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Gorilla Gaming just upped their prices a lot and I'm steamed! (2 Viewers)
- Thread starter legonick
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Spend the $1000 on tools, materials and some of your time. I bet you can get it done for less than $1000 too. In the amount of time you've spent venting about $125 you could have done just about anything to move you forward to your goal, rather than whine.
Channel that frustration into learning how to make a table, how to use a jigsaw, router etc. The plans are completely out there, for free, needing only basic tools. These are not complicated things to make, especially a basic version. Give yourself the DIY discount or upgrade some finishes you weren't going to be able to otherwise.
Channel that frustration into learning how to make a table, how to use a jigsaw, router etc. The plans are completely out there, for free, needing only basic tools. These are not complicated things to make, especially a basic version. Give yourself the DIY discount or upgrade some finishes you weren't going to be able to otherwise.
I don't know the numbers, but I'd be hard-pressed to think they were selling tables a loss until the price hike.
LOL, bit different situation there but I get your point.
Note I haven't bought one yet.
But that said, yes, I don't understand it at all - home market, cars, going nuts! Yet 20% unemployment, worst GDP since the Great Depression...WTF is going on!?
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That's very noble and generous of you. Wish you lived out this way, I'd def. take you up on that offer and would certainly compensate you for your time!
And I do agree...part of the struggle with this whole thing is there are not a lot of options out there. Market opportunity here? Go look at Facebook Marketplace...it's dry of high-quality 10+ seaters. BBO doesn't offer non-racetrack, non-cup holder tables.
Anthony Martino
Royal Flush
FYP
Here is one I built for just the material cost....Nothing fancy but gets er done..
Wow, very nice upholstery on the rail! I've heard that's the hardest part - true? Any tips?
If your going to try it yourself it just requires patience. Don't get in a hurry and definetly don't give up. It's hard on your fingers and knuckles. I have pnuematic so just turn up the radio get Ina groove and start stapling away. Keep an eye on the pull...
If you already have a compressor a Senco wire staple isn't that expensive on eBay...
If you already have a compressor a Senco wire staple isn't that expensive on eBay...
What surface is that?
Darthhoodie
Flush
Home table 45" x 96" (10+ people) for less than 1K ($929) or the 45" x 85" for ($849)
If you go with the very nice gorilla legs its +175. Doesn't seem unreasonable for this level of quality.
These prices seem to be in line with our beloved T Chan who also announced a price increase on his basic tables. Also T Chan charges +$200 for the gorilla legs as well. Personally If I were in the market for a table I would go with T Chan based on what I know about his workmanship and the fact that he seems like a cool guy/fellow chipper. If $875 is OK but $1000 is not you should probably look into some other option. Maybe a much less expensive table from amazon or something. In my opinion your going to spend around $1000+ for a hand made high quality poker table. Good luck!
If you go with the very nice gorilla legs its +175. Doesn't seem unreasonable for this level of quality.
These prices seem to be in line with our beloved T Chan who also announced a price increase on his basic tables. Also T Chan charges +$200 for the gorilla legs as well. Personally If I were in the market for a table I would go with T Chan based on what I know about his workmanship and the fact that he seems like a cool guy/fellow chipper. If $875 is OK but $1000 is not you should probably look into some other option. Maybe a much less expensive table from amazon or something. In my opinion your going to spend around $1000+ for a hand made high quality poker table. Good luck!
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boltonguy
Flush
I'm south of you in MA - I decided to build my own instead of buying from Gorilla and saved some $$.
I built an 8 seater but you could easily build a 10 seater. My build thread has lots of the steps outlined with photos:
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/thre...ld-legs-upholstery-question.42999/post-807514
You can very definitely build for well less than $1000 ...
I built an 8 seater but you could easily build a 10 seater. My build thread has lots of the steps outlined with photos:
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/thre...ld-legs-upholstery-question.42999/post-807514
You can very definitely build for well less than $1000 ...
Yep, came for the chips, but ending up with a table instead. Lol for the cost of the table, I could have had more than a few chip sets I drool over. Oh well, the chips will forever be here, a barrel, or rack at a time.
As an aside @legonick it definitely played a role at our household acknowledging that we were fortunate enough in these times to go ahead with such a luxury purchase, which was a big reason why we did. It was just made really easy that a fellow Canuck in @T_Chan happened to be so revered around here. Guess niceties aside, for nothing else be happy you can spend the money, and do it as your way of contributing to society in this troubling time. There will surely be a more worthy gripe in price at some point in your life to battle over; don't think this is it.
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Darthhoodie
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Not to mention this
"According to new data from the National Association of Home Builders, lumber prices have risen to average more than $600 per thousand board feet. That marks a nearly 80 percent increase since April 2020. "
"According to new data from the National Association of Home Builders, lumber prices have risen to average more than $600 per thousand board feet. That marks a nearly 80 percent increase since April 2020. "
Looks cool, but those bumps!
Wow that came out nice! Maybe I'll work my own table but have a professional upholstery guy do the rail.
