"Hey". I've been out of touch for a while, due to work... - can't wait for retirement in, ohhhh, 20 or so more years :-) Anyhow, I've had my eyes on a Thule roof rack system and have been waiting for a sale since Christmas. A guy at one of the local stores said that Thule almost never puts their stuff on sale. As a gut check, should I believe him? Have you folks found that to be true about Thule? Some of you have been in retail situations where you sold the stuff, haven't you? Comments? While waiting, I've been casually looking in the local "Trading Post" for a used set, but perhaps I should also start looking on e-bay or elsewhere. Rick *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
> waiting for a sale since Christmas. A guy at one of the local stores > said that Thule almost never puts their stuff on sale. As a gut check, > should I believe him? Have you folks found that to be true about Thule? > Some of you have been in retail situations where you sold the stuff, > haven't you? Comments? > > While waiting, I've been casually looking in the local "Trading Post" > for a used set, but perhaps I should also start looking on e-bay or > elsewhere. I couldn't find any discount sales anywhere (3 years ago). Though, they were available locally in roofrack shops (I belive there are 3 of them in my "village"), for the same price as on e-bay or slightly cheaper, especially considering USD/CDN excange rate and high shipping costs if I were to buy them with bars. Eventually I've opted for a used "towers" (legs) in Classifieds, complete with locks and keys, plus new brackets (specific item for each model), since it was impossible to get used towers with the brackets exactly for my model, plus a pair of bars from roofrack shop. The total cost was, I believe, 1/4 of MSRP. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
I couldn't find any discount sales anywhere (3 years ago). Though, they were available locally in roofrack shops (I belive there are 3 of them in my "village"), for the same price as on e-bay or slightly cheaper, especially considering USD/CDN excange rate and high shipping costs if I were to buy them with bars. Eventually I've opted for a used "towers" (legs) in Classifieds, complete with locks and keys, plus new brackets (specific item for each model), since it was impossible to get used towers with the brackets exactly for my model, plus a pair of bars from roofrack shop. The total cost was, I believe, 1/4 of MSRP. I spent quite a bit of time try to buy my Yakima system on-line (E-Bay, retailers...etc.), and I finally ended up buying them from my local supplier here in town. After adding in freight charges to the online sale prices for used items, they weren't any cheaper than buying new. And I didn't have to wait to get them. Luckily one of the local suppliers went out of business as I was getting ready to buy the last set of rollers, and saddles, so I ended up saving about 60% on them! Purely luck of the draw that day! Mitch Indianapolis, IN *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Rick.Sylvia_at_ferguson.com wrote: > Anyhow, I've had my eyes on a Thule roof rack system and have been > waiting for a sale since Christmas. A guy at one of the local stores > said that Thule almost never puts their stuff on sale. As a gut check, > should I believe him? Have you folks found that to be true about Thule? > Some of you have been in retail situations where you sold the stuff, > haven't you? Comments? I don't think I've ever seen a Thule sale. Racks show up fairly often on ebay. AAMOF, I think I bought a Yakima rack with bike mounts there for a ridiculously cheap price. If you haven't spent your REI rebate yet, it's worth 20% off on one purchase. -- Steve Cramer Athens, GA *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
The EMS (Eastern Mountain Sports) stores in New Jersey have "club day" sales in spring (just passed) and fall where everything is 20% off and they carry Thule. We've gotten several things there as we upgraded to fit a new vehicle. The Jersey Paddler has a big event in March where Thule parts are 20% off also (and Thule has a booth with their reps there). We've also bought on eBay (new) with success - although probably more like 10% off after shipping. -- A guy at one of the local stores > said that Thule almost never puts their stuff on > sale. As a gut check, > should I believe him? Have you folks found that to > be true about Thule? > Yahoo! Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour: http://tour.mail.yahoo.com/mailtour.html *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
I couldn't find any discount sales anywhere (3 years ago). Though, they were available locally in roofrack shops (I belive there are 3 of them in my "village"), for the same price as on e-bay or slightly cheaper, especially considering USD/CDN excange rate and high shipping costs if I were to buy them with bars. Eventually I've opted for a used "towers" (legs) in Classifieds, complete with locks and keys, plus new brackets (specific item for each model), since it was impossible to get used towers with the brackets exactly for my model, plus a pair of bars from roofrack shop. The total cost was, I believe, 1/4 of MSRP. I just received a newsletter from BACKCOUNTRY.COM that they are having a 20% off sale for their Yakima racks...here is a link to that page. http://www.backcountry.com/store/promo/593/yakima-deal.html?CP=Email&CMP =EMC-Email&ATT=5Ac&gcid=C2000x068-5Ac&mv_pc=r105 I have received good service from this supplier. Hope this helps. Mitch *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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