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Hobbyking in the UK
I was told yesterday and it is conformed by their website (Employment section) that HobbyKing is setting up an outlet in the UK. Going to be in Ipswich it would seem Not sure if it will be a shop where you can walk in or just a warehouse Interesting</p> |
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uk modelshops be afraid
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ipswitch is only a few miles away thats good news for me
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You'd think you would be able to spell it then. :D
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Not far from Bigplumbs either. Do you think the warehouse will be in his back garden?:D
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rumour has it that bigplumbs will be the uk agent
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you mean Bertiebones?
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thats him !!
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ORIGINAL: madmodelman You'd think you would be able to spell it then. :D Is that where we should send all the cr@p LiPO packs, the Ipswich house of ill repute ? :D |
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Not sure I understand the business model now.
When based in HK they send out goods sourced cheaply no vat and packaged by low paid staff. The HK operation is nicely sited so customer care can be non existent . The recipients often do not pay import duties. They have few competitors. Based in the UK they will employ local staff at UK rates, have to pay correct import duties and charge 20% vat. They must be more expensive than imports direct from China. They will face the stiff competition from direct imports that the UK model shops have faced. Also they will face UK regulations for goods warrantees and Fair Trading laws. I fear that they may go the same way as the local hobby shops that have closed. John |
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A very good point John!
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Customers will still of course have the choice to buy from the International warehouse in China and wait the long period for delivery or can pay a bit more and have quicker delivery. I am sure Hobby king will survive. I have fears however for Giant Cod as they basically sell much of the hobby king stuff</p> |
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ORIGINAL: 3dean rumour has it that bigplumbs will be the uk agent |
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I am just curious, is there a "Minimum Wage" in the UK, and if so how much is it..??
ORIGINAL: Jgwright Not sure I understand the business model now. When based in HK they send out goods sourced cheaply no vat and packaged by low paid staff. The HK operation is nicely sited so customer care can be non existent . The recipients often do not pay import duties. They have few competitors. Based in the UK they will employ local staff at UK rates, have to pay correct import duties and charge 20% vat. They must be more expensive than imports direct from China. They will face the stiff competition from direct imports that the UK model shops have faced. Also they will face UK regulations for goods warrantees and Fair Trading laws. I fear that they may go the same way as the local hobby shops that have closed. John |
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its about $80,000
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ORIGINAL: 3dean its about $80,000 |
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:D
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An hour, pretty good..!!
ORIGINAL: 3dean its about $80,000 |
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£6.08 per hour if you are over 21. If you are a banker about £4000 per hour plus bonus. We are all in this together</p> |
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Also don't forget the minimum holiday entitlement of 5.6 weeks a year and maximum number of working hours per week, maternity paid leave, or paternity leave allowance etc etc.
John |
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and we always have a poets day on friday
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ORIGINAL: 3dean and we always have a poets day on friday |
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ORIGINAL: Bertiebones ORIGINAL: 3dean and we always have a poets day on friday I wanted some Lipos, looked at HK, out of stock, looked at the cost of getting them from their Euro depot, too expensive for delivery etc. so in the end I got them from G.Cod, paid a bit more for the Lipo but cheap postage, and they arrived a day later, couldn't be bothered with the agro from HK[>:] |
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ORIGINAL: Bertiebones £6.08 per hour if you are over 21. If you are a banker about £4000 per hour plus bonus. We are all in this together</p> Though I'm not in the UK I would gladly pay a bit more to get it right away rather then wait for it from China. It will still be cheaper then some of the outrageous stuff at the LHS. |
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ORIGINAL: Vinceyboy I wanted some Lipos, looked at HK, out of stock, looked at the cost of getting them from their Euro depot, too expensive for delivery etc. so in the end I got them from G.Cod, paid a bit more for the Lipo but cheap postage, and they arrived a day later, couldn't be bothered with the agro from HK[>:] H. |
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