Prepare to have your world rocked with the latest Wargames Atlantic announcement- these are the price increases we actually need more of.
This one is a doozy… but in a good way! Before you get too worried about one of the most affordable companies out there changing their tune, just keep reading.
With times hard on all manufacturers, WGA is taking things a little differently than we might expect. Let’s check out their “shocking” announcement…
Wargames Atlantic Shocking Price Increases Announcement!
Hello Everyone,
My name is Karl Oliver-Kyriacou, and I am the Director of Sales at Wargames Atlantic.
As I’m sure everyone reading this is aware, the last 3 years have been particularly difficult for all markets and all companies.
With Covid 19 affecting every facet of life, major trade relationships being amended overnight (Brexit), and a global cost of living crisis looming, precipitated largely by increased fuel costs globally.
It should come then as no surprise that almost every company in our little ecosystem has regrettably had a price increase in the last 12 months, and some have had to enact multiple.
Now if you keep up to date with us on our forum or social media, you will know we pride ourselves on our honesty, transparency, and our commitment to you, our customers, who keep our plastic injection moulding machines working, and the lights on.
Wargames Atlantic is in a very fortunate position to not only own its own manufacturing process for our wonderfully detailed 28mm kits, but we also have a very RRP bust logistics hub that helps us service our customers wherever they are in the world.
Our warehouses in the UK, US, and Australia allow us to move bulk products efficiently to a source market meaning that the cost of shipping products to you is as cheap and efficient as it can be.
Secondly, we are equally fortunate that we insisted on owning our plastic injection moulding process and machinery. This means that we do not have to negotiate with any middlemen, and ultimately we make the decisions on how much we should charge for our products or services.
Now, there is some unfortunate news that is regrettably out of our hands.
Globally the price of fuel has skyrocketed, which in this business means there has been an increase in the cost of raw materials (namely plastic – which is up over 60% per pound!) Because of this, the production cost of a typical box has now increased by roughly $0.12.
After much consulting internally at Wargames Atlantic, we just didn’t feel right in passing this additional cost on to you, the valued consumer. So with that decision made, I am pleased to say that our ranges will remain the price you know and love for the foreseeable future.
Have a fantastic summer.
Kind regards
Karl Oliver-Kyriacou
Wargames Atlantic models are great because very similar-sized when compared to models we use in games like Warhammer 40k, so they make perfect stand-ins that won’t cost you an arm and a leg.
Overall, the miniatures they offer are just great, because they have a ton of detail and are so affordable!
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