TSE sure does seem to be BLOWING IT lately almost on a weekly basis
Very disappointing
I don't see how; 2 years of manufacturing increases, a 20% shipping increase and a 20% change in currency can be translated into us "blowing " it.
All this means is that the people who already bought got a great deal.
If you do the math, the price went up approximately 25%. When the prices were locked in our system, the exchange was 1.32 and now it is 1.55. Thats an 18% difference. Now add on 2 years of increases in average of 3% per year and we are at 24%. Now are shipping went up significantly due to insurance costs as well.... It doesn't take long to have a significant increase.
Look at the Swiss Franc now: last year almost at par. Now its at 1.26
Expect a big increase on Easter chocolates!
Our issue is that it took us so long to catch the formula errors in the system.
On another note: We just got told in friday that the Coonan pistol prices are going up 35% by our supplier (in Canada). Am I going to be blamed for this as well?
Even the cost in 9mm has gone up almost 32% to us over the past 18 months.
As a consumer, it is easy and expedient to blame the retailer, but usually increases are completely out of our hands.
JR