Wakemakers.com vs Nettleprops.com

[scottb7]

Just wanted to pass on a great experience I had today with www.nettleprops.com

Being the cheap bastard that I am, I was shopping for a propeller and was looking for not just a good deal, but a great deal. I emailed wakemakers and get an email back that there were absolutely unable to lower their sale pricing or give a coupon code for being a forum member of either this forum or mastercraft team talk, or any other forum.

So I gave a call to nettleprops. They were super nice, super knowledgeable and were very comfortable beating the wakemakers sale price, and like wakemakers include free shipping.

Just thought I would tell folks to give them a try, or ask if anyone else has tried nettleprops before. What they said is they are a small operation out of Austin, Texas. They said positive things about wakemakers as their competition, but said they are always happy to beat them.

P.S. Maybe Jeff can get a discount program set up with them.

[swankster]

What prop did you purchase?

[scottb7]

Funny story. Going by what wakemakers suggested I upgraded from original prop to 1433 acme. It was a fantastic prop actually. But only reason i did not go all the way to 1617 was that i had one guy skiing with me. Frankly he was a douche so i quit inviting him. so sold my 1433 on craigs list and got the 1617. I will only go up like 100 or 150 in rpm but now i am about as good as i can get without worrying about prop burn with the 1235....

[swatguy]

So do you notice quite a bit of difference in the 1617 vs the 1433 on the hole shot ?

I ran the 1235 on my last boat. Loved it. The 1433 is leaving me wanting a little more. So I am very curious on your numbers and info vs the 1433

[Whitetail15]

The 1235 is the best, tried them all. I have ZERO prop burn with 89 hours on 2012 210.

[nyryan2001]

+ 2 for Nettles.

I had a a bad experience with Wakemakers and borderline unethical transaction.

[scottb7]

It will be a while....til at least mid to late april here in minnesota, but i will definitely report out on difference between 1433 and 1617. i was tempted to get the 1235 (14.5 x 14.25) but the 1617 (14 x 13.75) will be a bit better hole shot/pulling power than the 1433 (14 x 14.25). As you can see by the numbers with the lower pitch the 1617 should be pretty comparable to the 1235. Although granted I personally would get the 1235 if i had not seen the prop burn pics.

[tdc_worm]

So if I read this correctly, you were provided a service in addition to your purchase by wakemakers that met your need at the time you purchased your first prop. you better-dealed them by using nettles the following time because wakemakers would not take as much of a haircut for their goods as nettles would. your experience is then presented as "i got something for cheaper from company A than company B" to validate your switch.

that being my observation, Nettle's is local to me, has reshaped/rebuilt 6 props for me, and is a top notch operation. i am just not sure i support using a public forum to try to leverage companies to get in a price war with one another. if cheap is all your after thats fine. no need to drag wakemakers down with you.

[Kenv]

I've used Nettle several times over the years....always top notch work. Worm....I don't think he really drug Wakemakers down with him....I see it more of a short, to the point story about what happened to him. If we can't use a public forum to tell others that Krispy Kreme has a dozen glazed for 5 bucks....and the Dunkin right across the street is selling a dozen for 10 dollars what is it coming to. I didn't see it as him bashing the company. Now a few lines down, Ryan adds a little flavor jab to the post, but I believe he has the right to by the rules.

[scottb7]

tdc_worm, I understand your concern. I never said I got a service from wakemakers. I said I was shopping and offered my business to wake makers if they would lower their price. They choose not to. I respect that. That is what makes our country great. Freedom. So I callled nettles, and as I said, I had a great experience and they were quite happy to have the opportunity to provide a better price. I have had good experiences with wake makers in the past. But I simply wanted others to know that there is an opportunity for a better price and great experience at nettles. End of report. Tdc_worm, does that explanation help?

And I would agree with above that nyryan post seems quite reasonable.

Just tellin' folks where they get get a good deal with good service. Shop where you want. Nobody says wakemakers has to be the low price leader. They can price however they want. And I can tell people about my experience, and price comparison, right? And while I did say I was a cheap bastard, I never said I don't pay for service i get.

[tdc_worm]

Its all good. the optics are what the optics are. the cherry on the top, again leveraging ONLY price, is:

P.S. Maybe Jeff can get a discount program set up with them.

consumers should be scrupulous...i know i certainly am. if its all about price, then its all about price (and that is your prerogative), and it is part of the responsibility of voting with your wallet as you see fit. any scenario that is based solely on price with zero justification of value is short sighted, in my (probably stand alone) opinion. perhaps i lack in reading comprehension skills, but the value contribution of your thread is "i asked company "a," whom serviced me appropriately before, for a discounted price, they declined, so i went with company "b," everyone take notice of their pricing, and thread moderators, please consider approaching them in order to set up a discount code." again, that is my cliff's notes version.

i certainly feel like you are doing all of us a solid for saving us up front dollars, just not sure if it does us (collectively) a solid for preserving long term value. whatever. its just NiBrAl anyhow.

[scottb7]

Honestly, now you are starting to irritate me. I said I had a good experience with nettles. I also said I had good experiences in the past with wake makers. And you quote my comment about jeff settng up a discount program does NOT imply that nettles does or does not offer service does it? Jeff has a discount program with a lot of vendors does that mean that JEFF is only about price too?

And just because someone provided service appropriately before does not mean I have to go back to them time and time again does it? And then you start your post with "its all good" and beat on me. Screw off. I did not get service from wakemakers on this propeller selection and then shop for price, as I said last post, and actually as I said in very first post which said I was shopping, etc...

Maybe you are the dude that somehow feels guilty about something, cause you know when you point a finger at someone else, there are 3 fingers pointing back at you.

"Long term value." So you are the God that knows that wakemakers provides more long term value than nettles?

[tdc_worm]

that i irritate you doesnt move me one way or another. that you are irritated by my optics would cause some introflection for some people. either way, i don't care. the title of your thread is "Wakemakers.com vs Nettleprops.com" which insinuates some degree of competition (hence the "vs."). if the customer service is the same, then your only other metric (i.e. competition) is price, and that is fine, i dont think i ever passed judgement on that. if you are a martyr on our behalf, that is fine also, carry on.

[scottb7]

again, i never said the customer service was the same. i said i had a good experience with nettles. i said i did not have a service conversation with wakemakers. and if you survey 100 people who read this thread, 99 would agree you DID indeed pass judgement. Man up and admit you passed judgement you unapologetic prick!

And as for the martyr comment. Maybe you want to look up the word. But the only thing I am guilty of martyrdom for is putting up with you for the benefit of the other forum members.

[tdc_worm]

fair enough on the customer service comment. on the same note, you never delineated from the CS aspect...only spoke of price. thanks for bringing us up to speed.

you are correct...i did pass judgment. my judgement was not on what you were doing, but how you were [my perception] attempting to do it. again, i am often in the minority, but there is a big difference between "i got a great value from vendor A" and "Vendor A vs a very specific Vendor B." Did I man up enough for you there? i am not good at E posturing, so please let me know if i have beaten my chest appropriately.

i did have to pull out my dictionary, but only to remind you that there is a difference between a denotation and a connotation.

at the end of the day, we can make this a smear campaign if you so desire. all i was doing was providing optics....from somebody that has done more business with Nettles than you have. not sure why i even care. i am happy that you are happy with you outcome. shred on! olive branch?