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How much does it cost to demo rackets from tennis express?
On the site it says that you can demo up to four rackets at one time for $14.95. I don't know if it means $14.95 each or $14.95 altogether.
4 Answers
The $14.95 is the shipping fee, and that's a flat rate for the whole oder. So whether you try 1 or 4, it'll cost the same. Basically, if you're going to demo something, you might as well demo 4 cause the cost is no different than demoing just 1. This is a pretty standard practice with online retailers.
tenniswarehouse.com works the same way, except the shipping cost is determined by where they are being shipped. midwestsports.com charges a flat rate shipping per racquet ($6.95) for up to 3 racquets at once.
Comparing to demoing from a pro shop: While that is cheaper and more convenient, most of the time a pro shop will have an agreement with a single manufacturer, and only carry their frames. This severely limits your demo experience, cause you won't be able to try similar frames from various brands. If you're lucky, you may live near two or three shops that all carry different brands, but it's still a very limited selection.
Most pro shops have Babolat or Wilson. You might find a place that carries Prince, Head, or maybe even Dunlop, but that's not all too common. You are going to be able to try a wide variety of frames from online retailers (try finding Völkl, Yonex, or Technifibre in a pro shop). Also, most online sites offer a couple different grip sizes on all their demos, so you can choose your preference.
tenniswarehouse.com works the same way, except the shipping cost is determined by where they are being shipped. midwestsports.com charges a flat rate shipping per racquet ($6.95) for up to 3 racquets at once.
Comparing to demoing from a pro shop: While that is cheaper and more convenient, most of the time a pro shop will have an agreement with a single manufacturer, and only carry their frames. This severely limits your demo experience, cause you won't be able to try similar frames from various brands. If you're lucky, you may live near two or three shops that all carry different brands, but it's still a very limited selection.
Most pro shops have Babolat or Wilson. You might find a place that carries Prince, Head, or maybe even Dunlop, but that's not all too common. You are going to be able to try a wide variety of frames from online retailers (try finding Völkl, Yonex, or Technifibre in a pro shop). Also, most online sites offer a couple different grip sizes on all their demos, so you can choose your preference.
If I were you, I wouldn't demo a racket from a website, but from a nearby tennis shop. At my club, I demo a racket whenever I want and its free, i don't even need to show a membership card or anything, I just say i'm demoing it and leave. Ordering it from a website is wayyyy too much work in my opinion.
The 14.95$ is clearly a shipping fee.
If you go down to your nearest Sports dealer for a Racket, they will let you demo a racket for free, and all you need to give is some credit card information. I wouldn't do it online though, it might be a bad website attempting to steal your credit card information.
If you go down to your nearest Sports dealer for a Racket, they will let you demo a racket for free, and all you need to give is some credit card information. I wouldn't do it online though, it might be a bad website attempting to steal your credit card information.
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