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Originally Posted by BCS
Originally Posted by ltj42884
well if you look around it is usually quite a bit to get a full side graphic...ok so maybe it wasnt $200 but it was well over $89...
I can get a 200' roll of vinyl in whatever color I can think of for less than their sponsorship fee. And for barely any more, I can get the printable kind and have whatever I want in however many colors I can think of. Vinyl graphics has one of the biggest mark-ups in the automotive market.
The thing with this company is that they portray a situation in which they are going to sponsor you. But anyone who has been into tuning cars for a while knows that it's not a "full sponsorship" if you have to pay for it.
The way this thing works is...everyone gets a "full sponsorship" or what they say is over $500. It might be higher for some people. Say you get a $10K sponsorship from them. You get a $10K credit on goods. But you have to go through their pre-approved companies to actually use this credit. And then, you still have to pay like 52% of the price that they have listed, and the other 48% comes out of your credit pool. It's called a co-op sponsorship. In some cases, they will be great prices after you take away the 48% of the price...you might be saving $25 on some graphics or something like that. But anything else, you can probably find cheaper on ebay or some other online retailer. In fact, local shops could probably get better prices on most things that they offer.
And don't forget, you have to buy through their companies in order to apply these prices. You might be able to find a cheaper price on something but it won't matter.
All I've ever seen out of this is basically a half price, online shucks/pep boys/whatever local generic automotive shop is in your area. You can get cheap decals, light bulbs and racing pedals.
I'm not here to discourage people from doing what they want. It's your car and your money. But I feel that everyone needs to at least know what they are getting into before agreeing to anything. Nobody was around to tell me about it. So great, they got my $89. But it's helped me in the long term because now I am more aware of what I agree to.
As far as the "value" of a full sponsorship @ $500, this is capitalism and you can assign virtually any value to a set of decals and presto... full sponsorship starts you in the hole $89. Fun, fun, fun. I love people.
lol
I just got an email from them stating this....
"Hi David,
We are proud to inform you that Blaupunkt USA has selected you and your vehicle for an audio sponsorship! Blaupunkt USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Robert Bosch Corporation, is an international company offering the highest class of In-Car Entertainment components. In addition, Decalkits.com has picked you up for a full graphics sponsorship. You will find all the information you need to start receiving your products inside the contract below.
In addition to Blaupunkt and Decalkits, we have negotiated yet another sponsorship on your behalf and will email you within 2-3 days with the sponsorship information."
Can someone tell me if i should go through with this. Or is this a scam they are pulling on me?
"Hi David,
We are proud to inform you that Blaupunkt USA has selected you and your vehicle for an audio sponsorship! Blaupunkt USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Robert Bosch Corporation, is an international company offering the highest class of In-Car Entertainment components. In addition, Decalkits.com has picked you up for a full graphics sponsorship. You will find all the information you need to start receiving your products inside the contract below.
In addition to Blaupunkt and Decalkits, we have negotiated yet another sponsorship on your behalf and will email you within 2-3 days with the sponsorship information."
Can someone tell me if i should go through with this. Or is this a scam they are pulling on me?
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You already spent the money to sign up. If you like Blaupunkt and want to run decal graphics then see what they give you. Does the contract say you will have to pay for the products?
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Yeah, you already paid them.
You don't have to sign the contract if you don't want to. Look it over and if it's something that you want to do, then fill it out and send it back. It's your decision. I don't think it'll cost you any more money unless you decide you want to buy some of the other stuff.
If you do decide to go with it, make sure you find out VERY CLEARLY what Blaupunct is offering, how long you have to have their products/stickers, how much (if any) you have to pay for the equipment. Do the same with the decals as well. Also find out for sur ehow long the contract is, what happens if you break it, what are the causes for breaking it, etc. Just make sure you cover all the questions you can think of before signing it.
You don't have to sign the contract if you don't want to. Look it over and if it's something that you want to do, then fill it out and send it back. It's your decision. I don't think it'll cost you any more money unless you decide you want to buy some of the other stuff.
