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Australian Made Timber Desktop Tower Stand - $192 (RRP $240) Delivered @ Maram

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Australian Made Timber Desktop Tower Stand - $192 (RRP $240) Delivered @ Maram
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EmployeeLMaram Australia on 12/02/2023 - 21:19 maram.com.au (4505 clicks)
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G'day All,

We're a small furniture designer and maker based out of Melbourne, today we're officially launching our desktop Tower Stand. As part our launch we're offering the OzBargain community 20% off the stand's retail price until the end of the month. All our stands are made from Vic Ash, American Oak and hand finished in natural oils.

This stand came about from a customer request for a simple desktop stand to keep it off their carpet and away from dust. They weren't a fan of placing their tower on the desk and wanted a floor stand instead. After a few more requests and using one myself, we've decided to make this part of our collection.

The stands dimensions are 28(W) x 59(L) x 9(H)cm, it's quite chunky and weighs about 5kg. Lead time is 2 - 3 weeks from order placement. Reach out if you have any questions or are after a custom size or colour.

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  • Jackson on 12/02/2023 - 21:26
    +29

    Hey mate, good on you for setting up and having a crack at your business venture.

    Get ready for the onslaught in the meantime

    • EmployeeMaram Australia @ Maram on 12/02/2023 - 21:38
      +1

      Thanks mate, it's all part of the learning process!

  • kamelataturd on 12/02/2023 - 21:27
    +16

    You've gotta be taking the p!$$

    • Jackson on 13/02/2023 - 00:27
      +4

      And it's started

  • Kafkaesque on 12/02/2023 - 21:28
    +7

    maybe this is for rich people

    • Jimothy Wongingtons on 12/02/2023 - 21:29
      +2

      Op, be sure to check in with whirlpool forums

    • King Steuart on 12/02/2023 - 21:58
      +1

      No, the wood is too cheap quality. Rich people want old growth tasmanian forest wood

      • wangsk on 12/02/2023 - 22:17

        or American Walnut

        • King Steuart on 13/02/2023 - 05:05

          Old growth* American walnut

          None of this sustainable plantation junk.

  • donkcat on 12/02/2023 - 21:30
    +11

    Wow, some scrap off cuts, bit of a sand and clear coat and $190. Does anyone actually buy these?

    • incipient on 13/02/2023 - 00:35
      +11

      Some people are easily getting paid >$50/hr. And unless you have the tools on hand, it'd take you a lot longer than 4h to make.

      It's definitely not mass market, but that's not what op is aiming at.

      • boomramada on 13/02/2023 - 08:19

        I think most of their money spent on the website and graphic designer. 10/10 nice and clean.

      • EmployeeMaram Australia @ Maram on 13/02/2023 - 09:51
        +1

        Spot on incipient, on a good day each one takes us about 2 hours from start to finish. Include the materials, packaging and shipping costs and our margins become quite tight but that being said we missed the mark here price wise and could have tried to offer more of a discount.

        • boomramada on 13/02/2023 - 10:53
          +1

          Totally understandable but Ozb is the wrong market. You need to promote to the high end customers and the items that they prefer, ie wine rack etc.
          Or forces on custom made bigger projects, instead of timber Desktop Tower Stand.

  • meong on 12/02/2023 - 21:30
    +11

    this looks like the board where you chop off your little finger when you are unable to pay your debt to Yakuza

    • Tommybot on 12/02/2023 - 21:37
      +3

      You should think about a career in marketing because you've actually made me think this is cooler than what it is.

  • xoape on 12/02/2023 - 21:34
    +3

    wheres the rest of the desk

    • skwashd on 12/02/2023 - 22:26
      +4

      right here

      • ahmeni on 13/02/2023 - 10:03

        Dang that's a nice looking desk too

        • skwashd on 13/02/2023 - 13:35
          +1

          It is a really nice looking desk. If OP wants me to road test one, feel free to slide into my DMs.

  • 50cent on 12/02/2023 - 21:36
    +1

    can i use this as a chopping board?

  • justtoreply on 12/02/2023 - 21:39
    +1

    Not a chance. I don't mind paying for quality furniture but this is a product that i doubt anyone anyone needs at a price that's hard to swallow

  • TheRealCJ on 12/02/2023 - 21:42
    +4

    Looks like something I made in year 10 woodworking out of ten bucks of scrap wood.

  • subydooby on 12/02/2023 - 21:44
    +8

    Cheaper than Apple Mac Pro wheels…

  • CrispyCrunchy on 12/02/2023 - 21:44
    +1

    Bro, Just an advise, this is not the stuff OZ bargainers go for. Your brand value is greater than Apple 🍏

  • cute as duck on 12/02/2023 - 21:48
    +3

    I'm all for supporting local businesses (and you have some otherwise nice pieces in your gallery), but I'm not sure how you can justify such a huge high price for something like this, especially on OzBargain. We aren't the correct target market for you.

    a customer request for a simple desktop stand to keep it off their carpet and away from dust

    A few centimetres off the carpet isn't going to noticeably reduce dust accumulation.

    • Thrifty McGifty on 12/02/2023 - 22:18
      +4

      A few centimetres off the carpet isn't going to noticeably reduce dust accumulation.

      I used to have a desktop that had air vents sucking in air right at the bottom of the case. If you put that on long pile carpeting, it would block airflow.

  • darkly on 12/02/2023 - 21:51
    +3

    Your decimal point must be in the wrong place

  • mafim on 12/02/2023 - 21:51
    +1

    Nice try, but wrong place.

