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tbechtx

Feb 7, 2020

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An okay offering for Movado, at least its an automatic but, this watch can be had on the web for $364 at several websites. Not a great deal really. I am very disappointed with Drop. Since their name change from Massdrop, their prices are higher and the offerings have been less than spectacular.

Feb 7, 2020

Bobraz

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Feb 7, 2020

tbechtxDon't forget, a lot of buyers here are non-US based enthusiasts (Europe, Asia, Canada, etc.). Those "other" websites you talk about usually charge much, much, higher shipping charges compared to Drop. So even if you end up paying a bit more on the watch, for those non-USA buyers, you still have a better overall deal here. You have to think globally and stop thinking about the USA market; it's probably a good/great deal to much more people than you think!

Feb 7, 2020

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Watch23

Feb 7, 2020

BobrazSo you don't care about ripping off your USA customers?? As long as the rest of the world gets a deal? Are you an American Co...??

Feb 7, 2020

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Bobraz

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Feb 7, 2020

Watch23Every retailer has different prices for the same products, for a variety of business reasons and "ripping off" is normally not a reason ( but see my last two paragraphs for more on this). What I meant is, the overall cost of this watch, for a non-USA buyer, is interesting because of shipping. So it's unfair to just broadly make a blanket declaration that this Drop is "not a great deal", because a "deal" will be different for buyer X in the USA compared to buyer Y in say, Sweden. So I would have agreed with you if you had declared something like "for buyers in the USA there are better deals elsewhere". Don't forget, Drop is online because they want to reach a global customer base, not just the USA; in fact, most growth for online businesses comes from foreign customers, not USA customers! So Drop, like others, have to balance their prices with their fixed costs, their operations costs, and their profit and loss objectives. Other online or brick-and-mortar retailers will have their own (different) costs structures and as a result different retail prices. That is why, for the same product (let's say, this watch or a pair of sneakers), prices will be different on Amazon, Drop, Macy, Target, or the independent watch store in the mall near your home. However, some American (or foreign) companies never had any problems about ripping off their own customers in the USA or elsewhere. Do you have an iPhone? There you go, you've been ripped off (Apple overcharges grossly, it is in their strategy and they get away with it). Do you have a Rolex? Then you've been ripped off (Rolex overcharges also - they can do it due to desirability on the market). Do you have a luxury car? Then there are chances you've been ripped off if you bought extra options (those usually have grossly inflated prices). You get the idea, if corporations can overcharge and get away with it and still sell successfully, they will do it - no corporation will be sad for their USA customers. In fact, many USA food corporations already screw their customers; they slightly reduce the size of their goods but continue charging the same price. For example, a bottle of juice that was 1.0 liter is made 0.7 liter but sold the same price, or a chocolate tablet is made smaller but still sold at the same price - it's called shrinkflation. Google it, it's a new "ripping off" strategy that has been very popular among USA corporation, and it's being done to you every day. PS: I am a Canadian consumer, not a company, but I understand how companies work.

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Feb 7, 2020

Kyo9999

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Feb 7, 2020

Watch23No, Europeen!!

Feb 7, 2020

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