Wiggle trying to appeal to Aus buyers...
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Wiggle trying to appeal to Aus buyers...
Postby 10speedsemiracer » Sun Oct 07, 2018 6:48 pm
https://blog.this link is broken.au/staying-safe ... rance-blog
not quite sure what to think...i.e. what would a UK-based Co know about issues faced by Australian riders ? Feels like a shallow marketing exercise to me, designed to create the illusion of caring or some form of affinity ..
But, I am an uber-cynic who regards marketing as slightly evil.
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Postby g-boaf » Sun Oct 07, 2018 10:16 pm
Viral marketing. I didn't get that email - I don't let them spam my inbox. If you had not mentioned it, I wouldn't have known.10speedsemiracer wrote:Got this in my Inbox from Wiggle :
https://blog.this link is broken.au/staying-safe ... rance-blog
not quite sure what to think...i.e. what would a UK-based Co know about issues faced by Australian riders ? Feels like a shallow marketing exercise to me, designed to create the illusion of caring or some form of affinity ..
But, I am an uber-cynic who regards marketing as slightly evil.
Everything I need to buy I just get from Bikebug. Local shop too, no waiting on shipping.
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Postby eeksll » Sun Oct 07, 2018 10:26 pm
and nope the did not sell anything that was a solution.
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Postby AUbicycles » Mon Oct 08, 2018 2:54 am
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Re: Wiggle trying to appeal to Aus buyers...
Postby 10speedsemiracer » Mon Oct 08, 2018 3:49 am
I did not know that..AUbicycles wrote:Wiggle have had a local office and local staff for years and also do a number of Australian specific activities.
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Postby g-boaf » Mon Oct 08, 2018 6:09 am
But it isn't an actual shop- unlike a Bikebug where you can walk through the door, speak to someone if needed and get what you want immediately.10speedsemiracer wrote:I did not know that..AUbicycles wrote:Wiggle have had a local office and local staff for years and also do a number of Australian specific activities.
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Postby AUbicycles » Mon Oct 08, 2018 7:39 am
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Re: Wiggle trying to appeal to Aus buyers...
Postby nickdos » Mon Oct 08, 2018 8:38 am
One activity is they process returns - which is useful as its only local postage to return stuff to Wiggle (& c r c).AUbicycles wrote:Wiggle have had a local office and local staff for years and also do a number of Australian specific activities.
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Postby 10speedsemiracer » Mon Oct 08, 2018 11:37 am
Pushys actually have a B&M presence in Fyshwick ACTAUbicycles wrote:That’s right. Canyon also have a direct to customer model while an Australian based onliine platform like Pushys are also just online.
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Postby LateStarter » Mon Oct 08, 2018 12:19 pm
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Postby 10speedsemiracer » Mon Oct 08, 2018 12:25 pm
I've found much the same over the past 2-3 years, to the point where I now pretty much only use the local ols, mainly Pushys/BikeBug/Moruya depending on what I need.LateStarter wrote:Used to spend heaps with wiggle, was platinum for years but have struggled over last couple to find anything worth buying, prices mostly equal (often identical) to local OLS, I would say general wiggle prices have increased 50% over that time. The stock levels are always very patchy with most size etc options not in stock for many item and many items either just don't appear if shopping to OZ or you get "not available for shipping to Australia" even when you use the .com.au site. I find some other uk and the German ones good but their shipping is a bit high, ok if you are buying a few things but not if just one.
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Postby Calvin27 » Mon Oct 08, 2018 1:22 pm
Ditto. I used to prefer c r c, but now my go to is (in order of web browsing):10speedsemiracer wrote:I've found much the same over the past 2-3 years, to the point where I now pretty much only use the local ols, mainly Pushys/BikeBug/Moruya depending on what I need.LateStarter wrote:Used to spend heaps with wiggle, was platinum for years but have struggled over last couple to find anything worth buying, prices mostly equal (often identical) to local OLS, I would say general wiggle prices have increased 50% over that time. The stock levels are always very patchy with most size etc options not in stock for many item and many items either just don't appear if shopping to OZ or you get "not available for shipping to Australia" even when you use the .com.au site. I find some other uk and the German ones good but their shipping is a bit high, ok if you are buying a few things but not if just one.
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Re: Wiggle trying to appeal to Aus buyers...
Postby nezumi » Mon Oct 08, 2018 5:15 pm
Depending on your definition, Wiggle still features, as they own c r c now.Calvin27 wrote:
Ditto. I used to prefer c r c, but now my go to is (in order of web browsing):
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Wiggle does't even feature anymore.
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