Thank you LB. Wow, so far, UK is the most expensive while I was expecting SE Asia are pretty cheap. Thanks again and please keep the info comming.
in my hometown its rm3 (USD 0.85) for labour and strings are at MOST USD 15 edit: City: sarawak, malaysia Name of Shop: world sport Cost for BG65 (local/USD): US$5.40 + $0.85 labour Cost for BG80 (local/USD): US$6.80 + $0.85 labour Rating -5/0/+5 (bad/ok/good): +4 pretty damn good stringing Story (not too long): no idea, but they are good! edit2: City: perth, western australia Name of Shop: one man show Bernard Lamb (does it at home) Cost for BG65 (local/USD): approx US$15.70 Cost for BG80 (local/USD): approx US$17.00 Rating -5/0/+5 (bad/ok/good): not sure
Here is from their website City: San Diego, CA Name of Shop: San Diego Badminton Supply Cost for BG65 (local/USD): US$15 Cost for BG80 (local/USD): US$18 Rating -5/0/+5 (bad/ok/good): +3 Story: Strung by them about 10 yr ago. don't remember too much City:Sunnyvale, CA Name of Shop: Badminton Alley Cost for BG65 (local/USD): US$19 Cost for BG80 (local/USD): US$22 Rating -5/0/+5 (bad/ok/good): +4 Story: good deal if the item is on sale. City: Seattle, WA Name of Shop: Cy Badminton Cost for BG65 (local/USD): US$17 Cost for BG80 (local/USD): US$20 Rating -5/0/+5 (bad/ok/good): +5 Story: Good guy to deal with. Gives warranty if string break within 2 weeks. I will post more as I call up more shops.
I really wonder how the string warranty can apply. To me, if I know someone very well, and the string breaks within 1 or 2 sessions, I don't mind to give a free re-string, with some careful inspection of the racket / gromments. However, it's impossible to apply such rules in general, if you don't know how hard a player can smash, how often he plays, and how many off-center hits he can get. I understand it's frustrating to see a $20 job gone in the wind in like 10 days, but from the stringer prospective, I do need to protect my own interest as well. Btw, if I only use 1 racket, with BG85/Bg80 on for 23 or 24lbs, I am pretty sure I will snap the string in 2 weeks, as I do a lot of slices. So, if there's a warranty, I will definitely let that stringer handle my own rackets, if I want to put my own honesty aside.
City: Chicago, IL Name of Shop: Cutting Edge Sports Cost for BG65 (local/USD): US$18 Cost for BG80 (local/USD): US$21 Rating -5/0/+5 (bad/ok/good): +3 Story: Nice guy to talk to.
Wow, thats a lot more expensive than most other places.. Does chicago have a badminton store in the vicinity???
Consider in North America, the labor is pretty much 75% of the cost, I am still holding on my position to give any promise regarind "stringing warranty".
I am checking into more stores in Chicago area. As you can see, I am calling a lot of places in US to get prices. (Thank to the company I work for, they pay for my call at work)
No doubt this person is nice and helpful. If he's willing to help the local community and help the sport in general, he definitely gain my full respect. My intend to bring up this issue, is not against a particular person or business firm, I just don't think the "good willingness" can be set as a "suppose to be standard" cross the whole industry.
How is the "poor quality" measured?? Lower String tension? Bad stringing pattern? String breaks easily? Fake strings?? Which one of the above??
Hi Matt, You mean like this one? This is one strung by OEM from Taiwan. Not by Cy himself. Or may be I was lucky before.
Hi Matt, Thanks for your input. Can you help and give us some shops for WA and BC area to go to and the price? Thanks.
