Why? Well GW's Fiscal year starts then, and it sets in motion their Q1 plans.
What does that mean for us? Well besides hopefully 6th Edition in June, probably higher prices on some items.
Now, now, before you start to get upset remember everything goes up. UPS, USPS, and Fed Ex raise their rates once a year, heck so does eBay.
Shoot even Grainger raised their prices in Feb 1.5% across the board, and lets not even get started about the price of Gasoline, right?
So why does a price adjustment always produce such a hostile response? From the real world examples above should we expect a yearly increase?
Well for one, no one likes a price hike. Why should we pay more? History states that's just how the world works, so there is not sense fighting that, I guess.
Cost of living increases are suppose to help compensate our incomes for inflation, but who knows if the majority of hobbyist out there even get those (Heck here in Virginia teachers haven't even gotten a raise in several years, hmmm maybe I should be writing somewhere about that...)
Regardless no one likes paying more period, but there is something we can do to ease the pain so to speak.
There's still a few weeks left to stock up at the old prices, and get 20% off to boot! Here at Spikey Bits we stock the entire line of Games Workshop, and even carry Finecast!
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And if this article from last years adjustment is any indicator, buying now may just save you 40% or more. http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2011/05/gw-news-may-2011-price-increases.html
The problem is their mark ups are a bit more than a small percentage. That is why people are hostile, pretty much between them and gas I have never seen such high percentages.
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ReplyDelete20% off retail. :P
ReplyDeleteI offer in trade 2 terminator psycannon arms.
ReplyDeletePeople get upset specifically at GW price increases not because they just don't like them, but simply because they realize there is no business need to do so most of the time.
ReplyDeleteIt would be one thing if say GW came out and said "hey plastic and transport costs have gone up, so there is a small price increase to cover these added costs". But no. They just raise prices, don't say anything about it, and not by a small amount either.
It's perceived as nothing but greediness.
The issue is the size of the increases. Hasn't the Predator gone from $40 to $57.50 in two years? That's out of line with anything we're used to in other industries.
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