japanese retailers - discounts

[dhamma]

dear all,

talking about hand made bogus sold by japanese retailers to western kendoka, which discounts have you been able to get and from which retailer?

regards

[Wark 1978]

i ordered my bogu from koei in japan and i got a 50% discount off the catalogue and internet price. my bogu is machine made but i think that discount also applies to handmade as well.

i emailed them and they sent me a catalogue which came with a seperate piece of paper detailing what discounts are given for what type of equipment. the discounts ranged from 10-50% for export (although i live in japan i still got a 50% discount).

the catalogue prices are just a guide so ask for a discount. i visited a bogu shop in tokyo who were selling bogu from koei but were offering about a 75% discount off the catalogue price.

[Hai_hai]

dear all,

talking about hand made bogus sold by japanese retailers to western kendoka, which discounts have you been able to get and from which retailer?

regards

Well, every store has a sale, promotion, on-going specials, etc.
Look up
www.e-bogu.com
www.eguchi.com
www.bogubag.com
www.moribudo.co.jp
www.tozando.com
www.walmart.com

[DanDan]

lol
yeah!
walmart has everything!
haha