McGuirks Online Prices

maverick_21 · 12-01-2012 12:34PM

I honestly don't see why people would buy clubs off the shops here in Ireland. When looking for clubs i found Mc Guirks etc to be way more expensive than most of the online sites. A lot of these sites only charge €7 for delivery which is a bargain when you are making big savings on the overall cost.

Redzah · 12-01-2012 12:37PM

maverick_21 wrote: »

I honestly don't see why people would buy clubs off the shops here in Ireland. When looking for clubs i found Mc Guirks etc to be way more expensive than most of the online sites. A lot of these sites only charge €7 for delivery which is a bargain when you are making big savings on the overall cost.

Lads in fairness i have never paid the list price for any item i have ever bought in McGuirks, a 10% - 20% discount is standard without much haggling.

link_2007 · 12-01-2012 12:46PM

Redzah wrote: »

Lads in fairness i have never paid the list price for any item i have ever bought in McGuirks, a 10% - 20% discount is standard without much haggling.

Any idea what the rough mark-up would be on a set of clubs sold by McGuirks?

maverick_21 · 12-01-2012 12:46PM

Is it standard?I never knew this to be honest as i'm only new again to the game. Do you just send a email or call i into the shop?

TheGrump · 12-01-2012 01:32PM

I'm looking into buying irons at the moment, hit a few in Kinsealy the other day. I haven't quite made my mind up so I checked out some prices online and McGuirks were cheaper for the R11, diablo edge and Razr X then both golfstoreeurope.com and onlinegolf.co.uk. The G20 irons were much the same price. It can be cheaper to buy online but not always and as was said previously there is also room to haggle in McGuirks.

The other thing I noticed is that Mcguirks and Hal'penny prices are pretty much Identical even though they both have sales on. For example the burner 2.0s are on sale in both stores at €472 and the diablo edge for €494. Coincidence???????

saintastic · 12-01-2012 01:49PM

TheGrump wrote: »

The other thing I noticed is that Mcguirks and Hal'penny prices are pretty much Identical even though they both have sales on. For example the burner 2.0s are on sale in both stores at €472 and the diablo edge for €494. Coincidence???????

It could be manufacturer led reductions.

Out of my last four purchases, two were on golfstoreeurope, one was on ebay (tees) and one was in McGuirks. I went with price each time.

However, the problem that I have is that I worry that if I and everyone else continue to buy online, will that lessen the presence of golf shops in Ireland? As such, if I need to try on jackets, test irons/drivers/shafts, will there be less shops available?

opinionated3 · 12-01-2012 02:00PM

Tbh what annoys me the most is the lack of left handed clubs these sites carry. Was looking to purchase the new burners or possibly preorder the new rocket balls but can't find them anywhere in left handed guise. Would prefer to use twog.com in the states but the inevitable problem of customs will rear its ugly head.....

Redzah · 12-01-2012 02:47PM

maverick_21 wrote: »

Is it standard?I never knew this to be honest as i'm only new again to the game. Do you just send a email or call i into the shop?

Pretty standard maverick, last time i bought in McGuirks was December, i bought a Titleist Tour bag with a list price of €199, I said i was interested but couldn't afford the list price and asked the sales rep what he could do, one check of the margins on the computer and he came back with €179. I said I had budget €160 and couldn't go much higher and dealt at €169. Nice fella and the price suited both of us. Def call into the shop to deal like this as they're quite good to deal with and will give a fair price after a conversation.

On the other post i reckon their gross margins are around the 35% mark which would suggest a cost price of the above bag of approx €129, obviously this is the cost price before overheads are applied so when adding overheads of approx €11 (complete estimate) the sales rep had another €29 leeway from the price he dealt at (€169) before he is at rock bottom cost price, the rest depends on what store policy the have for max discounts before higher approval needed etc.

pinkdoubleeagle · 12-01-2012 04:45PM

opinionated3 wrote: »

Tbh what annoys me the most is the lack of left handed clubs these sites carry. Was looking to purchase the new burners or possibly preorder the new rocket balls but can't find them anywhere in left handed guise. Would prefer to use twog.com in the states but the inevitable problem of customs will rear its ugly head.....

