Where to Buy the Best Spy Equipment
If you’re looking for spy equipment, you’re probably looking for the best outlet. Should you buy it through mail order, online or at your local spy shop? You may be surprised at the answer.
When you look at spy equipment, you may want to visit your local spy shop to see what they have, try some things, and get an idea of what you want. However, you should almost never buy from your local spy shop. Consider them a great place to check out the spy equipment, but not a good place to buy.
Mail order was once the best way to buy spy equipment, because the prices were lower than spy shops, and the catalogs had a much better selection of spy equipment than the shops usually had in stock. However, mail order has changed a lot in recent years. As the Internet has grown, many catalog companies have gone online. Those who remain generally charge more than their online counterparts to pay for paper and the cost of mailing. As fuel costs go up, both paper and mailing go up, as well.
When you’re ready to make a purchase, your best place to buy spy equipment is your online spy store.
When you compare online spy stores to local spy shops, the first thing you’ll notice is selection of spy equipment. Say you want to buy a hidden camera. Your local spy shop will probably have a few cameras you can choose from. But when you visit an online spy equipment dealer, you’ll find every available hidden camera. Your local spy shop might be willing to special-order a camera for you. The online spy shop will have it in stock and ready to ship.
You’ll also find that online dealers have a lower price on spy equipment than your local spy shop. It’s not that your local spy shop is trying to gouge you on pricing. It’s just that local spy shops pay rent, carry a lot of inventory, and have employees. Most online spy shops are run more efficiently. They don’t have to pay rent on a retail site, they let the manufacturers carry their inventory and drop-ship to their customers, and they don’t have several employees. This all means they can sell spy equipment at a more affordable price than your local store.
Many people worry that if they order online, they’ll have to wait longer for their spy equipment than if they buy locally. Generally, this is not true. If your local store has exactly what you want, of course you can have it instantly. But if they have to special-order it, you’ll wait a week or longer. When you order spy equipment online, it usually ships within one business day and arrives in three to five days. On those rare occasions when you might get something faster from your local store and still get what you want, you’ll pay a premium for those few days.
Some people still enjoy ordering from catalogs, and don’t like or trust online dealers. Whether you’re buying spy equipment or office supplies, buying online is every bit as safe as buying from a paper catalog, and in most cases much smarter.
When you buy spy equipment from a mail-order company, again you are limited to what they’ve decided to carry in their catalog. Most online dealers have a much larger selection of spy equipment than the catalogs. Catalogs also generally charge more, so you will save money when you buy spy equipment online. And you’ll get your order faster when you buy online. Many mail order catalogs are still stuck with “allow two to four weeks for delivery.” Online spy equipment dealers are more flexible and can get your order to you faster.
For trying stuff out, visit your local spy shop. For seeing what’s available and window shopping, catalogs are fine. But for buying spy equipment, visit your online spy store.