Thread: When is a special really a special?

As far as I know it was a CS special first... then it was added to Crema.

Heck, its about half the buy price of the Imex (most retailers were paying $200+ for them) so I dont mind where its advertised really. Most people that own an Imex paid closer and OVER $300 for them!

Whats the point of having sponsors....

They pay my bills!
If you want to pay retail for beans (ie: 2x or 3x the current pricing) then we can drop the sponsors who contribute to the running of the site, movement of beans and the providing of a service.

::)

Andy:

I like to indulge myself and $110 is simply not enough. Id feel better paying $220 or even more.

The special should have been $220 for CS and $110 for Crema. This way he would have shown us that he cared more for us by allowing us a greater indulgence.

My thoughts anyway...

Grant

Originally Posted by Andy Freeman link=1126067124/0#1 date=1126100501

As far as I know it was a CS special first... then it was added to Crema. *

Heck, its about half the buy price of the Imex (most retailers were paying $200+ for them) so I dont mind where its advertised really. *Most people that own an Imex paid closer and OVER $300 for them!

Whats the point of having sponsors....

::)

Andy...those people can be damned. *The challenge is here for you - and I bet you havent got the beans to rise to it. *Ive even done the copy writing for you - and will invoice you for it separately. *"SEPTEMBER to AUGUST ONLY - Free Imex Roaster with every green bean purchase of 1 kilo or more. " So what if it sends you broke? Think of the benefits for the rest of us. * :P :-* 8-) ;D :D ;) Might be a chance to prove your "Fairtrade" credentials. :o :(

Originally Posted by LochNescafe link=1126067124/0#3 date=1126127317

Andy...those people can be damned. The challenge is here for you - and I bet you havent got the beans to rise to it. Ive even done the copy writing for you - and will invoice you for it separately. "SEPTEMBER to AUGUST ONLY - Free Imex Roaster with every green bean purchase of 1 kilo or more. " So what if it sends you broke? Think of the benefits for the rest of us. :P :-* 8-) ;D :D ;) Might be a chance to prove your "Fairtrade" credentials. :o :(

Hhhmmm...How about we send our members over to harvest the coffee and make the roasters? ;D ;)

Java "Sounds like a fair trade to me!" phile

[QUOTE=Javaphile link=1126067124/0#4 date=1126130300

Hhhmmm...How about we send our members over to harvest the coffee and make the roasters? ;D ;)

Java "Sounds like a fair trade to me!" phile[/QUOTE]

Fair enough, but I am NOT working for less than 35c an hour.

el_espressio:

You are hired!

I am happy to pay you 35 cents or even 40 cents per hour to work for me.

I expect results though... ;D

Grant

Bring in the local coffee harvesters union to negotiate wages.

Yup I can confirm that when we were selling them on a straight retail basis from our shop front, the RRP was somewhere over $350.00, and YES, the trade price to us was somewhere just below 300.00.

Either the current price to CS & Crema Forum is a fantastic special, or its the right price and the importer has decided to knock out selling through shop fronts and is happy to completely shaft retail resellers ( some of whom may be holding stock that is now unsaleable except if they are prepared to offload at a price way below the trade price they were charged, or I dunno...

Either way, its currently a fantastic retail price.

Ofcourse it isnt really a CS "special" if theyre selling to anyone and everyone is at this new price, not just to CS.

But whos complaining (excepting retailers that have been shafted) given all the above?

Regardz,
FC.