i haven't really been in the "KNOW" with kites and brands of late, but after looking on the forum it seems that there are more brands then ever.
The snowboard industry is showing affects of a over saturated market.
I hope with the intro of all these brands the same doesn't happen.
thoughts??
From a consumers point of view, it will only worry those that might have a warranty claim issue after natural selection takes place 
The rest of us will keep kiting 
If the recession hits again this year, we'll be lucky to see 5 brands survive. A second recession is likely to be twice as big as the last and take 5-10 years to recover.
I just find it funny reading posts on here about the best kites blah blah.
End of the day 5 brands lead the way and the others copy.
Why buy a rebadged no name, when you can get it from the source.
How are the no namers still in business??
^^^ If its a re-badged/copy no name made in the same factory as the big name(as some are) for much less money, why woudnt you buy it ??
Its like paying 10k extra for toyota where a nissan does the job, what the point
There's some really dumb names too... I'm never gonna buy a "Moowiii" or a "Zeeko Notus"
Cant believe i just sat here watching bouncing elephants go in and out of sync for the last 5 minutes ,was a long day on the water 
How did a thread about 'too many brands' turn into a thread about bouncing elephants?
Ah.... a topic close to my heart (and wallet )
Thought a lot about this since joining the dreaded retailers [}:)]
A city the size of Perth (2m roughly) could have its kite market very well supplied and serviced with no more than 3 retailers selling as few as 2 brands each. But lets say 3 each to keep it somewhere near real. Thats 9 brands - making the assumption all 3 have 3 different brands.
Every kiters needs would be very well met as far as kite variation and quality goes and if the shops were spread there would one close enough to home for all those who simply prefer to shop local.
Taking the existing top name kite brands that would already allow a huge overlap in the style of competing kites on offer and a fair price range from the different brands.
Kiters would be way better off. Why?
Simply because the volume of sales would allow for a far better representation from each shop & each brand. Warranties could be serviced more economically and efficiently. Parts could be made more readily available and far cheaper. Stock levels could be maintained at higher levels - making availabilty pretty much off-the-shelf for every customer all the time. Costs; and hence prices; right down the chain would be reduced by having fewer shops ordering greater quantities from less suppliers.
With Perth currently over serviced with 12+ kite retailers and over 20 brands being sold the whole industry suffers and so does every kite customer.
I agree with Saffer - the apocalypse is upon us. Things cannot remain the same.
just my 2c worth of musings
Sorry but i reacon the bouncing elephants are cooler than the topictheres always gonna be too much to choose from but its not every day u see a bouncing elephant.
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) try 1 kite shop in a town of 2500.
looking into a new kite shop in Exmouth
Not far from the potshot...
Stabber kites is onboard.
