tanos aystainers

[Alan m]

why are the tanos systainer deare than the festool ones. it doesnt seem right. given the logistics and smaller number of stockable parts the day to day running costs should be smaller than a big company with thousands of parts to stock.
there is about 4 GBP in the diference of a sys 2. not as lot but they add up fast to save a lot

any  ideas

 

[AlexThePalex]

Hard to believe you complain about a mere 4 pounds. Also, your economics theory is a bit off. Larger companies are able to work at a better cost efficiency than smaller ones. That's why Wall Mart obliterates all local stores.

 

[Alan m]

it 4 pound for sys 2 more for bigger one .my point was that if i order 10 (which i am going to do) it costs me 50 gbp + a lot more shipping . if it was one or two i wouldnt worry

about the small v big company . a small company selling a large amount of units out of a small number of possible product lines should have a lower cost than a larger company selling the same amount of units out of a very laarge possible product lines. this is because there is less inventry costs , less storage costs, less workers needed to check stock, heating , insurance ,fewer suppliers to deal with, larger orders = less unit cost.
more stock can be stored in a smaller space if it is all the same compared with big bays for a
smaller stock in each one.
this is the principle that the German Aldi and Lidl shops work on , they have a set amount of possible product lines they sell and if one comes in one must go out. this is why they are cheaper

 

[AlexThePalex]

I could point out every single point where your logistics go wrong Alan but I'll just stick to two to keep it short.

larger orders = less unit cost.

Indeed, like I was saying. In logistics, big is better as you clearly agree with me.

this is the principle that the German Aldi and Lidl shops work on , they have a set amount of possible product lines they sell and if one comes in one must go out. this is why they are cheaper

Aldi and Lidl? You mean the Aldi with 8210 stores worldwide and a €58 billion revenue in 2008 and the Lidl with 7200 stores worldwide and a €59 billion revenue in 2008?

Great examples of "small" companies you give there.

Anyway, since I've started to use Festool I've learned not to bother about the prices anymore. Since their products are priced so much higher than of all their competitor's products, I'm not gonna bother worrying about a couple of pounds/euros/dollars. 5 GBP more or less on a systainer is nothing compared to all the money you'd have to spend on Festool to get a decent inventory. Complaining about the price doesn't help, it's not gonna change anything.

Smart shopping is what you have to do. If you use Google you should be able to find an official and reliable Festool dealer in Germany that will sell you systainers at 60% of the normal price and send it anywhere in Europe for a measly €14.90 per 25 Kg. If you can't, pm me for their link or email.

 

[Alan m]

sorry i was not talking about over all size of the companies.  i was using the set up that aldi and lidl have in their shop rather the size of the company.

i wasnt complaning about the price i was asking for an explination.

any way enough bickering . what links have you got

 

[NuggyBuggy]

about the small v big company . a small company selling a large amount of units out of a small number of possible product lines should have a lower cost than a larger company selling the same amount of units out of a very laarge possible product lines.

If that was true then there should exist no companies with large product lines as they would be at a disadvantage.  And yet, there are companies that sell things as big as supertankers as well as small consumer electronics, and everything in between.

 

[mouppe]

Leaving aside all the economics, why don't you just buy the Festool systainers?

 

[Alan m]

that is what i am going to do . i was just wondering .

 

[cnewport]

If we're talking classic systainers, the tanos ones have a much more comfortable handle.