omni models/tower hobbies
12-25-2005, 05:54 PM
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RE: omni models/tower hobbies
The websites were messed up a couple wks ago. I went to tower and kept getting sent to omni. WEIRD this is the first I've heard of them being related
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If you spend even a few minutes, it's hard to miss that they are the same website, with a different "style sheet". The tech notes are identical, and last I knew the prices were too. I haven't checked recently, but in the old days the only difference was that Tower spent all their money on paper advertising (mass mailings) and "dollars off" specials, and Omni offers free shipping over $100 (that's $8 off the Tower price last I checked).
In the past, other posters have asserted that the phones are answered in the same room, and the products were shipped from the same warehouse by the same people.
So, why the deception? Many, many companies have multiple web sites under a variety of different names on the theory, I assume, that they'll show up more often on web searches. Personally, I think this is deception, and I avoid companies that do this, on the basis if a company is prone to deception in any facet, they are probably deceptive in other areas as well (like dealing with customers). Also, if I'm doing research on prices, they waste my time.
Still, I'm not convinced this is the case with Tower/OmniModels. The best theory I've heard was that someone at Tower figured that a certain percentage of customers would get so pissed off that they'd swear never to buy again at Tower. The idea is that they might, unknowingly, buy at OmniModels. But, I don't know. The extra web site and maintaining the illusion of two separate companies must cost something. Still, the folks at Tower are good business men, so you know they must have run the numbers, and found it works out for them.
In the past, other posters have asserted that the phones are answered in the same room, and the products were shipped from the same warehouse by the same people.
So, why the deception? Many, many companies have multiple web sites under a variety of different names on the theory, I assume, that they'll show up more often on web searches. Personally, I think this is deception, and I avoid companies that do this, on the basis if a company is prone to deception in any facet, they are probably deceptive in other areas as well (like dealing with customers). Also, if I'm doing research on prices, they waste my time.
Still, I'm not convinced this is the case with Tower/OmniModels. The best theory I've heard was that someone at Tower figured that a certain percentage of customers would get so pissed off that they'd swear never to buy again at Tower. The idea is that they might, unknowingly, buy at OmniModels. But, I don't know. The extra web site and maintaining the illusion of two separate companies must cost something. Still, the folks at Tower are good business men, so you know they must have run the numbers, and found it works out for them.
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RE: omni models/tower hobbies
ORIGINAL: Mike in DC
If you spend even a few minutes, it's hard to miss that they are the same website, with a different "style sheet". The tech notes are identical, and last I knew the prices were too. I haven't checked recently, but in the old days the only difference was that Tower spent all their money on paper advertising (mass mailings) and "dollars off" specials, and Omni offers free shipping over $100 (that's $8 off the Tower price last I checked).
In the past, other posters have asserted that the phones are answered in the same room, and the products were shipped from the same warehouse by the same people.
So, why the deception? Many, many companies have multiple web sites under a variety of different names on the theory, I assume, that they'll show up more often on web searches. Personally, I think this is deception, and I avoid companies that do this, on the basis if a company is prone to deception in any facet, they are probably deceptive in other areas as well (like dealing with customers). Also, if I'm doing research on prices, they waste my time.
Still, I'm not convinced this is the case with Tower/OmniModels. The best theory I've heard was that someone at Tower figured that a certain percentage of customers would get so pissed off that they'd swear never to buy again at Tower. The idea is that they might, unknowingly, buy at OmniModels. But, I don't know. The extra web site and maintaining the illusion of two separate companies must cost something. Still, the folks at Tower are good business men, so you know they must have run the numbers, and found it works out for them.
If you spend even a few minutes, it's hard to miss that they are the same website, with a different "style sheet". The tech notes are identical, and last I knew the prices were too. I haven't checked recently, but in the old days the only difference was that Tower spent all their money on paper advertising (mass mailings) and "dollars off" specials, and Omni offers free shipping over $100 (that's $8 off the Tower price last I checked).
In the past, other posters have asserted that the phones are answered in the same room, and the products were shipped from the same warehouse by the same people.
So, why the deception? Many, many companies have multiple web sites under a variety of different names on the theory, I assume, that they'll show up more often on web searches. Personally, I think this is deception, and I avoid companies that do this, on the basis if a company is prone to deception in any facet, they are probably deceptive in other areas as well (like dealing with customers). Also, if I'm doing research on prices, they waste my time.
Still, I'm not convinced this is the case with Tower/OmniModels. The best theory I've heard was that someone at Tower figured that a certain percentage of customers would get so pissed off that they'd swear never to buy again at Tower. The idea is that they might, unknowingly, buy at OmniModels. But, I don't know. The extra web site and maintaining the illusion of two separate companies must cost something. Still, the folks at Tower are good business men, so you know they must have run the numbers, and found it works out for them.
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RE: omni models/tower hobbies
I would like to add my two cents worth as a footnote to this discussion, as a foreign purchaser, (Australia) it is becoming increasingly more difficult to deal with Tower and I have been a customer now for over 30 years, because of their freight systems and pricing, any discount one gets is taken up by the exorbitant cost of postage, I received one single prop the other day in a carton more suited to packaging an elephant, and of course the cost of postage for the prop was more than the price of the prop, I have complained to them to no avail, seems they need to put their great service policies in place at the despatch area, they should take a look at Hobby King for a much better set up with postage costs and systems... sorry for the whinging.... Alan
06-20-2013, 09:08 AM
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Alan : That's funny because just last week I received a transmitter battery in a box about, 11x 11 x 5 . They sure must have some dillies working in shipping. You would think they would try to save us or them a dime or 2 in this area. ENJOY !!! RED
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RE: omni models/tower hobbies
http://traxxas.com/forums/showthread...-Tower-Hobbies
Scroll down and you for each comapany you see
Administrative Contact :
Smith, Tim
Technical Contact :
Miller, Steve
kinda like xheli/nitroplanes/hobbypartz etc.
Scroll down and you for each comapany you see
Administrative Contact :
Smith, Tim
Technical Contact :
Miller, Steve
kinda like xheli/nitroplanes/hobbypartz etc.
