Comments on: Innovative Cane — Walkin’ Strong

By: Marty

Marty — Mon, 21 May 2007 14:50:49 +0000

Thanks for the additional information, Andrey. Here’s hoping that the price will settle much closer to the $60 mark — I suspect there’s a big market out there if this (in my opinion, great!) cane becomes widely available at a reasonable price.

By: Andrey

Andrey — Mon, 21 May 2007 06:44:28 +0000

Our MSRP remains $59.99, but we cannot control or tell retailers what to sell it for. We allow for enough margin selling it at wholesale prices to them, but they want to make as much as they can. In addition, there are a few distribution steps that add to the cost and as a result you see much higher prices in retail than expected. We hope that when we start mass producing the Strongarm cane, retail prices will go down to $60. Do not forget that Strongarm is classified as a forearm crutch by FDA and is eligible for reimbursement in that category (80% of $50 in most states). The supply is very limited at the moment and we have more orders than we can fill.

By: Marty

Marty — Fri, 11 May 2007 16:57:29 +0000

Last fall the Strong Arm representatives at the WCD Expo quoted the $60 (USD) price — it looks as if that was optimistic. It’s a great cane, but that $80 price is a killer. For my pocketbook, $60 was an upper limit . . . I suspect I’m not alone in feeling that way.

The sad truth is that if the price is too high, you’ll soon see this cane remaindered at much lower prices. So keep an eye out — Strong Mobility’s loss may end up your gain, though that would be too bad for everyone.

By: Lee Picton

Lee Picton — Fri, 11 May 2007 13:31:24 +0000

Can you tell me where I can get this cane for $60? Every web site I looked at the price was around $80.

By: marty

marty — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 00:34:41 +0000

Thanks for your comment, John. I see what you mean about other cane websites.

There’s a lot of good information about the product on the Strong Arm Mobility website; I was just objecting to the Flash screen, which web users say is one of the most annoying things they encounter on the Internet.

I got an email from Strong Arm Mobility earlier this afternoon saying that they had been working on removing the Flash screen, and I see that it’s already gone. That’s a good move, I think — now it’s much easier to get to the good stuff.

By: John

John — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 19:44:18 +0000

I don’t think the sites done badly… Better than most cane manufacturers. To each is own, I guess.

By: Andrey Kharlamov

Andrey Kharlamov — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 19:11:29 +0000

Thanks for your input