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legend4life95

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Anyone else notice Buddies went up $$??
« on: April 28, 2006, 03:43:42 PM »
Looks like alot of balls went up as well as the shoes. I have been looking at getting a new pair of tour ultras dynorooz. They jumped from like $133 to $144. WTF?

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Re: Anyone else notice Buddies went up $$??
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2006, 12:36:17 AM »
Price of oil?


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Re: Anyone else notice Buddies went up $$??
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2006, 12:58:25 AM »
Howdy
If price is of concern, contact me on what your looking for.  Im quite
sure Ill be the lowest on the net.   $131.95 plus shipping for the Tour
Ultras.   Up on our site for ordering if you like.
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Re: Anyone else notice Buddies went up $$??
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2006, 01:33:18 AM »
Umm..I bet they're still cheaper to get through Buddies than your regular local pro shop, so I don't see why there is any complaint!

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Re: Anyone else notice Buddies went up $$??
« Reply #4 on: April 29, 2006, 04:37:19 AM »
Hopefully distributors are getting smart.
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Re: Anyone else notice Buddies went up $$??
« Reply #5 on: April 29, 2006, 07:08:11 AM »
Looks like they have built in the shipping price and offerring "free" shipping.
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Re: Anyone else notice Buddies went up $$??
« Reply #6 on: April 29, 2006, 11:47:04 AM »
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Looks like they have built in the shipping price and offerring "free" shipping.


Yup.  I put a pair of Sport Ultras in my cart yesterday to check how much they'd be shipped and they were $105 plus about $15 shipping.  Today they're $115 with free shipping.

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Re: Anyone else notice Buddies went up $$??
« Reply #7 on: April 29, 2006, 01:58:18 PM »
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Umm..I bet they're still cheaper to get through Buddies than your regular local pro shop, so I don't see why there is any complaint!

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You are correct...However, I do not buy anything through my local proshop b/c he is a D!ck and his prices are ridiculous. He trys to sell the Tour Ultras for over $250+tax. Most of his high performance balls run $249-$269+tax and slugs and grips are extra. He charges $60 to drill a ball brought in. Like I said on top of the crazy pricing, he is a arrogant d!ckhead. I just buy everything online and take to my personal driller who does not sell equipment and only drills. $25 per ball and that includes grips and slug.


 
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Looks like they have built in the shipping price and offerring "free" shipping.



I just tried this with the shoes and looks like you are correct. Even though the shoes don't say "free shipping", when you checkout the shipping comes up $0.00 UPS Ground.


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Re: Anyone else notice Buddies went up $$??
« Reply #8 on: April 29, 2006, 09:47:27 PM »
But we're not paying VAT.

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Re: Anyone else notice Buddies went up $$??
« Reply #9 on: April 29, 2006, 10:17:50 PM »
378!?!??!??!?!?!? WTF???!!! FahDaShi!!!! NA BRA its only a bowling ball!
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Re: Anyone else notice Buddies went up $$??
« Reply #10 on: May 01, 2006, 04:29:39 PM »
We have decided to include the price of shipping into the cost of merchandise for the month of May.  We didn't know how customers would respond, and knew that this type of posting would be made sooner or later on here.  This is a trial, and only a trial.  We have not made any definite changes to the site, and would like to get customer response to this idea, and go from there.  If you would like to give me your feedback directly, please email me at http://bill@buddiesproshop.com
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Re: Anyone else notice Buddies went up $$??
« Reply #11 on: May 01, 2006, 08:41:38 PM »
Buddies is still the cheapest by far. They also ship it out quickly. I usually receive my stuff within three days of ordering.I did however buy a One from Joe@allstarbowling and no one could beat his price.

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Re: Anyone else notice Buddies went up $$??
« Reply #12 on: May 01, 2006, 10:35:27 PM »
I agree that buddies has the best service and are known for shipping rapidly. I have placed several orders and have been satisfied with all. I was just a little concerned at why prices would make a $10-$15 jump at one time. Its good to know that it was just shipping being included in the price. I do have a suggestion though. It would be much more clear and helpful for new customers if you were to put a big banner on the home page of your site that states "everything is shipping included".


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Re: Anyone else notice Buddies went up $$??
« Reply #13 on: May 01, 2006, 11:06:25 PM »
I havent checked out shoes or balls, but cleaners and sole replacements seem pricey.  Dexter soles are over $20 each shipped and some cleaners are around $12.50.  That seems a little high for soles as they shouldnt be expensive to ship, and one would think if you order 3 or 4 bottles of cleaner the shipping price per item should go down.

Just my 2 cents.


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Re: Anyone else notice Buddies went up $$??
« Reply #14 on: May 02, 2006, 06:30:19 AM »
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 Dexter soles are over $20 each shipped and some cleaners are around $12.50. That seems a little high for soles as they shouldnt be expensive to ship, and one would think if you order 3 or 4 bottles of cleaner the shipping price per item should go down.




I know where you are coming from, but everything I have ever ordered from buddies came via UPS ground. In my personal experiences with UPS and me selling on ebay, shipping small lightweight things with UPS is still going to run no cheaper than $6-$7. Its not like the USPS where the smaller and more lightweight the cheaper it costs. If you ship a scotchbrite pad to the next state over with UPS, its gonna run at least $6.00


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