If you do decide to go with it, make sure you find out VERY CLEARLY what Blaupunct is offering, how long you have to have their products/stickers, how much (if any) you have to pay for the equipment. Do the same with the decals as well. Also find out for sur ehow long the contract is, what happens if you break it, what are the causes for breaking it, etc. Just make sure you cover all the questions you can think of before signing it.
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Originally Posted by BCS
Originally Posted by ltj42884
well if you look around it is usually quite a bit to get a full side graphic...ok so maybe it wasnt $200 but it was well over $89...
I can get a 200' roll of vinyl in whatever color I can think of for less than their sponsorship fee. And for barely any more, I can get the printable kind and have whatever I want in however many colors I can think of. Vinyl graphics has one of the biggest mark-ups in the automotive market.
The thing with this company is that they portray a situation in which they are going to sponsor you. But anyone who has been into tuning cars for a while knows that it's not a "full sponsorship" if you have to pay for it.
The way this thing works is...everyone gets a "full sponsorship" or what they say is over $500. It might be higher for some people. Say you get a $10K sponsorship from them. You get a $10K credit on goods. But you have to go through their pre-approved companies to actually use this credit. And then, you still have to pay like 52% of the price that they have listed, and the other 48% comes out of your credit pool. It's called a co-op sponsorship. In some cases, they will be great prices after you take away the 48% of the price...you might be saving $25 on some graphics or something like that. But anything else, you can probably find cheaper on ebay or some other online retailer. In fact, local shops could probably get better prices on most things that they offer.
And don't forget, you have to buy through their companies in order to apply these prices. You might be able to find a cheaper price on something but it won't matter.
All I've ever seen out of this is basically a half price, online shucks/pep boys/whatever local generic automotive shop is in your area. You can get cheap decals, light bulbs and racing pedals.
I'm not here to discourage people from doing what they want. It's your car and your money. But I feel that everyone needs to at least know what they are getting into before agreeing to anything. Nobody was around to tell me about it. So great, they got my $89. But it's helped me in the long term because now I am more aware of what I agree to.
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Originally Posted by tckurt
Your analogy of the 200' roll of vinyl for less than 90 bucks is stupid thats like saying you should pay someone for an exhaust because you can buy metal for cheaper most people dont know how to make themselves and this is called making a profit... everyone does it including toyota so I dont see your point.
There is nothing wrong with making a profit. I just won't pay the markup on something I can do myself. I'm sure that whatever you do as a job, you know the retail value of something and the actual cost of it. So if you had access to actual cost of an item, would you still pay someone else's markup?
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Well, any company that pays the advertising fee is allowed to post their advertising.... it is up to you to decide whether you should buy their product or not. I am moving this to the review area so others may find it in the future.
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I actually decided to play guinnea pig for the club.
I got a few discounts from it, but it wasn't much better then deals you can get on eBay. Overall it's a ripoff.
I got a few discounts from it, but it wasn't much better then deals you can get on eBay. Overall it's a ripoff.
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yeah... that was my theory as well. $89 isn't a terrible amount to throw away, if I actually got anything out of it (Tsunami 0ga kit would have been great).
I was going to try it myself if some people had got anything at all.
I was going to try it myself if some people had got anything at all.
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Then I'll probably pass. I'm pretty setup on Audio, except for the wiring and getting it installed. I'm going to persue an audio sponsor on my own, but Blau doesn't play into my plans.
Thanks for the info.
Thanks for the info.
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For what it's worth, I didn't even get friggen decals... Was told I'd receive them when I receive the goods and then I need to send photos showing I'd displayed their decals in a visible place on my car...
For more info regarding MY experience...
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...187664#1187664
For more info regarding MY experience...
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...187664#1187664
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Originally Posted by ltj42884
Originally Posted by FrankenScion
Originally Posted by ltj42884
actually they got rid of house of boom and now have a sponsorship by Blaupunkt...ive signed up and gotten well over $200 in vinyls from decalkits.com...i got a full body stripe, windshield vinyl and a "scion" overlay for the windshield...plus many more vouchers i can use...and they also try to get sponsorships from any company that you request (its not garunteed though)
click the link in my sig to view the site
click the link in my sig to view the site
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