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Equipment Boards => Storm => Topic started by: Bowlin for Beer on May 26, 2008, 02:58:23 PM
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I want to support my local pro shop but I'm curious...
How much are the Gravity Shifts going for in your town ?
Here, they're going for $259.
That's with drilling, grips and slug of course, but plus tax is around $280.
If the pro shop prices are getting out of hand, I'm going to have to purchase online.
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local proshops here charge 185 drilled. 10 dollars extra for grips, 15 for a slug. 35 if you didn't buy the ball from them.
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about $250 drilled. That's why I buy all my stuff online.
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199 drilled, grips 4 buck a piece, slug 15
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199 drilled, grips 8 bucks, slug 15 bucks
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A league bowler would be able to buy a Gravity Shift from us for around $220 after tax, grips, and slug.
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The Right Approach Pro Shop, Charlotte, NC
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I got mine for $200.00 with grips and thumb slug.
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$218.28 out the door with grips, slug and tax
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i know of one place that its $185.00 incl drilling, grips and slugs.
but it is amazing how a shop can charge anywhere from $5-$10 a slug, when you know it probably costs them $2.00 each if that cause they buy in bulk, and the same goes for the grips. talk about a mark up, but yet they can't take the time to do quality plug work. hmmm.
i even heard of some places that charge $5.00 if not more just to polish or dull your ball.
now i know why i have a spinner. one of the best investments i ever made.
af
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One local guy has it for $210 drilled, the other has it for $239 drilled. I tend to stick with online purchases for the more expensive equipment.
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Save yourself some money and start getting the molds of your thumb done by buddies pro shop...just send them the ball, and it's like a xerox copier everytime you get a new ball. Save a heck of a lot of money to, and they service you get is amazing.
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$209.00 + Tax out the door
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Dale Williams
Columbia 300 Utah Amateur Staff
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We've been doing the mold thing now for at least 5 years, bowlers love them and they get the same fit every time. Only problem ( if you want to call it a problem) is now with as many balls we drill we have to keep in stock everybodys thumb mold
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Save yourself some money and start getting the molds of your thumb done by buddies pro shop...just send them the ball, and it's like a xerox copier everytime you get a new ball. Save a heck of a lot of money to, and they service you get is amazing.
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Dale Williams
Columbia 300 Utah Amateur Staff
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$209 or $219 drilled + grips and tax.
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229.95 plus grips and slug but through the end of May you get 30 percent back on a rewards card so that is 69.00 alone on the ball i think grips are 12 and thumb slug 12.00.
So here is what the true cost is at K & K Bowling Services here is in Las Vegas.
229.95
12.00
12.00
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253.95 plus tax roughly
-76.18 on your rewards card
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177.77 real cost can you see why buying online is pretty stupid for me, unless a closeout or auction nobody bids on.
These guys are top notch and this deal goes for all Storm,Brunswick and Columbia through may 31st. There rewards program is running year around forget Buddies Pro shop they do not touch these guys period.
Nobody including Buddies runs a program like it and that is why they are growing like crazy, you can setup and buy from them online.
bowlinglasvegas.com to see more info on the rewards program, you will pay full price once and then everything after that carries rewards from 10-20 percent on average.
Edited on 5/27/2008 11:34 AM
Edited on 5/27/2008 1:57 PM
Edited on 5/27/2008 1:58 PM
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I agree that proshops have to make money, but the price you quoted is gouging (IMO). We sell them for $199 +tax with fitting/layout/drilling/grips included. An extra $10 for a thumb slug.
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bowlin for beer...i dont know your relation with your pro shop is,but at my pro shop i get a great discount because i do shop there.i think off-hand i could get the gravity for about 200 or less including drilling and inserts!!!my pro shop guy is the best in delaware and i stand by that statement 100%!!!if i send someone to his shop...he hooks them up just like he does me.alot of folks take their business there because he loves bowling and helping others!!!will go the extra mile for you and do the little things the online guys CAN'T do!!!!like watch you bowl,make suggestions to help your game and encourage you to do your best!!!
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$227
+14 (grips)
+17 (slug)
=$258
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You guys think you have it bad.
305 drilled plus 6 for grips and 12 for a slug.
plus 13 percent tax.
Gotta love living in Canda.
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$265 w/grips/slug/tax here in SW FL.
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Don't argue with an idiot people watching may not be able to tell the difference.
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$190+ tax, grips and thumb slug included out the door!!!
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If I lived where you live I'd never have to buy a ball off the internet again!
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$190+ tax, grips and thumb slug included out the door!!!
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Don't argue with an idiot people watching may not be able to tell the difference.
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most of the high end stuff i can get at my pro shop is about 215 drilled with grips and thumb shugs with tax as well. i love IN
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I guess with my pro shop guy that loyalty counts. He just sold me a Gravity Shift for 190 cash out the door, grips and slug included. And for what it's worth, he's in NY suburbs. I've been going to him for the better part of 8 years and do 2-3 balls per year, so maybe he takes better care of me than most.
And, as far as "me the consumer", I wouldn't trade his expertise for the world.
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Here in Owego NY I charge $195 drilled with inserts. Sales tax and slug are extra. This also includes my Honor Score incentive as well as free clean up and touch up for a year.
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Doug Sterner
Doug's Pro Shop
Owego, NY
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