Rapha, nice but a bit pricey?

well observed, the Rapha line-up are not exactly design for female in the first place, but Rapha apparenty concentrating on making women-specific clothing;

http://www.rapha.cc/faq#faq2

http://bianchista.blogspot.com/2009/12/rapha-peep.html

Right, I got some Rapha vouchers for Christmas. Do they update their products yearly or seasonal? If so, when is that and is it their whole range at once? Seeing as I don't need/want anything right now, I might as well wait for when some new stuff comes out.

Oh God, listen to me, what have I become?

A tart? :P

They do a spring/summer range and an autumn/winter range. The former is normally released around the end of March.

@ pifko

i can only hope you got a lot of rapha vouchers, their stuff is quite pricey you know

Andy - you're calling him a tart, what with you rather in-depth knowledge of Rapha's collections and release dates....

Right, I got some Rapha vouchers for Christmas. Do they update their products yearly or seasonal? If so, when is that and is it their whole range at once? Seeing as I don't need/want anything right now, I might as well wait for when some new stuff comes out.

Oh God, listen to me, what have I become?
I can see you in one of these: http://www.rapha.cc/silk-scarf-1/

I am self aware Mark.

Best way to be

did anyone see this weeks QI and the little section on premium pricing

one definition of which is

" practice in which a product is sold at a price higher than that of competing brands to give it snob appeal through an aura of " exclusivity " "

they said that nike actually set up a range of very expensive trainers £150+ ( no better than their £80 range ) just to appeal to those people who wear things just to ... well i guess there is no other way to put it ... show off

Q-uite I-nteresting I thought

they're spot on about that, especially when Nike is known for their sweatshop that's still going on, making shoes that cost less than a tenner and sell it for £150 making a massive profit.

what other reason is there for them being so big? capitalism at it's finest.

It's not a new thing guys. In Economics they are known as ostentatious goods, an anomaly where demand increases as price does.

but are they happy on the inside, thats what I want to know

Welcome to the other half.

I was talking to a bloke who work at Rapha and he said the price are usually high because not just the exclusivity, but to prevent stock from selling out too quickly, he also mentioned that Rapha has been quite big worldwide and are quite hard to keep up with the demand.

what an odd business strategy

they should drop prices by 25% and manufacture 50% more

now i'm not the best at maths maybe tommy could help me here but that would mean cheaper more and better customer satifaction NON ?

@ hugo

yes precisely

although value of Q seems to be a bit low

what an odd business strategy

they should drop prices by 25% and manufacture 50% more

now i'm not the best at maths maybe tommy could help me here but that would mean cheaper more and better customer satifaction NON ?

indeed. or, just manufacture much, much more. no need to drop price.

lol out loud

rapha nice but a bit underpriced ?

re title this thread

lol out loud

laugh out loud out loud?

i.e very loud out loud

did anyone see this weeks QI and the little section on premium pricing

one definition of which is

" practice in which a product is sold at a price higher than that of competing brands to give it snob appeal through an aura of " exclusivity " "

they said that nike actually set up a range of very expensive trainers £150+ ( no better than their £80 range ) just to appeal to those people who wear things just to ... well i guess there is no other way to put it ... show off

Q-uite I-nteresting I thought

those trainers are no different to a cinelli mash. a willing doe-eyed market ready to splash the cash and a manufacturer ready to capture the hipster zeitgeist.

Correct.

The worse thing is, once they tested the water on 1000 frames, they let the flood gates open.

Limited Edition my foot.