gauge power cable once, he took me to a vauxhal corsa wiring loom and walked off
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24th July 2007, 12:56
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i get staff and trade discount at halfords so i cant complain. Oh i dont work there either
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24th July 2007, 12:57
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Danhunt
i get staff and trade discount at halfords so i cant complain. Oh i dont work there either |
I think everyone has a mate who works in halfords lol
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24th July 2007, 12:57
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Halfords wanted just under £650 for my HU. I told them where to stick it seeing as i could get it for HALF that price elsewhere. (Pioneer DEH-P9800BT)
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24th July 2007, 14:44
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Quote:
Originally Posted by reevesy_vtr
but its all about reputation with alpine, have you ever seen there demo cars they dont do things by halfs. check out the bmw x5 and the citroen c2 they did.
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yeah have seen them, the new one is something different too, the bmw sinister 6 its called
few vids here
for the making of
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtV0f...elated&search=
and the finished article
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bi8ajtW2UJc
the seat doesnt look finished though
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