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This is a bit of a weird question really, but how many of us have tried to save a few quid in buying a cheaper alternative and have actually realised it has let us down when we needed it the most?
What it boils down to with me as an angler and as a retailer is I want the best for the money, which is ovviously 99% of what everyone is looking for when buying tackle. I get asked quite regulary if I can get people a cheaper alternative, and I do try, but I also try to find cheaper products that will actually do what is needed at the crunch moment.
I have been asked recently by a couple of forum members to obtain cheaper soft plastics, which I know I need to stock. The thing is is there are thousands of options so I am currently waiting for some "different" ones to arrive shortly. Hopefully they will be very good for the money.
I have also been asked to get some jig hooks, the ones you need if youre making your own jig heads. I have found some Owner ones, they are top quality and I know they will do what is needed of them, but they are 20p each and I gotta buy them in 360's. Now I mentioned this to the customer (its the squid by the way) and he said they are too expensive, as places like Do-It-Moulds sell Eagle Claw ones for like $10 for 100. But, I have also heard people recently saying that some jigheads come with hooks that have totally let them down to the point where they have binned them.
So what do we do? Now I aint buying inferior products in to sell them on, I try my best to never do that in any of the tackle I buy in. I suppose all I can do is explain my situation and my opinion and hope the customer appreciates it.
What it boils down to with me as an angler and as a retailer is I want the best for the money, which is ovviously 99% of what everyone is looking for when buying tackle. I get asked quite regulary if I can get people a cheaper alternative, and I do try, but I also try to find cheaper products that will actually do what is needed at the crunch moment.
I have been asked recently by a couple of forum members to obtain cheaper soft plastics, which I know I need to stock. The thing is is there are thousands of options so I am currently waiting for some "different" ones to arrive shortly. Hopefully they will be very good for the money.
I have also been asked to get some jig hooks, the ones you need if youre making your own jig heads. I have found some Owner ones, they are top quality and I know they will do what is needed of them, but they are 20p each and I gotta buy them in 360's. Now I mentioned this to the customer (its the squid by the way) and he said they are too expensive, as places like Do-It-Moulds sell Eagle Claw ones for like $10 for 100. But, I have also heard people recently saying that some jigheads come with hooks that have totally let them down to the point where they have binned them.
So what do we do? Now I aint buying inferior products in to sell them on, I try my best to never do that in any of the tackle I buy in. I suppose all I can do is explain my situation and my opinion and hope the customer appreciates it.