Tag Heuer purchase

Colonel Sanders

Hi

I posted this to another thread on a different forum and was advised to try here

Got engaged last year and want a Tag Grand Carrera for the wedding (specifically this one). Retail price in Weir's is €4070.

Budget is about 3k, haven't haggled or played one retailer off against each other yet. Just visited Weir's to get the retail price. Went to €3600 for cash straight away (I didn't even ask, he said retail is 4070, "we can do it for 3600 if you pay cash"). Just wondering how low do people think they'd go? Is 3k too low to hope for if I pay in 50 euro notes?

Retail price in the UK is £3500 so Belfast is also an option, There is a tax free shop in Heathrow where you don't pay VAT. Would you still get a cash discount in a tax free shop? (have e-mailed them but their reply didn't answer the cash discount question)

An Ard Ri

Hello,

I bought my Tag in Mercers in Enniskillen about 2 years ago. At the time they were the only official Tag dealer in the North. Got 10% of the list price. They were very professional. Worth a trip up, only 2.5 hours from Dublin.

MooseJam

Why would people in this day and age give a reduced price for cash, I'd guess the manager has a certain discretion with the price and can give 10% or whatever it may be off and can give any reason he sees fit, one day it's if you pay cash next day it's if you're wearing a blue sweater

buck65

MooseJam wrote: »

Why would people in this day and age give a reduced price for cash, I'd guess the manager has a certain discretion with the price and can give 10% or whatever it may be off and can give any reason he sees fit, one day it's if you pay cash next day it's if you're wearing a blue sweater

I suppose if you pay cash rather than credit card it saves the store between 1 and 2% on fees. Also taking a cheque these days is risky. You can bet though that there is at least 15% there that the retailer can play around with. At €3600 I'm sure he is still making good profit. BTW if he said 3600 he surely only expects you to pay 3500 anyway.

oisin_t

Colonel Sanders wrote: »

Hi

I posted this to another thread on a different forum and was advised to try here

Got engaged last year and want a Tag Grand Carrera for the wedding (specifically this one). Retail price in Weir's is €4070.

Budget is about 3k, haven't haggled or played one retailer off against each other yet. Just visited Weir's to get the retail price. Went to €3600 for cash straight away (I didn't even ask, he said retail is 4070, "we can do it for 3600 if you pay cash"). Just wondering how low do people think they'd go? Is 3k too low to hope for if I pay in 50 euro notes?

Retail price in the UK is £3500 so Belfast is also an option, There is a tax free shop in Heathrow where you don't pay VAT. Would you still get a cash discount in a tax free shop? (have e-mailed them but their reply didn't answer the cash discount question)

Its on sale in the link you sent for $3500, wouldnt that now meet your budget?

Cyrus

oisin_t wrote: »

Its on sale in the link you sent for $3500, wouldnt that now meet your budget?

plus the 21% vat customs will charge you when it arrives here
you will always get 15% discount on a tag or an omega if you ask so im sure he will do it for 3,500, maybe not much less tho.

if i was you i would try watchfinder.co.uk and see what they can offer to do it for, im guessing if uk retail is 3,500 that they can do it for nearer £3000 and with the exchange rate so good at the moment you should save a few quid.

on a seperate point, if spending that kind of money i would suggest taking a look around at other manufacturers, £3k will get you a pre owned rolex submariner, various iwcs etc, and they would all be a step ahead of the tag.

Im not at all saying that there is anything wrong with TH, i own a couple, bit i wouldnt spend 3k on one.

MooseJam

buck65 wrote: »

I suppose if you pay cash rather than credit card it saves the store between 1 and 2% on fees

wow wouldn't have thought shops would have to pay for the service, bit mean on the part of the cc companies, making money on both ends, they should be happy with the interest they get on the purchase

Colonel Sanders

Cyrus wrote: »

if i was you i would try watchfinder.co.uk and see what they can offer to do it for, im guessing if uk retail is 3,500 that they can do it for nearer £3000 and with the exchange rate so good at the moment you should save a few quid.

sticker price in Heathrow is ST£3044 (and that was when VAT was 15% not 17.5%). When I e-mailed them they answered all my questions apart from the cash discount one!

Anyone I know who gives a discount for cash usually declares the item was sold for less than it actually was and pockets the difference tax free. Not saying that this is what the jewellers are doing though!!

Colonel Sanders

Cyrus wrote: »

on a seperate point, if spending that kind of money i would suggest taking a look around at other manufacturers, £3k will get you a pre owned rolex submariner, various iwcs etc, and they would all be a step ahead of the tag.

Never been a fan of Rolex, no idea why just never liked them

However I may look into other brands before purchasing

Colonel Sanders

oisin_t wrote: »

Its on sale in the link you sent for $3500, wouldnt that now meet your budget?

Sales conditions and more importantly guarantee conditions are also a bit onerous as well as the excise etc to be paid

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Colonel Sanders

Has anyone heard of this crowd? Wary of buying online but the price is pretty keen

Would online prices be any good to use as a haggling tool?