  • The Judge on 12/02/2023 - 22:09
    +1

    "Away from dust"…except that the cooling fans tend to attract dust by slurping in huge quantities of air. It looks nice, it's locally made but yeah, seems like the wrong audience for a few tidied up offcuts.

  • dullbeard on 12/02/2023 - 22:11
    +6

    My sense is that you would do better making lengthy monitor risers (i.e. for 1-3 monitors).

  • caviar on 12/02/2023 - 22:12
    +1

    Avi Yemini would be keen on this

  • DONMAI on 12/02/2023 - 22:16
    +6

    Probably the nicest OzB.. giving genuinely advice, generating plenty of clicks, no down votes. Hope the business does well… and I might even buy one… knockoff from an ali deal posted by Clear

    • The Judge on 13/02/2023 - 00:05
      +1

      I think because they are transparent, a local supplier & not some foreign carpetbagger trying to flog complete shit at a fake discount price. OzB wants local businesses to do well & in fact probably prefers to buy from them, if the quality/price ratio is right.

  • hoosier daddy on 12/02/2023 - 22:24

    no thanks, but if you made desk shelf systems, like the ones you get from Grovemade, I might consider supporting your company , provided you dont charge Grovemade prices…

    • Fergy1987 on 13/02/2023 - 07:43

      Thats what i thiught this was initially so i was interested. The grovemade is just robbery at their prices

  • pippohippo on 12/02/2023 - 22:30
    +5

    Using old uni textbooks since yellow/white pages are no longer in production, which costs about $500, this looks like bargain!

    • Laserface on 13/02/2023 - 09:31

      I recently got a yellow pages in the mail. significantly thinner than those of old, but I got one.

  • CptnObvious on 12/02/2023 - 22:30
    +3

    Suggestion: what else are problems that desktop users have:
    - Messy cables (incorporate an attractive cable organiser into your stand design)
    - A place for controllers or headsets to hang (for the gamers)

  • [Deactivated] on 12/02/2023 - 22:31
    +1

    Can you do a custom one in gold? If so, how much?

  • KennyPowers on 12/02/2023 - 22:35
    +4

    I got one of these ages back.. Solid, has wheels so can slightly turn desktop if needing to access rear ports or stare soullessly at RGB from different angle. Or unplug it and let it do doughnuts.
    https://www.ikea.com/au/en/p/uppspel-cpu-stand-with-castors-…

    If you were a midget you could use it as ghetto skateboard.

    Good luck on your device but that price seems crazy.

    • dm02 on 12/02/2023 - 22:37
      +3

      "CPU stand" lol

      • lachhelix on 12/02/2023 - 23:47

        Well technicalllllllly 😂

  • nfr on 12/02/2023 - 22:41

    Looks nice but I still think a computer trolley is better.

  • xxBARGAINGODxx on 12/02/2023 - 22:45

    Glad someone has identified the gap in the market for something like this that looks decent and doesn't cover up a glass side panel, unfortunate that it costs more than most cases though.

  • OzBargainerr on 12/02/2023 - 22:51
    +2

    Made in Australia! buy 10 of these!

    • [Deactivated] on 13/02/2023 - 01:19

      Average local business supporter. 😂

  • zenger on 12/02/2023 - 22:55
    +1

    I feel like sushi should go on there…. like really sexy sushi…

  • life is suffering on 12/02/2023 - 23:31

    Cheaper here https://giriaus.com/products/manai-palagai-15-21 🤣 /s

  • TChalla on 12/02/2023 - 23:33

    Too exxy for what it is.

  • Fatfat on 13/02/2023 - 00:16
    +1

    O, it is more expensive than my tower…. similar to the case that I order $10 chicken, but the dips sauce is $20.

  • alidli on 13/02/2023 - 01:17
    +2

    OP, just a suggestion to make a more affordable version and a product that will appeal to and match more customers black PC cases.

    Buy some sheets of decent 8 x 4 plywood, cut it up to your design and spray the stands with 2-pack black and clear coat and sell them for $50……©

    They do look gorgeous in wood but are just too expensive.

    And good onya for having a go mate. 🔨

    • EmployeeMaram Australia @ Maram on 13/02/2023 - 09:34
      +1

      Hi Alidli, thanks for the feedback, we missed the mark here price wise and are a bit gutted about it! We've actually been thinking about making basic versions of some of our products out of plywood so might take on your suggestion with the tower stand.

      • PVA on 14/02/2023 - 14:04

        Don’t be gutted. Looks like you make quality stuff. Leave the chipboard/ply stuff for Kmart and Nick Scali stores.

  • ltjaris on 13/02/2023 - 05:52
    -2

    Happy to do the same for half the price plus shipping 😃

  • Fergy1987 on 13/02/2023 - 07:41

    Great idea to get your pc off the floor. But i built something similar. Obviously with less finesse for like 10 bucks of materials. So the price is the killer here.

  • Laserface on 13/02/2023 - 09:36

    Not enough RGB for the unwashed PC masses.

    beautiful product, if I had a PC i would put it on one of these.

  • LegitBox on 13/02/2023 - 09:43
    +1

    I'm using a Kmart chopping board rn

  • BrendaEagles on 13/02/2023 - 09:55
    +1

    would make a good monitor stand too

  • PVA on 14/02/2023 - 14:02

    Nice looking desks you have. And that Cab is fantastic.

  • merriweather on 14/02/2023 - 14:30

    Having this appear in a list next to a $7.50 toilet brush. Vintage ozbargain.

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