On the injustice of gear pricing and sales in the USA, and why I will find it very hard to return to Australian climbing gear prices.
As a sample, we will refer to the pricing of a Green Colarado Custom Hardware Alien. In the US (from REI, for example), they retail at $US52.50. In Australia, the RRP is $AUD148.50, equivalent to $US111.00.
We will now turn to the case of the red (number 1) C4 Black Diamond Camelot. $US62.50 at REI, RRP in Australia of $US89.
We may also note that I have NEVER seen an Alien 20% off in Australia, whereas I have purchased one for 20% off over here. And Camelots are very rarely available for 20% off in Australia. Here, it’s hard to find them full price (NOTE – possible exaggeration).
Australian gear prices are unfortunately high. I rest my case.
(I will accept orders for people who want me to buy them cheap gear; extra cut on top of gear price can come in the currency of Australian food – tim tams, freddos, caramello koalas, crunchies, natural confectionery etc are all welcome)
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You know, even after you go back to Australia, I can help you mail order climbing gear… for a price, of course.
Those snakes are really tasty.
Curses! He takes my own cunning plans and uses them against me!
ok, ok, I’ll send you the tim tams…damn it
A packet of tim tams for a set of cams, sounds like a fair deal!
Yeah, so not buying you cams Shaggy. Bad bad man!