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Berkley 10lb Fireline
- Thread starter Sharky2
- Start date
The 300yd (274m) spools go for £21 or less at quite a few shops in the UK, R500 for 300m would be harsh...
I bought 1800m of 50lb Whiplash pro for £100 - cheapest you can get it in SA is R2100 I think.
Nominally you are paying at least 30% more for braid than they sell for in the UK. Factor in the difference in cost of living/average salary and you will find that someone living in the UK can buy twice the amount of braid you can in South Africa. This means that comparatively you are paying twice as much for your braid than someone in the UK.
Point being: It's time to start manufacturing these products that are unnecessarily imported in SA... Compared to importing, manufacturing will provide more job opportunities, have a positive effect on the GDP, and hopefully supply cheaper options to the local market - what more can you ask for?? It's time for a wake-up call people!
I bought 1800m of 50lb Whiplash pro for £100 - cheapest you can get it in SA is R2100 I think.
Nominally you are paying at least 30% more for braid than they sell for in the UK. Factor in the difference in cost of living/average salary and you will find that someone living in the UK can buy twice the amount of braid you can in South Africa. This means that comparatively you are paying twice as much for your braid than someone in the UK.
Point being: It's time to start manufacturing these products that are unnecessarily imported in SA... Compared to importing, manufacturing will provide more job opportunities, have a positive effect on the GDP, and hopefully supply cheaper options to the local market - what more can you ask for?? It's time for a wake-up call people!
im paying $15 for the 125yd and $6 pkt gulps , but other terminal tackle is alot more .... 5oz grappnel $7,7oz $10 but there imported from S.Africa and the pr#ck needs to make a profit,just burns my ass as i know how "cheap" the stuff is in S.A. (if i convert)
going way off the topic,but atleast booze is still cheap there ..... paying just over R300 for a case of beer or a bottle of hard tack. So things have a way of ballancing out.
going way off the topic,but atleast booze is still cheap there ..... paying just over R300 for a case of beer or a bottle of hard tack. So things have a way of ballancing out.
KillerWhale
Senior Member
expensive...