7 Irons?

[cookelad]

I don't know if this has been done before but here we go for a minor rant.

My personal favourite irons manufacturer has just released two sets of irons both of which are advertised for sale as a set of 7 clubs which is most of a full set just without the 3 iron, the 3 iron being available but you have to ask and pay for it, so far so good this is the current fashion. But.......

Did anybody think when they bought a new set of 7 irons that the price was 7/8ths of what it was when they bought their previous set of 8 irons? I'm guessing not, in fact from what I can see the price is as near as damn it exactly the same. Are we, the consumer, getting shafted (pun intended) yet again?

:sbox:

 

[Imurg]

Simple answer
YES

 

[palindromicbob]

I don't know if this has been done before but here we go for a minor rant.

My personal favourite irons manufacturer has just released two sets of irons both of which are advertised for sale as a set of 7 clubs which is most of a full set just without the 3 iron, the 3 iron being available but you have to ask and pay for it, so far so good this is the current fashion. But.......

Did anybody think when they bought a new set of 7 irons that the price was 7/8ths of what it was when they bought their previous set of 8 irons? I'm guessing not, in fact from what I can see the price is as near as damn it exactly the same. Are we, the consumer, getting shafted (pun intended) yet again?

:sbox:

Yes and no.

Cost of raw materials and manufacturing have all gone up over recent years. This is a senisble way to keep inital price point the same. A bit like decreasing the size of a bag of crisps or a chocolate bar. Yes we do get less value for money but aren't being met with a massive forced price hike at the same time. With many (not all) golfers substituting 3i and even 4i with hybrids it isn't really a great loss to the consumer either. At least the options remains to be able get the iron.

Manufactures need to make thier money within the first 6-12 months of a set being launched so prices do seem to be inflated. The answer though is simple. Buy a previous years model, save a fortune and still get your hands on a great club and a fraction of the original RRP.

Early adopters of anything are always shafted regardless of the product.

 

[Foxholer]

Are we, the consumer, getting shafted (pun intended) yet again?

:sbox:

Yes!

 

[ger147]

There were 9 irons in a set when I started out. The SW also seems to have been dropped.

 

[spawn_ukuk]

Paying more for less, Thats not news to me sadly

 

[palindromicbob]

There were 9 irons in a set when I started out. The SW also seems to have been dropped.

Lol. Was thinking more about it and they way iron lofts are going it's not the 3i that's dropped from a 7 club set, it's the PW.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Ping and I'm sure several others price their irons individually