pulling grimy marketing tricks right now.

[SaltlifeHokie]

Order from Amazon. Usually free shipping. BRS charges way too much for shipping. Used to be fine but they can no longer be considered mom and pop.

It’s free over $49 or $3 for standard delivery that’s pretty cheap if you ask me

 

[Propane]

Agree. I’m by no ways defending BRS, just wanted to point out it was a change at all retailers. Buy where it is more effective and what you can afford.

Also not trying to go down the rabbit hole of economics, not my profession or anything, but I do work in insurance and markets, interest rates, and other factors are things I look at weekly. All those things impact rates set for goods at all levels and at the end the consumer buying power.

True all things are going up across the board and I don’t think they are trying any sort of slick stuff. I tried placing an order with BRS a few months back and the shipping was almost as much as the items. I know shipping a mr chile shirt does not cost that much lol.

 

[Ironwill723]

BRS (Aperture) sets MAP for all the other retail stores because they own Ecotech.

 

[Propane]

Except BRS offers free shipping on all orders over $49 lol

Not when I placed my order. It was free shipping over 49.00 if I used the financing. At least that’s how I understood it, I could be wrong though. And the mr chile shirt wasn’t 49 bucks. Maybe that was it. Either way it tuned me away from the idea.

 

[rtparty]

BRS sets MAP for all the other retail stores because they own Ecotech.

Well, Aperture sets the price now. BRS doesn’t own Ecotech. Aperture owns them both and Bertram owns Aperture

 

[Mikeltee]

Some $200 Hydra 52 HDs will do everything that those lights can do. You should be more upset about them being hypemen than using predatory selling techniques to those that think that they can only be successful using the latest "thing". Jump off the bandwagon or fall in line... Next stop is your bank.

 

[Propane]

It’s free over $49 or $3 for standard delivery that’s pretty cheap if you ask me

Do they take the money off at checkout or something? My total included way higher shipping than 3 dollars. I’ll check it out again though. Thanks!

 

[Derrick0580]

BRS parent company that owns ecotech, ai, and neptune raised all the prices across the board on all products. Unfortunately they raised prices on already over priced equipment!

 

[rtparty]

Some $200 Hydra 52 HDs will do everything that those lights can do. You should be more upset about them being hypemen than using predatory selling techniques to those that think that they can only be successful using the latest "thing". Jump off the bandwagon or fall in line... Next stop is your bank.

The sun is free and will do more than any of these lights. Why spend any money? :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:

 

[Propane]

It’s free over $49 or $3 for standard delivery that’s pretty cheap if you ask me

This was my last cart. I wanted you to be right. My wife thought the Ryan Chile thing was hilarious lol.

 

[Kasrift]

The sun is free and will do more than any of these lights. Why spend any money? :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:

Don’t think we are all going to make archimedes mirrors, lol.

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

The sun is free and will do more than any of these lights. Why spend any money? :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:

Or some NON ecotech or AI or neptune branded lights work just fine at a relatively affordable price.

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

This was my last cart. I wanted you to be right. My wife thought the Ryan Chile thing was hilarious lol.

You need to order some fish food or something, lol. Thats o_O

 

[Bohemian Waxwing]

The more I learn about this hobby and it's main players, the more jaded I get. It's wild that BRS has such a monopoly that they can demand 80% margins, because who else is there out there? They've eaten up all the competition at this point.

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

The more I learn about this hobby and it's main players, the more jaded I get. It's wild that BRS has such a monopoly that they can demand 80% margins, because who else is there out there? They've eaten up all the competition at this point.

Competitors still exist, they just arent hyped or marketed as well.

 

[Bohemian Waxwing]

This was my last cart. I wanted you to be right. My wife thought the Ryan Chile thing was hilarious lol.

my dude, are you telling me you pay to wear their gear? and you buy stuffed dolls of their youtube personalities?

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

my dude, are you telling me you pay to wear their gear? and you buy stuffed dolls of their youtube personalities?

That stuff uses to be for free, lol. I think I have a trucker hat, towel and stickers somewhere.

 

[rtparty]

This was my last cart. I wanted you to be right. My wife thought the Ryan Chile thing was hilarious lol.

You don’t get a screen like this?

 

[Bohemian Waxwing]

That stuff uses to be for free, lol. I think I have a trucker hat, towel and stickers somewhere.

I hope my wife shoots me if I ever start spending my money on dolls of reef youtube personalities or hoodies for BRS. That's when I know there's no coming back.

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

Second day air price matches...