Why we shop at AG. (international buyers)

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Now some of you may wonder why there are so many international coustomers on here that shop from AG rather than support our local distributors and dealers.
I have noticed around this forum that quite a few of my fellow Norwegians shop and post regularly. There is a very good reason for this.
I thought i'd give those of you from the US an example on pricing here Norway so you can see why we love AG so much.
Some of you may not belive this when you read it, but i assure you it's the truth.

Case in point: Meguiars Super Degreaser
Price at AutoGeek: $14.99 which converts to 89.14NOK (Norwegian Kroner)
Price at local distributor: 839NOK which converts to $141.12. I KID YOU NOT!!

In the case of this Meguiars Degeaser i can buy five cans at AG. Have them shipped to Norway. Pay AG for shipping.
Pay the 25% tax that we have on almost all imported goods. And still not be near the price that my local dealer charges for one can.

This is just one example of the insane markups that the dealers/distributors over here operate with.
So, still any doubts as to why we shop here at AG? ;)
 
I think that is crazy prices, but glad we could help you out!
 
And don't forget the great customer service:) And if there is anything we want to ask for, we can use the forum. This is a great place:D
 
Tandis1 said:
And don't forget the great customer service:) And if there is anything we want to ask for, we can use the forum. This is a great place:D
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Thats stating the obvious. ;)

And agpatel21, just incase you change your mind...
A fully loaded five seater Chevy Tahoe will run you appx. 1,2million NOK. ($200.000)
 
Ok, then I just have to:p If I want to import a car, let's say I found a nice car in the US, 2005 Corvette cost 47 900 USD, will cost 132 000 USD! Then we just have to add all the other stuff to get licensplates on it. If I got i rigth, think so..
 
That is unbelievable, you should just buy in bulk and resell locally!
 
I just wish that shipping cost to canada would be cheaper :o

but that's not AG's fault
 
Great prices, great customer service and a great-great forum.
 
Thomas_K said:
Now some of you may wonder why there are so many international coustomers on here that shop from AG rather than support our local distributors and dealers.
I have noticed around this forum that quite a few of my fellow Norwegians shop and post regularly. There is a very good reason for this.
I thought i'd give those of you from the US an example on pricing here Norway so you can see why we love AG so much.
Some of you may not belive this when you read it, but i assure you it's the truth.

Case in point: Meguiars Super Degreaser
Price at AutoGeek: $14.99 which converts to 89.14NOK (Norwegian Kroner)
Price at local distributor: 839NOK which converts to $141.12. I KID YOU NOT!!

In the case of this Meguiars Degeaser i can buy five cans at AG. Have them shipped to Norway. Pay AG for shipping.
Pay the 25% tax that we have on almost all imported goods. And still not be near the price that my local dealer charges for one can.

This is just one example of the insane markups that the dealers/distributors over here operate with.
So, still any doubts as to why we shop here at AG? ;)
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I think I'd be selling it out of my back door and under-cutting them.
 
Buying in bulk and reselling is a good idea. Except for the fact that it would be considered illegal.
It would be considered parallel import. This means that, take Meguiars in this example, have an exclusive deal with a company in Norway.
So only this company can import Meguiars products to Norway, and Meguiars can't export to any other company here in Norway.
They do infact have a monopoly on Meguiars products.

Some people have tried to buy in large quantities from places like AG and advertised their products for far less than the company that has import rights to Meguiars.
They all get shut down pretty quick.

So what i do is refer as many people as i can to places like AG.
This does absolutely nothing to improve things over here, but neither does the insane markups of the official importer.
 
Man I'm glad im not a detailer over seas... you couldn't afford to do business!!! i feel sorry for you guys. $200,000 for a Tahoe? That's insane!!!
 
Truls said:
Great prices, great customer service and a great-great forum.
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Ahh Truls you are soo sweet! ;) You just like the personalized service you have been getting!:p
 
Can we get anything but Meguiars (and Autoglym) that is "good" stuff here? I have not seen anything at a shop. We should start import Menzerna:D
 
Shush Meghan, dont tell them you visited me in Norway...it was a great weekend. ;)

Sure i enjoy PMing you Meghan, i even have to tell my wife that Meghan is a guys name in the US..

j/k

Menzerna is represented in Norway, but AG isnt, maybe someone should consider getting a deal with AutoGeek to be their distributer i Norway/Scandinavia
 
Truls said:
Shush Meghan, dont tell them you visited me in Norway...it was a great weekend. ;)

Sure i enjoy PMing you Meghan, i even have to tell my wife that Meghan is a guys name in the US..

j/k

Menzerna is represented in Norway, but AG isnt, maybe someone should consider getting a deal with AutoGeek to be their distributer i Norway/Scandinavia
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I belive it is somebody who are starting up something now. He is a member at vw-audi club norwegen. But I like to buy straight from AG.
 
Does anybody from Australia buy direct from AG?
If so what do you think about it?
 
Truls said:
Menzerna is represented in Norway, but AG isnt, maybe someone should consider getting a deal with AutoGeek to be their distributer i Norway/Scandinavia
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ups, my bad..
Is it in a normal shop? AutoGeek in Norway would be awsome

Edit: did a google search, and found a webshop.
 
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Yes Dave, I do
The reason - AG has every sized LC pad available at really cheap prices
Gallons of Duragloss, Wolfgang, DP and Menzerna
Cobra towels - local dissy doesn't stock them
A huge range of products

Plus there's something about having my AG order arrive at my workshop door that is exciting. Opening up the big boxes full of pads, aquawax etc is fun too
 
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