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Re: Bang & Olufsen sees FY loss on weak pre-Xmas sales

MGBGTV8 — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:50:43 GMT

thanks for the advice i did own a rubber bumber v8 but sold it 5 yrs ago and do miss the old gal ,chrome is nicer great style particularly in damask red

thats one of the reasons i love british sports cars like bo great style and class

Re: Bang & Olufsen sees FY loss on weak pre-Xmas sales

j0hnbarker — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 11:13:02 GMT

MGBGTV8:
FROM MY EXPERIENCE OF VISITING A FEW DEALERS I HAVE FOUND THE SALES PEOPLE IN UK ARE ALWAYS TRYING TO PUSH FOR A SALE STRAIGHT AWAY. WHEN YOU QUESTION PRICE OR VALUE FOR MONEY ITS ALWAYS DONT WORRY WE DO CHEAP FINANCE - I WOULD RATHER HAVE A GOOD DEAL
WHEN ANALOGUE WAS ONLY AVAILABLE ON BV8 THE SALESMEN SAID DONT WORRY JUST USE SKY PLUS WITH BEO4 BUT I STILL WANTED DIGITAL BUILT IN FOR THE PRICE OF THE BV8 . WHEN I WENT INTO THE SHOP 3 MONTHS LATER HE WAS SAYING TO ANOTHER CUSTOMER "DIGITAL IS BUILT INTO THE BV8 SO DONT WORRY ABOUT THE ANALOGUE SWITCH OFF " WHICH I THINK IS A CONTRADICTION AS DIGITAL WAS BUILT IN TO NEARLY ALL NEW TV'S IN THE UK. SO MY THOUGHTRS WERE THAT FOR THE MONEY DIGITAL SHOULD HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AVAILABLE ON THESE PREMIUM MODELS

MGBGTV8 - Please turn off your caps lock! CAPITALS = SHOUTING ON AN INTERNET FORUM!!!

On a lighter note, do you actually own a V8? I had a factory chrome bumper car (0217 to be exact) a few years ago, and still mourn having to let it go to this day :(

Re: Bang & Olufsen sees FY loss on weak pre-Xmas sales

Peter — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 11:12:24 GMT

Of course digital should have been built in. And B&O knew it.

By the way, typing in capitals makes your posts difficult to read and, in web etiquette, is the equivalent of shouting.

Re: Bang & Olufsen sees FY loss on weak pre-Xmas sales

MGBGTV8 — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 11:04:49 GMT

FROM MY EXPERIENCE OF VISITING A FEW DEALERS I HAVE FOUND THE SALES PEOPLE IN UK ARE ALWAYS TRYING TO PUSH FOR A SALE STRAIGHT AWAY. WHEN YOU QUESTION PRICE OR VALUE FOR MONEY ITS ALWAYS DONT WORRY WE DO CHEAP FINANCE - I WOULD RATHER HAVE A GOOD DEAL

WHEN ANALOGUE WAS ONLY AVAILABLE ON BV8 THE SALESMEN SAID DONT WORRY JUST USE SKY PLUS WITH BEO4 BUT I STILL WANTED DIGITAL BUILT IN FOR THE PRICE OF THE BV8 . WHEN I WENT INTO THE SHOP 3 MONTHS LATER HE WAS SAYING TO ANOTHER CUSTOMER "DIGITAL IS BUILT INTO THE BV8 SO DONT WORRY ABOUT THE ANALOGUE SWITCH OFF " WHICH I THINK IS A CONTRADICTION AS DIGITAL WAS BUILT IN TO NEARLY ALL NEW TV'S IN THE UK. SO MY THOUGHTRS WERE THAT FOR THE MONEY DIGITAL SHOULD HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AVAILABLE ON THESE PREMIUM MODELS

Re: Bang & Olufsen sees FY loss on weak pre-Xmas sales

TripEnglish — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 09:54:24 GMT

It seems as though saturation is a bigger issue in EU than over here in North America. However, we tend to open new stores before we've perfected old ones, taking key employees and stretching talent very thin. Most B&O shops here have one very talented salesperson and two or three trainees.

