FYI it's wrong (and illegal) of me to go into pricing discussions, OBVIOUSLY, but the 3 specialists that we have had discussions with were offered a sweetner for pre release orders, to continue hype through launch. The goal to hit the ground running with what we hope will be positive reviews from early adopters. This is not unusual. That offer has now and was always designed to be expired. Collusion, NO, businesses discussing strategies to drive future business, YES. What they sell for, what they bundle with, what HN sell for, what tGG's sell for is absolutely out of our control and up to them. Always was and always will be. The OTHER specialistS who wanted first shipment stock, did not have that discussion with me, but the door was always open to that discussion if they wanted to have it. We have not knocked on one door to push this into specialists, the interest has been driven from them. And noone has been refused! And to be approached for stock last week was just too late in the game to capture what limited opening stock there is likely to be. And like ALL others specialists or most traditional retailers, they've been asked to wait. On the Scottie thing. We're having a chuckle about that too and am not willing to get into a "quoting debate". Dave the Breville marketing guy.
