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Eddie from ASWO highlighted this one yesterday…
http://ertonline.co.uk/news/amazon-take … n-service/
Weird eh?
And I’m not so sure they’ll get people swarming in droves to do it… 20{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} to Amazon = seriously overpriced work. 😉
K.
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As we well know from the service side, there is no shortage of fools ready to work for nothing (in real terms) , who confuse turnover with profit . I’m busy , therefore I must be earning . So they will sign up .
Secondly, don’t under-estimate the fickleness/laziness of the consumer . If buying through Amazon means not having to fill out there details again …….. :rolls:
Simon .
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Amazon, Ebay et all most probably don’t understand but since we’re on the topic of Amazon…
Openly, the stated aim of Amazon is to sell everything to everyone.
Simple, eh?
And most people here will see Amazon as just that, a big shop in the cloud that occasionally gets hauled over the coals about tax, worker’s rights and conditions etc in the news.
What many if not most don’t know is that Amazon is way more than that.
Giving Amazon your data is an extremely dangerous thing to do and, all the companies that sell stuff on Amazon are, in my opinion and that of many others, committing commercial suicide by a thousand cuts and although a sponsored video, this explains a lot you probably don’t know as well as explains why that this is:
[youtube:2tnoou8w]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyohSu-Ft_U[/youtube:2tnoou8w]
Prime Delivery, a lot of pricing, ease of buying stuff and so on are only a fraction of what Amazon is which is, like Google, Facebook etc, a great big hungry data monster.
So the people that sell through Amazon do so till it gets to the point where they see lines becoming popular enough, they stock them and your sales fall off a cliff as the Amazon listing takes precedence over all others. Oh and if you do keep selling if it gets volume, it’s got to be on Prime and you have to pay for Amazon to store and fulfil the orders so, you make massively less if anything at all.
Oh, and of course all the while, it’s Amazon’s rules, not yours.
It gets to the point where you have to use them to an extent or way as they are so prevalent online but, my advice, avoid as much as you can for as long as you can.
Unless that is you are happy with all that, once you know of course just what devil you’re dancing with.
K.
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not just amazon connect have just agreed with d&g to do a replacement service of all integrated .removal and refitting new for £55.00 yer ok. but if removal is not accessable guess what you can get a call charge of £20.00 great £5 loss for every job i go to just what i need
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You can play. it smart
You add £20 to the service cost, that covers it. If you don’t get any work then it doesn’t cost anything. If you do get work, your still in pocket.Providing everyone sticks to a + £20 on their price all is good
As a group on this forum we have large numbers and working together we have a good chance working this in our own favour.What would you price a private installation for (Not for Amazon)
- Electric 32 amp cooker[/*:m:3f2u27mn]
- Electric range[/*:m:3f2u27mn]
- Electric Hob[/*:m:3f2u27mn]
- Gas Hob[/*:m:3f2u27mn]
- Gas Cooker[/*:m:3f2u27mn]
- Gas Built in[/*:m:3f2u27mn]
- Gas/Dual fuel range[/*:m:3f2u27mn]
- Washing machine[/*:m:3f2u27mn]
- Dishwasher[/*:m:3f2u27mn]
- Water fed refrigerator[/*:m:3f2u27mn]
Lets see if we can find an average price for each
Once that is done, add whatever we see as an average “On Top of that” for the Amazon service to cover their add on and then see if as a large group of engineers we can help fix a more consistent price for our services and beat them at their own game.My suggestions for the Amazon Top up would be £15 or maybe £20
Installation prices may vary dependant on where in the country you are, so if you do reply to this post, add your regional area, maybe the countyRe: Amazon Installations?
That’s known as price fixing and a practice that is illegal under UK and EU legislation with extremely heavy penalties for doing it. Think, the book thrown, deep dark hole and wads of cash in fines.
Whirlpool just got stung with a massive multi-million Euro fine in France for that.
And, as such, it is a conversation that cannot be had here given the nature as I don’t want to be slammed with the accusation of allowing it let alone participating in such discussion.
It is not a thing you want to be doing.
K.
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maybe delete my post then please, I cannot seem to edit it, or remove the bits with reference to your points above
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no to price fixing but as some of us are part of the WTA we could refuse to do the work unless the price is negotiated by the them
cant see it happening but it cant hurt
Dave
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Do you reckon this is why Currys & now AO are doing half or less than half price integrated installations.
How many more nails do you think us Indies can fit in our coffins??
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Have you seen the quality of those installations?
I have and they are shocking! Also, if they are anything but straightforward then they walk away from it.
Not much competition in my opinion.
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