Should we start a petition to change the name from PCF to PTF? LOL. I agree, the table >>> chips on impact to your game. But chips are where you can play for years, building sexy sets, etc.
Wow didn't know it was ~80% increase! Wild.
Surplus money did twothings... put money in homeowners hands and with the time off many took advantage of home improvements.
Home Depot buys one year in advance. With the increased sales from spring, Home depot couldn't keep up with lumber demands. Leaving shelves empty...
I made three trips just to get one 6x6 to finish my back deck which I didn't have stairs on for two years cause I got lazy...
Home Depot buys one year in advance. With the increased sales from spring, Home depot couldn't keep up with lumber demands. Leaving shelves empty...
I made three trips just to get one 6x6 to finish my back deck which I didn't have stairs on for two years cause I got lazy...
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Yeah plus with the state of the housing market being so bonkers, I'm sure builders are battling for lumber to do more builds as well.
ekricket
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It’s amazing that they are doing so well in this time of incredible despair and hardship. This is probably a familiar refrain over dinner
“Things are so tough I’m going to have to remodel the kitchen and add a new man cave to my house to hold my new tv, poker chips, poker table, car, cigars, bourbon, and a new mask”. “Goddam you covid” {shakes fist at sky}
boltonguy
Flush
The rail is not bad just take your time and don’t be afraid to pull a bunch of staples and re-fix along the way for a smooth surface
TheDuke
Full House
PPP loans are to keep businesses afloat and keep people on the payroll. So they don't just layoff a ton of people. Business owners aren't just lining their pockets with these loans. Certain very large businesses received alot of bad press for applying for funds and returned the money.
And these are LOANS. They have to be paid back. There are conditions for loan forgiveness.
I guess there's a separate debate on bailouts for people vs businesses...
All in all, raising the issue of the real hardships people are facing (layoffs, wage reductions, etc) to try to strengthen your argument of why you want a cheaper price on a poker table has a bit of a stench to it.
Best solution is to build your own. Building your own table is not actually that difficult. It just takes time and preparation. There are alot of DIY threads on this site.
It's for the rail.... I've known a lot of girls with bumps and it never stopped me from playing☺
I mean, touche. I'm very lucky because I still have a job, but I am certainly personally impacted - I'm on a pay raise freeze, the company has committed to no bonus this year, and my ESPP contributions are almost certainly going to tank (bought in for around $35, stock price is currently ~$9). And I have a job right now...doesn't mean I will in the future. My company is tied closely to the airlines who are being hit very hard by COVID-19.
I agree with you, just...ugh. I wish I enjoyed that handy stuff more...maybe it's an acquired taste?
madforpancakes
Straight
I'm gonna second (third? fourth?) building your own table if you are even remotely handy. Tons of easy to follow plans out there online, and upholstering the rail is actually not that bad. You can get away with some pretty budget materials in some spots to save some cash. When I was doing the rail, all of the local foam stores were super pricey for something that would work. Went to a carpet liquidation place and bought a bunch of scrap memory foam carpet padding for super cheap, which worked extremely well and makes for very comfortable elbows!
StatTracker
Two Pair
I understand how you feel, it IS really unfortunate that this has happened and that your plans need to change, especially at no fault of your own.You mentioning "deal breaker" helped me crystallize the reasons I'm steamed. Most are pretty selfish, LOL.
In no particular order....
#1. Bad luck...I've been planning the purchase for a long time, literally had it on my todo list with some more important financial stuff in front of it...finally get to it and there's a significant price hike! Argh.
#2 Related to #1, but it breaks a price wall. Over $1000 for the same table I had spec.ed out now, yikes! Under $1000: "Oh that's not so bad." Over $1000: "Yikes, in these times of COVID-19, you need to be more responsible with your money!" LOL.
#2. The COVID-19 aspect. Selfish but it feels like companies should take a hit more than customers. Who do I get to layoff to keep profits coming in? Everyone is getting wrecked by COVID-19, but where's my PPP bailout? Stimulus check: $1,200. Average PPP loan: $100,000, maximum: $10,000,000.
#3 Business aspect...isn't any business better than no business? With the amount of people pay raise frozen, furloughed, hours cut, or plain laid off, to raise prices now almost feels greedy. Shouldn't prices be lowered to drive business in instead of away? Lower prices/COVID-19 discount: drive more sales! Raise prices: additional incentive to go elsewhere/build yourself/wait to buy.
#4 Lack of empathy/I'm a snowflake. Can't they slip me the old price as it's pretty much my bad luck on the timing, and they know it? It's an opportunity to make me a lifetime supporter of the company! I'm a sale dangling in the wind, LOL. And the same as "is $125 really a dealbreaker for me?" Should it really be a dealbreaker for them, on a single sale?
I hope this doesn't come off as too crybaby, LOL. If nothing else it's a glimpse inside some consumer minds - or at least 1!
I didn't mean anything by my post except that you might be able to save a LOT of money by DIY. I took this path and it is a lot of fun.
they only went up from $189 to $199?
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