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**Mark_NyB** · 07-15-2006, 08:00 AM

Originally posted by mingshi
Danny Boy: it's ninecircles.co.uk

... I'm actually complaining about this shop and Kendoshop. I guess it's at the beginning of this year that Kendoshop make Ninecircles to be their "sole distributor" in the UK. So when ever anyone try to order some equipment to the UK, he/she'll be redirected to the Ninecircles site. Not to mention that with all the shipping cost, ordering from Korea is still cheaper from ordering within this country... even the goods are exactly the same!!

And Ninecircles always run out of stock! Last time my Gi was 2 size larger!!!

Mmm... Corporate monopoly
(Although their site design is quite elegant...)

Sticking with Eurobogu now. They are the only one selling tsuba in colors! I agree with you.... my current bogu, which I had it for almost 4 yrs now, were from kendoshop. As a beginner, i didn't know where to look for things, so end up buying from the "representative" distributor of kendoshop in Singapore. After I bought the thing, I found the web, and it costs twice as much as I bought on-line with kendoshop! And later I found that it took my a long time to receive it

And not to mention, Men is abit big as well. Gi and Hakama is really bad quality......
Now, the quality hasn't turn better, instead, this guy becomes the Sole distributor of Kendoshop for the whole of Asia Pacific and Australia region. No one is allow to buy directly from Korea anymore.

07-15-2006, 08:00 AM	#21
Mark_NyB Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 544 Senior Member	Originally posted by mingshi Danny Boy: it's ninecircles.co.uk ... I'm actually complaining about this shop and Kendoshop. I guess it's at the beginning of this year that Kendoshop make Ninecircles to be their "sole distributor" in the UK. So when ever anyone try to order some equipment to the UK, he/she'll be redirected to the Ninecircles site. Not to mention that with all the shipping cost, ordering from Korea is still cheaper from ordering within this country... even the goods are exactly the same!! And Ninecircles always run out of stock! Last time my Gi was 2 size larger!!! Mmm... Corporate monopoly (Although their site design is quite elegant...) Sticking with Eurobogu now. They are the only one selling tsuba in colors! I agree with you.... my current bogu, which I had it for almost 4 yrs now, were from kendoshop. As a beginner, i didn't know where to look for things, so end up buying from the "representative" distributor of kendoshop in Singapore. After I bought the thing, I found the web, and it costs twice as much as I bought on-line with kendoshop! And later I found that it took my a long time to receive it And not to mention, Men is abit big as well. Gi and Hakama is really bad quality...... Now, the quality hasn't turn better, instead, this guy becomes the Sole distributor of Kendoshop for the whole of Asia Pacific and Australia region. No one is allow to buy directly from Korea anymore.
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