Modern Buddy

Received this e-mail from Buggy Parts Northwest today. I'm not in the market for anything right now, but if others are, this might be a good deal. I purchased my last set of sliders from them and will likely do so again next time around.


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Buggy Parts NW is proud to announce our new Group Buy program!

We're now offering the opportunity for buggy and scooter clubs or members of online forums to make group purchases at discounted prices. We've even made it easy to arrange the Group Buy and individuals can order at their leisure (within a given time frame).

Here's how it works:

Instead of requiring groups to place a single large order we give each Group Buy participant individual access to our site at the discounted Group Buy prices. There are no purchase quantity or order size requirements. Each participant gets the Group Buy prices even if they only purchase one item. This removes the need to organize one big bulk order, collect all the payments, and distribute the order. And this also means Group Buys from Buggy Parts NW are not limited to local clubs! Since orders are shipped separately, Group Buys can involve people from all over the world (each customer is responsible for their own shipping charges).

As an added incentive, the Group Buy member who organizes the Group Buy will receive an additional discount off our regular prices. We recognize the effort spent on organizing a group buy and feel you should be rewarded for your time. This discount will be available to the organizer the morning your group buy begins.

To set up a Group Buy with BuggyPartsNW.com simply:

- Gather a minimum of 10 participants
- Instruct everyone to create an account on BuggyPartsNW.com if they don't have one already (this MUST be done)
- Pick a Tuesday the group buy will start. Group buys run Tuesdays through the following Monday.
- Complete the group buy form and send to [email protected]. You can download the form by clicking <a href="http://www.buggypartsnw.com/images/groupbuyformbpnw.pdf" target="_blank">this link</a> or send a request to the email address above.

Here is what will happen after your list is emailed:

- On the predetermined Tuesday each participant will receive an email notifying them that the Group Buy has started.
- Participants can start buying as soon as they get this email. Please wait for this email before placing orders!
- During the group buy week participants will login to their own account to place their own order, which ships directly to them immediately (based on inventory and availability - some items require lead time before shipping).
- At the end of the Group Buy each participant's account will be changed back to a regular customer account. Any customer that participates in a Group Buy can join in as many future Group Buys as they want and receive the same discount during that Group Buy duration. There is a maximum of one Group Buy discount at a time.

We look forward to hearing from you and helping your buggy/scooter club or forum with their Group Buy!

Have a great rest of the summer!
www.buggypartsnw.com

I'd be 1 of the 10 if anyone wants to organize. Sometime before December:

1x set of sliders

Crapola. I just bought a Level 2 Dr. Pulley Performance Package from them the other day for $125. It's still sitting boxed up and uninstalled in the garage.

^ Send it back, gather up buyers, reorder at discount price.

If anyone wants to initiate a buy, start a thread titled, "Group Buy: Sliders" and "Group Buy: Belts" and "Group Buy: Oil Filters" and so on. The person who starts the thread will be responsible for submitting the form and making sure there are no other Group Buys occurring at the same time.

I suggest having target dates for the buy and putting it in the OP so others initiating Group Buys can have a rough idea on when they can have theirs and get their parts.

ALSO: For things like belts, sliders and rollers, we should make sure how the buys work and what will be covered with the discount. You may have to get the same brands of rollers but they'll allow different weight selections. You might need to all order the same oil filter. And so on.

There's probably info in the form.

ericalm wrote:If anyone wants to initiate a buy, start a thread titled, "Group Buy: Sliders" and "Group Buy: Belts" and "Group Buy: Oil Filters" and so on. The person who starts the thread will be responsible for submitting the form and making sure there are no other Group Buys occurring at the same time.

Worst idea ever . . most forums ban this form of activity!

From a forum admin perspective this is VERY problematic.

ericalm wrote:If anyone wants to initiate a buy, start a thread titled, "Group Buy: Sliders" and "Group Buy: Belts" and "Group Buy: Oil Filters" and so on. The person who starts the thread will be responsible for submitting the form and making sure there are no other Group Buys occurring at the same time.

I contacted them for clarification and this is what they said:
"Anyone involved in a group buy can make their own purchases of any item(s) they like. There is no minimum purchase or required items to purchase."
So the group doesn't have to focus on specific items.

tortoise wrote: Worst idea ever . . most forums ban this form of activity!

From a forum admin perspective this is VERY problematic.

It would be helpful if you elaborate on why it's such a terrible idea. Large fonts don't count as elaboration.

pdxrita wrote:

tortoise wrote: Worst idea ever . . most forums ban this form of activity!

From a forum admin perspective this is VERY problematic.

It would be helpful if you elaborate on why it's such a terrible idea. Large fonts don't count as elaboration.

No offense to tortoise, but that's a priceless response, pdxrita!

pdxrita wrote: I contacted them for clarification and this is what they said:
"Anyone involved in a group buy can make their own purchases of any item(s) they like. There is no minimum purchase or required items to purchase."
So the group doesn't have to focus on specific items.

Sweet.




Future posters: quote the part below this and fill in your own info?


GROUP BUY
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