I got the chance to speak to my local bloke this afternoon, and ask him if he new what was going on with pricing.
I was apprehensive to ask him at first, but he was more than happy to talk about it!
Seems Eric is right, Stihl are "bending us over" in Australia.
He told me all about the markups and how they're "ripping us off!"
Plus, (hows this for bastardry), when Stihl have a sale or give a discount, or they give away a "freebie".
My bloke has to pay for the discount or "freebie" out of his end!
When i told him how much the 200t is going for in the US, he couldnt believe it!
He laughed at me and told me not to be stupid when i went all sentimental and mentioned how i still wanted to support his business.
He then told me,
"Don't worry about me, get as many cheap saws as you can."
"As a matter of fact, can you get me a few as well"
Now look, i can understand that a saw in Australia will always be dearer than a saw in the U.S.,
but this is outrageous!
Something needs to be done about this!
This is obviously blatant profiteering by Stihl!
Surely there must be some course of action we can all take.
Can we report them to the Consumer & Competition Council?
Petition a local member of Parliament maybe?
Has anyone got any ideas or suggestions?