Got a voucher at Christmas and went over to Blanchardstown to buy some new vokey wedges. Not one left handed vokey in stock

maverick_21 · 12-01-2012 04:47PM

I'm a leftie as well and find there is a very limited selection of clubs in the shops.I have looked at lefthandedgolf.com and a few others online that seem to have a decent selection.

Redzah · 12-01-2012 04:56PM

maverick_21 wrote: »

I'm a leftie as well and find there is a very limited selection of clubs in the shops.I have looked at lefthandedgolf.com and a few others online that seem to have a decent selection.

Seeing as ur new to the game the best recommendation i could give to you is play right handed. I'm left handed and play right handed, seeing as ur body will be getting used to swinging a club anyway just get used to it on the other side.

GreeBo · 12-01-2012 05:13PM

saintastic wrote: »

However, the problem that I have is that I worry that if I and everyone else continue to buy online, will that lessen the presence of golf shops in Ireland? As such, if I need to try on jackets, test irons/drivers/shafts, will there be less shops available?

Dont you get that you are supposed to pay for the privilege of testing/trying things before you buy? Thats why the shops are there and thats why they are more expensive.
If everyone used McGuirks as a fitting room and then bought online they would cease to exist, as would all other shops...and then where would you be?

Same for people who skip queues, enter bus lanes early etc.

savoryan · 12-01-2012 05:27PM

I was looking to get a set of Mizuno JPX 800 Pros before xmas.

They were about €570 on most sites - 5-PW (golfstoreeurop, mcguirks, halpennys)

I got an e-mail from golfstoreeurope with a 10% off this weekend only code, bringing the price down to roughly €510.

Before buying i went into American Golf just to have another look at them to make sure i was happy with the purchase. The guy came over and asked if i was ok so i just asked him how much they were in 5-PW (Price on the sticker was 4-PW) He said €490 ! There was no sale or anything.

So i was able to get "custom fit" (got to go on the Mizuno Swing DNA thing) try out loads of shaft options etc... (for which i would have gladly paid an small bit extra over the on-line stores) and still saved money.

I know the on-line stores are generally cheaper but it just goes to show - dont ALWAYS assume they are

yakkson · 12-01-2012 10:47PM

all see links below - all 3 of these have some really good deals and they all deliver to ireland.

www.directgolf.co.uk

www.discountgolfstore.co.uk

www.onlinegolf.co.uk

golfnut1 · 08-02-2012 03:20PM

Guys mcguirks are having a online sale at the moment. Just enter mcguirksoffer15 for 15% off.

Dr_Colossus · 08-02-2012 04:27PM

golfnut1 wrote: »

Guys mcguirks are having a online sale at the moment. Just enter mcguirksoffer15 for 15% off.

That's great, pity their markup over GolfStoreEurope's prices on shoes I'm thinking of purchasing are 19.8% (Footjoy Dryjoys) and 32.9% (Footjoy AQLs)

golfnut1 · 08-02-2012 04:33PM

Dr_Colossus wrote: »

golfnut1 wrote: »

Guys mcguirks are having a online sale at the moment. Just enter mcguirksoffer15 for 15% off.

That's great, pity their markup over GolfStoreEurope's prices on shoes I'm thinking of purchasing are 19.8% (Footjoy Dryjoys) and 32.9% (Footjoy AQLs)

I just though I'd let you all know in case you didn't already. Golfstoreeurope are good alright. Did you try halpenny?

FixdePitchmark · 08-02-2012 05:02PM

golfnut1 wrote: »

I just though I'd let you all know in case you didn't already. Golfstoreeurope are good alright. Did you try halpenny?

Lads ,

Want to get "a load of balls".

Titleist NXT tour. About 50 , where should i get them ?

