Europarts Fuel filter price discrepancy

[bendrick]

Why do you think that the price for a Bosch diesel Rover 75 fuel filter is £9 more expensive if you go to the Eurocar parts site direct?

Than it is on Amazon and Ebay from the same supplier.

Seems a bit unfair on customers who go direct to the site without checking the other outlets and £9 is a hefty surcharge on an £18 item




https://www.eurocarparts.com/fuel-filters


https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bosch-F0264...er+fuel+filter

[keithst24]

That is a bit naughty

[Gazmo65]

I've noticed that there prices have gone up a lot on some parts recently

[MSS]

Going directly to ECP, you have the opportunity to get a 30% discount and pay just the normal price!

[bendrick]

Originally Posted by mss

Going directly to ECP, you have the opportunity to get a 30% discount and pay just the normal price!

How does that work then?


It says on their trader page on this site that club members get 10% discount and thats only on orders over £20 which shouldn't really apply here if the same company are selling this item for just under £18 elsewhere.


It's not the end of the world for me as I noticed the lower price that they supply at elsewhere but must confess that I'd be a touch narked to pay £27 only to find that the same firm were supplying the same item for £17 odd elsewhere.

And more to the point does this apply to other goods and parts that they sell ( I'm not going to trawl through their site Amazon and Ebay to find out ) I'm just a touch surprised that I may have forked out substancially (relative to the price ) more than they are charging other customers.

Another point is even if club members were getting 30% discount through their site by quoting the code on the banner advert on this site then certainly in this particular example club members aren't getting a discount are they as the discounted price would only equal what they are selling for elsewhere.

[MSS]

It works because ECP have a 30% or 35% off sale most weekends!


Have a look at their home page - this bank holiday weekend will have a special sale with 50% off filters.

[grivas]

Originally Posted by bendrick

Why do you think that the price for a Bosch diesel Rover 75 fuel filter is £9 more expensive if you go to the Eurocar parts site direct?

Than it is on Amazon and Ebay from the same supplier.

Seems a bit unfair on customers who go direct to the site without checking the other outlets and £9 is a hefty surcharge on an £18 item




https://www.eurocarparts.com/fuel-filters


https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bosch-F0264...er+fuel+filter

Why not write a nice polite letter to the CEO and ask him to explain the company's pricing policy, ultimately they can do what ever they want, so long as they do not mislead the public, it is up to you to check the prices, just because it is a Bosch don't be fooled into thinking they are made in Germany necessarily, they are most likely made in China, but that may not be bad as the quality control is what is important. Just look around for price matches.

[bendrick]

Originally Posted by grivas

Why not write a nice polite letter to the CEO and ask him to explain the company's pricing policy, ultimately they can do what ever they want, so long as they do not mislead the public, it is up to you to check the prices, just because it is a Bosch don't be fooled into thinking they are made in Germany necessarily, they are most likely made in China, but that may not be bad as the quality control is what is important. Just look around for price matches.

Alright mate... calm down, calm down, you'll be flouncing off like others at this rate.


I'm just musing as to the inconsistency, I don't feel the need to write to the CEO of a company about a £17 filter, just highlighting a possible anomaly and wondering if others have a plausible explanation that they might like to put forward to a situation that I found a touch strange last night.


I'm not sure why the China thing needs pointing out as if I'm some sort of gullible halfwit, half the worlds goods are made there for foreign manufacturers presumably as you point out it is the specs and quality control put in place by reputable manufacturers that determine the quality or otherwise.



The contributions from Ratchett and Gazmo in contrast have supplied very useful explanations and tips for future use

[grivas]

Originally Posted by bendrick

Alright mate... calm down, calm down, you'll be flouncing off like others at this rate.


I'm just musing as to the inconsistency, I don't feel the need to write to the CEO of a company about a £17 filter, just highlighting a possible anomaly and wondering if others have a plausible explanation that they might like to put forward to a situation that I found a touch strange last night.


I'm not sure why the China thing needs pointing out as if I'm some sort of gullible halfwit, half the worlds goods are made there for foreign manufacturers presumably as you point out it is the specs and quality control put in place by reputable manufacturers that determine the quality or otherwise.



The contributions from Ratchett and Gazmo in contrast have supplied very useful explanations and tips for future use

I am not suggesting that you are either a halfwit nor gullible, just that pricing policies are determined at a higher level and if there are apparent inconsistencies as has been pointed out, within a company structure, who better to ask than the big cheese, him may even know the answer, he may even offer a plausible explanation, after all you are the consumer, they are after your custom.
As for the China 'thing' I am just pointing out that Bosch is a company associated with quality, thus the high price for its products, if these are made in China, then customers are relying on the company to ensure the QC of its products are as would be expected, that's for the benefit of those of us who are halfwits as well as gullible, there you have it, I am perfectly calm as I type.