Quote Originally Posted by Great Southern Camping View Post
Not all importers and sellers of products from overseas fall prey to "cheap and nasty". Yep, all (everything!) we sell is imported, and if you've been following the saga to date, we are nearly 18 months and thousands upon tens of thousands of dollars down the drain with limited sales to date due SOLELY to our lack of willingness to compromise on quality - good quality gear still comes from overseas, but as said, there is too many dealers who are in it for the fast buck - believe it or not, we are NOT. We are taking a ridiculously long time getting this little venture off the ground for no other reason than we simply won't be supplying crap. If its average quality, we'll be telling you such, and it will be dirt cheap, and that's only on some "non life threatening" items for want of a better phrase. We'll be cheaper than big names, we'll be importing, but we will always ensure quality is 'at least' the highest within the price bracket. That all said, it is exceptionally hard to make a go of it when people still give so much lip service to a topic like this and make all the claims under the sun regarding how we should "support the little guy", "buy Australian", etc, etc, but at the end of the day without the prying eyes of other members over looking etc simply walk into the local stores and buy based on price - I see it every single day ... and it's disheartening to be honest, as we could just go with the flow and make a few bucks quick, but are instead trying to attack a niche in the market that we "think" exists based on comments made in relation to topics like this, but seems to be proven consistently to be a pipe dream. The Australian consumers fault - not the seller. Time to take accountability for the animal WE collectively have created ourselves ... and stop blaming others to simply make ourselves feel better about what we've done.

This process with Roo and Tigerz etc started early last year (my wife worked for a company previously who is also now owned by EMG). Their quality is awful, they're pricing is suited to match ... BUT, the choice is still yours and I would stake my next pay packet on the fact that "we" as a nation will continue to make the choice in their favour.


Scotty (Bigrig)
You are spot on Scotty. You will not be gouging the market like some big players. We all get annoyed in the example given about awnings. If you can get it cheap, sell it cheap and don't gouge the consumer......not talking safety as you stated. Cheers