Hook prices.

[ukzero1]

A few days ago, I dropped on a tackle shop, popped in to get some size 14 eyed B911's. Price was £1.50. In the local tackle shop here, they are £1.60. I got some from Bobco, and they cost me £1.15 per pack (so I got 5 packs). I cannot work out why the difference in prices unless of course it's the amount of mark-up the shop puts on. Has anyone else noticed this when buying their favourite make/pattern?

 

[tipitinmick]

The more a company sells the better the discount from the manufacturer they can command. The more discount they can pass on to the end user the more they sell. Its a vicious circle Pete. Only one winner ..... The customer. BUT, and it is a big BUT .... If we all simply buy the cheapest from wherever lets not moan when our local tackle shop is no more. Im only saying

 

[Total]

Know what you mean Pete. ......The only way I can save is buying the hooks I use in bulk when I see a good price.

Did you actually pop into to Bobco to buy your hooks?

 

[Total]

The more a company sells the better the discount from the manufacturer they can command. The more discount they can pass on to the end user the more they sell. Its a vicious circle Pete. Only one winner ..... The customer. BUT, and it is a big BUT .... If we all simply buy the cheapest from wherever lets not moan when our local tackle shop is no more. Im only saying

That's a fair point Mick, but then the local shop offset the their loss trying to sell me maggots at £3.30/pint...........A reverse 'Loss leader'

 

[Silverfisher]

I have noticed slight differences between shops, I would think it is just a mark up thing. I assume they pick their price point as either the highest or lowest they can get away with dependant on how they do business.

 

[trotter2]

Has anyone worked out how much your spending on hooks in a year. I did just quite recently it came to a fair bit of money I was surprised myself.

 

[ukzero1]

Know what you mean Pete. ......The only way I can save is buying the hooks I use in bulk when I see a good price.

Did you actually pop into to Bobco to buy your hooks?

No mate, a mate was in there and messaged me about them, he knew I wanted some.

 

[ukzero1]

Has anyone worked out how much your spending on hooks in a year. I did just quite recently it came to a fair bit of money I was surprised myself.

I daren't do that, I've had one heart attack and want to live a little longer.

 

[Neil ofthe nene]

Price of anything has nothing to do with cost. Just watch Dragon's Den to understand that.

As for spending on hooks, it depends whether you re-use them as I do or bin them after one use as others do.

 

[ukzero1]

I re-use them when I can. but If I've been in a snaggy swim or done a real bagging session then I'll bin.

 

[richox12]

Price of anything has nothing to do with cost. Just watch Dragon's Den to understand that.

Very often I suspect that's true

 

[ukzero1]

Price of anything has nothing to do with cost. Just watch Dragon's Den to understand that.

I know that from experience. I worked in a tackle shop/float factory and the price of actually making a float to the mark-up when they hit the shop floor used to make my eyes water.
If only the chinese would make their take-away's as cheap as they sell stuff on Ebay I'd be quids in.

 

[tipitinmick]

I can see that theres a lot of folk on here that have never worked for themselves. I bet the guys that do or have are having a smile at that. There is a lot to pay out before a company shoves that cash in its back pocket. If you only knew.

 

[Rick123]

Have you not noticed how a small piece of rubber, cut into a dozen bits can cost you £3 when put in a packet? Rig tube and such are all sold at prices that simply don't reflect the true cost, but you have to buy them sadly, most times. What we need is a Co-op style place were people can buy tackle at a more reflective price maybe? I find E-Bay really good for many things, but sadly at times the quality or size is not quite right. The hooks I'm buying right now are £4.95 for 10, posted, but I do re-use them. However I need various sizes and patterns, easy to spend £50 just on hooks, F@£k!!

 

[Paul Cresswell]

I bought a lot of hooks the other day, how come you can’t buy boxes of 25 or 50 hooks anymore?

 

[Silverfisher]

To be honest I rarely buy loose hooks for coarse fishing these day as the vast majority of the time I use hooks to nylon/pre tired hooklengths or whatever you want to call them. Probably 2/3 of the loose hooks I own are for sea fishing.

 

[ukzero1]

I bought a lot of hooks the other day, how come you can’t buy boxes of 25 or 50 hooks anymore?

Because they can make more selling in packs of 10.