Luckycharm · 08-02-2012 05:40PM

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

Lads ,

Want to get "a load of balls".

Titleist NXT tour. About 50 , where should i get them ?

lakeballs.com that where I get all mine half the price

Redzah · 08-02-2012 05:45PM

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

Lads ,

Want to get "a load of balls".

Titleist NXT tour. About 50 , where should i get them ?

You'll currently get 15% of them in McGuirks

FixdePitchmark · 08-02-2012 05:48PM

Redzah wrote: »

You'll currently get 15% of them in McGuirks

I'm sort of asking would that be the cheapest i could get ?

GreeBo · 08-02-2012 06:14PM

Dr_Colossus wrote: »

That's great, pity their markup over GolfStoreEurope's prices on shoes I'm thinking of purchasing are 19.8% (Footjoy Dryjoys) and 32.9% (Footjoy AQLs)

Do golfstoreeurope let you try them on before you buy?

Dr_Colossus · 08-02-2012 06:27PM

GreeBo wrote: »

Do golfstoreeurope let you try them on before you buy?

My current pair of shoes are footjoy so trying on before hand isn't an issue for me since I know my size. That said I do think GolfStoreEurope have a store in Derry if you're in that area or willing to travel for a fitting.

The one factor in favor of McGuirks at present is that I have some GUI vouchers I'd earmarked for replacement shoes and not sure if there's a means of using these to purchase online but will inquire or alternatively use the vouchers for something needed and that isn't at a RoI premium price.

Redzah · 08-02-2012 06:28PM

GreeBo wrote: »

Do golfstoreeurope let you try them on before you buy?

Agreed Greebo, so many people talking about cheaper alternatives but don't consider that McGuirks have the costs of running the shops to cover. McGuirks is by far the best and cheapest golf shop (excluding cyberspace warehouses) in Ireland and through a bit of bargaining u can get close to the online prices of the other stores mentioned.

With the attitude of some people, its only a matter of time before we all have to buy online and don't get a chance to sample the goods before we buy which can be a lottery at times.

link_2007 · 08-02-2012 06:28PM

GreeBo wrote: »

Do golfstoreeurope let you try them on before you buy?

About as much as McGuirks online store would

GreeBo · 08-02-2012 06:31PM

Dr_Colossus wrote: »

My current pair of shoes are footjoy so trying on before hand isn't an issue for me since I know my size. That said I do think GolfStoreEurope have a store in Derry if you're in that area or willing to travel for a fitting.

The one factor in favor of McGuirks ...

So as long as you are buying duplicates or live in a different country?
Surely having a local shop with advice and the ability to try/compare is worth something.

I think you are missing the point of why bricks and mortar shops cost more.

alxmorgan · 08-02-2012 07:57PM

GreeBo wrote: »

Dr_Colossus wrote: »

My current pair of shoes are footjoy so trying on before hand isn't an issue for me since I know my size. That said I do think GolfStoreEurope have a store in Derry if you're in that area or willing to travel for a fitting.

The one factor in favor of McGuirks ...

So as long as you are buying duplicates or live in a different country?
Surely having a local shop with advice and the ability to try/compare is worth something.

I think you are missing the point of why bricks and mortar shops cost more.

Went to buy a pair of socks. 8 euro shipping. Cost more than the bloody socks !!

Redriddick · 08-02-2012 07:58PM

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

Lads ,

Want to get "a load of balls".

Titleist NXT tour. About 50 , where should i get them ?

Fixed,
I always get mine from Eurogolfballsireland.Great service got 100 practice and 48 srixon and nxt tour mix form them last week.I think i paid €66.
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chalkie 501 · 08-02-2012 09:30PM

I recently ordered 4 dozen srixon Zstars from mcguirks online, what i was sent was 4 dozen srixon balls,im not sure what they are tbh,but they aint Zstars.
when i checked the website to make sure i hadnt made a mistake they had taken them off, after sending an email and i was told the Zstars were out of stock and they sent the nearest thing to them

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