Goes back to my point about the biggest problems for the brand being in the shops!

Re: Bang & Olufsen sees FY loss on weak pre-Xmas sales

stotty1111 — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 08:58:17 GMT

Lee - maybe the new Dr Who announced today?

Re: Bang & Olufsen sees FY loss on weak pre-Xmas sales

joeyboygolf — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 08:56:17 GMT

9 LEE:
joeyboygolf:
Flappo The Grate:

i was offered £500 for my avant against a new bv7 , but lee sells the avant for over £2k
No doubt it was a curved screen video model and he made the sale while walking on water! How do you do it, Lee?
I haven't sold an Avant for over 2k for about a year and a half now.. i think flappo could be a timelord!
Lee

I certainly think he must be from another planet...........or..........

Re: Bang & Olufsen sees FY loss on weak pre-Xmas sales

9 LEE — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 08:40:55 GMT

joeyboygolf:
Flappo The Grate:

i was offered £500 for my avant against a new bv7 , but lee sells the avant for over £2k
No doubt it was a curved screen video model and he made the sale while walking on water! How do you do it, Lee?

I haven't sold an Avant for over 2k for about a year and a half now.. i think flappo could be a timelord!

Lee

Re: Bang & Olufsen sees FY loss on weak pre-Xmas sales

joeyboygolf — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 08:15:39 GMT

Flappo The Grate:

i was offered £500 for my avant against a new bv7 , but lee sells the avant for over £2k

No doubt it was a curved screen video model and he made the sale while walking on water! How do you do it, Lee?

Re: Bang & Olufsen sees FY loss on weak pre-Xmas sales

csmager — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 07:48:01 GMT

DO YOU HAVE TO SHOUT?!

Re: Bang & Olufsen sees FY loss on weak pre-Xmas sales

MGBGTV8 — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 07:45:10 GMT

OOPS I WAS REPLYING TO WRONG THREAD

I WAS OFFERED BV7 32 WITH 1 K OFF BRAND NEW IN ANY COLOUR

Re: Bang & Olufsen sees FY loss on weak pre-Xmas sales

MGBGTV8 — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 07:42:48 GMT

THEY DIDNT HAVE TO BUY THE PRODUCT

THERE A FEW GOOD REVIEWS OF BO IN THE MEDIA

Re: Bang & Olufsen sees FY loss on weak pre-Xmas sales

bayerische — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 06:18:00 GMT

My Beo store is not sending me any messages of any sorts of sales...

Strange because I would be interested to know. They got my address, and my email address. So it would be great to receive some news from them. But no.

Oh well I got one email offer, for a second pair of BL5's

Re: Bang & Olufsen sees FY loss on weak pre-Xmas sales

moxxey — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 06:09:49 GMT

Flappo The Grate:
bno's attitude really is odd and reeks of misguided arrogance , no wonder theyre in so much trouble..

My local store has changed for sure. It's very much on a sales drive at the moment. I was doing my accounts yesterday and sorting out invoices and post from the last three months. The amount of sales literature I've received from B&O Bath is incredible. It's gone from almost nothing to telling me about the phones, BS5, the BS5 launch, free Seranta with £5K (!) spent, virtuoso card promo, min £500 trade-in for old TVs and so on. It's almost embarrassing. I've received so much stuff from them lately. More than anyone else.

Lately I've been sourcing product from, erm, alternative locations (think carefully ;) where you can get BL5's for £7K, mint. BL9's for £4K, mint. These, erm, alternative sources, are only going to improve through 2009 as more people get rid of some of their B&O kit or retail units go under and stock needs shifting.

These alternative sources are a better way of sourcing mint or near mint B&O speakers and TVs.

Re: Bang & Olufsen sees FY loss on weak pre-Xmas sales

bayerische — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 06:08:45 GMT

Flappo the great:

Yes I agree with you, there are indeed many shops!

In Helsinki (pop 500.000) there's 2 B&O shops, on the high street of course, not even a block from each other. Three more Shop-in-shops.

The Grater Helsinki region does have about 1 million inhabitants, but still, I think it's a lot. So few buy B&O.