Absolutely Disgraceful Pricing for Australian Customers
As a long-time Leatherman user, I’m staggered by the blatantly exploitative pricing strategy this company applies to Australian consumers. The same product—say, the Super Tool 300—costs USD $99.95 in the U.S., yet in Australia we’re expected to pay the equivalent of USD $165.72. That’s a 66% markup, with no justification other than what appears to be corporate laziness or contempt for the customer base outside North America.
Even more farcical, I could move to Nigeria and get this tool for less—despite Australia being a far more stable and logistically viable market. Is this 1985 or 2025? In an era of global commerce, this is simply inexcusable.
There’s no added value to the local site—just inflated prices and regional lockouts that force loyal customers to either fork out unnecessarily or find workarounds. For a company that trades on rugged independence and self-reliance, Leatherman is shockingly out of step with its own ethos.
This isn’t about import tax or GST—this is about a lazy pricing model, poor regional respect, and an assumption that Australians won’t notice or won’t care. Well, I do.
Do better, Leatherman.