Accessory Coils And Coil Covers, Do You Expect Coil Covers To Be Included Or Not?

[Doc]

Please see the poll and give me your opinion.

Thank you,

Doc

[peterinaust]

I would expect a coil cover, very much so!

[phrunt]

It very easy to do a poll, see below

And yep, if I was buying a coil from any brand I'd expect it to come with the skid plate and manufacturers should encourage that, it makes the coils last longer thereby more happy customers.  They last thing they want is  angry people not using them and photos of coils with holes worn through them popping up online 🙂

 

[Doc]

32 minutes ago, phrunt said:

It very easy to do a poll, see below

And yep, if I was buying a coil from any brand I'd expect it to come with the skid plate and manufacturers should encourage that, it makes the coils last longer thereby more happy customers.  They last thing they want is  angry people not using them and photos of coils with holes worn through them popping up online 🙂

 

Thank you Phrunt.

[Gomb]

I would also like to see a new bolt come with the coil.

[rvpopeye]

Plastic is really cheap. Coils are not.

Include the cover and let us decide if we use it........🤔 

[Purplehays69]

I absolutely expect a coil to include a cover. 

[Steve Herschbach]

Stuff comes with other stuff or does not. Read the product description and know what you are buying. If you don't like what you are buying, don't buy it. The poll options don't fit me because I don't buy things without knowing what I am buying, and when I then buy, I've got nothing to complain about. I don't "expect" anything from anyone... I just deal with things as they are.

I don't care if coils come with covers or not as long as I am not paying for a cover I am not getting. As long as it is properly explained that the coil does not come with a cover, then I have the choice of getting one or not. If I have to pay extra to get a coil cover with a coil that I do not want or need, then I really don't need it forced on me. If I already have a 13" DD coil that came with the detector and that has the included scuff cover, then I do not really need another scuff cover for a 13" mono if I want to share the cover between both coils. Me, I'd personally rather have a cover on all my coils just for convenience. On the other hand, I’m going to use the 16” mono without a coil cover. It’s super unlikely I’ll use the coil enough to actually wear a hole in the bottom, and I don’t want to swing the extra weight. So no, don’t charge me extra for a cover I don’t need.

I'm all about having choices, and for me the key question is am I being charged for a coil cover, but not getting it? If the answer is no, then I am fine. If I am being charged for the cover when I am sold the coil, and not getting it, then I am not fine at all. I would assume coils that do not include scuff covers are being sold for a lower price than they would be if they included covers, and if that is the case, do I want to pay more for all coils just to get covers on all coils? No, I'd rather have the coils be lower prices, with covers optional.

Never assume. Avoid disappointment by doing your research. Know what you are buying before you buy it.

[GB_Amateur]

The two poll answer choices don't cover all the bases which leaves people like me out.  I would like a coil cover, but I'm not going to cut off my nose to spite my face.  If I want the coil, I'll deal with the lack of included cover if that's what it takes, either paying extra for one or using the coil without a cover.

As evidence, I bought a Mars Sniper (~6"x10" DD) for my Fisher F75.  Not only didn't it come with a cover but (I'm pretty sure) they've never made one for it.  The bottom of the coil is epoxy and pretty darn tough.  Apparently they decided a cover isn't necessary and (in this case anyway) they likely know way more than I do.

 

[Doc]

By the way I am a Garret dealer and I own an Axiom myself.  I was not attempting to insult Garrett as I think the Axiom is a really valuable addition to the metal detecting hobby.  But I was shocked to find that the accessory coils do not come with a coil cover and there is nowhere that I can find on the website that says, COIL COVER NOT INCLUDED.

I sent an accessory coil to a customer and he called and complained that there was no coil cover.  I had not noticed it did not have a coil cover.  The customer said well they provide a coil cover with the coils that come with machine.  So I think the expectation is that the coils come with covers is a reasonable expectation.

I just wanted to see whether I was the only one that assumed coils come with coil covers these days.

I think we may have gotten this impression because almost all the accessory after-market coils, Coiltek, Nugget Finder, all come with coil covers.

If a coil cover is an additional item, then that should be something that is easily understood especially by me as a dealer so I can let my customer know.

I have found Garrett to be extremely easy to work with, but sometimes with all of the things going on at the corporate level something like forgetting to list Optional accessories is forgotten.

Doc