I agree. Personally, I never use the big chain's price as a reasonable reference, as mostly they don't know what they are doing.
City: Ottawa, ON Name of Shop: Sports Experts( Bayshore Shopping Centre) Cost for BG65 (local): $20-25 CDN Cost for BG80 (local): $30 CDN Rating: +4 Story: Go here all the time. Mark is a very nice guy and is very knowledgeable. Excellent stringing job + service!!
City: Ottawa, ON Name of Shop: RA Shop Cost for BG65 (local): $20 Cost for BG80 (local): $25 Rating: +3 Story: Been here about 3 times. Nice atmosphere, service is good. However the string tension is quite loose compared to Sports experts( post above). Only problem ive had was that I asked for my racket to be done by the next day in the late afternoon and when i got there it wasn't even strung yet. I would of expected a call or notification since they asked for my phone number when i took it in the get it restrung.
city: toronto, ON name of shop: mandarin badminton club cost for bg65: pretty sure its $15 cost for bg80: no idea rating: +2~3 story: its decent, not the best, its definitely usable, but sometimes the job gets rushed. i find that yo's stringing is actually accurate, good, and top quality, but his price reflects his experience. $18 for bg65 and bg68ti for $26.. insane..
city: Singapore name of shop: http://www.badmintonmarket.blogspot.com/ cost for bg65: $12 cost for bg80: $17 rating:+9 story:Very good stringer that is very conscientious about his stringing, helps to change/turn grommets without asking and is cheaper and better then most stringers outside. Glad i found him as he lives near me, also a very nice guy.
City: Markham, Ontario Name of Shop: Yo's Badminton Cost for BG65 (local/USD): $19 - 20 (haven't strung this one in a long time) Cost for BG80 (local/USD): $24 (includes string and labour) Rating -1/0/+1 (bad/ok/good): Ok story:Takes merely one day to string the racquet. The stringing job is precise and service is good.
City:Guilin,china Name of shop:威宝 Cost (include stringing or just the string,the same price)for BG65: 25RMB BG65ti: 32RMB BG80: 35RMB BG85: 35RMB BG68ti: 35RMB BG70pro: 30RMB BG95: 40RMB Rating:9/10. They provide the best stringing job in town.Good,standard tension.The only store that has the gut to string at high tension.While some other stores,they will just do it,but they'll lower down the tensions without informing u..or they will simply reject it.Sort of to minimize the risk.
In Toronto, as of October 30, 2008 Mandarin - Labour only, bring own strings, $12 tax inc. Yo's - Same thing, $15 tax inc, BG65 -> $19.
AUD$10 labour charge. Always provided own strings so don't know how much it is including strings. Its done by friend of a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend hahaha
In my area, decent stringing is around $15 without strings included. So unhappy as I snapped a BG65 on my new at900p which I got only 2 days ago and I only used it for one session..
At a store costs me £18 for BG 80'S or £14 FOR bg 65 OR my coach strings BG80 at £1. Not sure price if strings are suplpied. IMO tyhis is quite expensice ranging from say 20-35 dollars a time.
Guys, can you leave the name of shop or the address in case (of beer) another member is looking for a place to string? Thanks!