BroncoBridg wrote:
Went shopping on Austin Kayak website looking forward to getting a new Hobie Pro Angler 14 and getting the usual 10% discount on accessories with ACK.
However the website states Hobie doesn’t allow discounts on there accessories when buying a new kayak.
Why would Hobie dictate to a dealer what they can and can’t do and why would they not let dealers promote a nominal discount to increase sails and promote the Hobie products?????
To help promote local dealers. I bet if you buy in store through ACK you could get that discount. Likewise at your local hobie dealer. I know that mine does it. I would be willing to wager that there is not much more margin in those accessories beyond that 10%, which is why no dealers ever offer more of a discount than that on most of them. They put that discount on the accessories out there as a carrot to help sway you toward buying a new kayak.
Hobie's business model promotes a stable market for their products by keeping things the same across the board, which means that if you buy any of their stuff from the smallest local shop or the giant internet clearing house, you will pay the same. Premium brands tend to do that.