Garmin & daylight robbery!!!
Discussion
I have a Garmin Edge 800, which came with two little handlebar mounts. I have three bikes with which I use it regularly, so I've just gone looking for another mount.
The cheapest I've been able to find is £8.99!!!! It's a little bit of rubber, a little bit of plastic and a few rubber bands! At most it must cost about 20p to manufacture!
Anyone know of anywhere to get them cheaper? I really resent the thought of paying that much!
The cheapest I've been able to find is £8.99!!!! It's a little bit of rubber, a little bit of plastic and a few rubber bands! At most it must cost about 20p to manufacture!
Anyone know of anywhere to get them cheaper? I really resent the thought of paying that much!
Kermit power said:
Hackney said:
Seriously? You spent £280 on the Garmin, own three bikes and are complaining about £8.99?
Yes. I'm not complaining about spending money. I'm complaining about value for money. It's a complete rip off for a cheap bit of plastic & rubber.Engineer1 said:
A cheap one could fail and lose you your £280 computer, but £9 to have the manufacturer's designed one
Yes that could happen..... Have you ever seen a Garmin mount? 
I've just swallowed hard and bought another one. I felt the same way as the op. Where's the Chinese children when you need them?
Kermit power said:
Yes. I'm not complaining about spending money. I'm complaining about value for money. It's a complete rip off for a cheap bit of plastic & rubber.
The plastic and rubber moulded themselves after designing and testing themselves. Then they packaged themselves and shipped themselves half way around the world, store themselves in a warehouse, advertised themselves and then did the admin/invoicing/picking/delivery to sell themselves. On, and they even offer their own warranty.Clever little polymers, aren't they?
TKF said:
The plastic and rubber moulded themselves after designing and testing themselves. Then they packaged themselves and shipped themselves half way around the world, store themselves in a warehouse, advertised themselves and then did the admin/invoicing/picking/delivery to sell themselves. On, and they even offer their own warranty.
Clever little polymers, aren't they?
If they did everything you say then yes, they are clever.Clever little polymers, aren't they?
Expensive, though.
daz3210 said:
They aren't £8.99, they are £8.99 for two.
So that is only really around £4.50 each. Still not cheap, but what is these days.
So they are! That does indeed make them much more reasonable, even though I don't actually need two! So that is only really around £4.50 each. Still not cheap, but what is these days.
I've just gone back and looked again on Wiggle, CRC and Amazon, and not one of them actually says there are two mounts provided. It's only in the comments on the Amazon page that people actually say there are two in the packet.
I wonder why on earth they don't specify that you'll get twice what you were expecting? Surely they'd have less people (like me) grumbling about the price?
IroningMan said:
TKF said:
The plastic and rubber moulded themselves after designing and testing themselves. Then they packaged themselves and shipped themselves half way around the world, store themselves in a warehouse, advertised themselves and then did the admin/invoicing/picking/delivery to sell themselves. On, and they even offer their own warranty.
Clever little polymers, aren't they?
If they did everything you say then yes, they are clever.Clever little polymers, aren't they?
Expensive, though.
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