Moosie don't you know skiing and snowboarding are addictions, they will come alright but will probably drink less beer when they get here.
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Roger, here's a 3 litre hydration pack from Torpedo7 for $27, if you don't mind buying from a 'tired old brand" ;)
http://www.torpedo7.co.nz/products/D...hydration-pack
Good honest post mate. I don't know either. Good gear, I don't think there's any question about that... but you don't buy Mercedes-Benz's brands in tighter economic times do you !!
The other thing is if you do, then you probably don't buy three times a year. I once bought a real good quality pair of boat shoes from Timberland for $300, and they're such good quality they've lasted and lasted, now five years old and wearing them today but its not like I felt compelled to go back again and again and perhaps that's the nub of the issue with KMD...relatively expensive "treat gear" you buy now and again when you're feeling good about your finances or want to treat yourself / someone else. In tougher economic conditions prevailing in Australia I'd imagine the average consumer would buy a substitute branded product unless they really "believed" in the brand.
Yes you do. And that 's the point as I see it.People will pay for quality ie a Mercedes-Benz ,but if their other car is a Toyota,and it performs better than the Merc,then Mercedes-Benz are in trouble.People will go without, to buy the best,but only if it is "good" value at a "fair" price.
What do I mean good value at a fair price.?
Lets think of greeting cards.You can pay $1 or $5.99 for a very nice card.
Yet, when buying a card for some one very special you may find "just" the card you want for $9.99.It is something out of the box.It is lovely and is "good" value at a "fair" price.
When I am away from home, and wanting to buy my lunch, I watch where the workers go,as they know "good" value at a "fair" price.!!! I follow them. Always works!!!
You're as cunning as a wily old fox mate. I just skim read through the first 20 pages of this thread. Compulsory reading for anyone thinking of buying. My thoughts are that retail is a bloody tough gig and its getting harder, this thing is cyclical and the trend is down. This stock appears to be good value but my thoughts are that this is a classic "value trap" Earnings could get hammered in 2015 and 2016 as the Aussie economy gets tighter and tighter. I will avoid like the plague !!!