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#101619 4-May-2012 21:39

heard the tail end of an ad on the radio today, advertising cutshop.co.nz. sounded interesting - they supply timber cut to size for you. went to take a look at the website tonight, but.....
This web page is not availableThe web page at http://www.cutshop.co.nz/ might be temporarily down or it may have moved permanently to a new web address.Error 137 (net::ERR_NAME_RESOLUTION_FAILED): Unknown error.

talk about FAIL!

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#619841 4-May-2012 21:48

Try http://www.cutshop.co/, - no .nz

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#619846 4-May-2012 21:51

ok, that works.... thanks!

they probably didn't say 'dot nz' in the add, I probably assumed it. perhaps it needs to be made clear.

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#619849 4-May-2012 21:59

Why wouldn't they use .co.nz in NZ? Big fail...

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#619860 4-May-2012 22:12

freitasm: Why wouldn't they use .co.nz in NZ? Big fail...

+1 Why wouldn't they use a .co.nz, as many people will type that in like you did. You would either have a .com(if you can get it) or a .nz, or both if you are a NZ business. .co s ...are not that well known

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#619862 4-May-2012 22:14

freitasm: Why wouldn't they use .co.nz in NZ? Big fail...

Agreed like "wtf"

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#619876 4-May-2012 22:37

Did any of you actually try a WHOIS? maybe the company couldnt get .co.nz because someone is parking on it?

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#619878 4-May-2012 22:43

Yes, it's not actually available:

New Zealand Domain Name Registry Limited
Users confirm on submission their agreement to all published Terms

version: 5.00
query_datetime: 2012-05-04T22:02:10+12:00
domain_name: cutshop.co.nz
query_status: 200 Active
domain_dateregistered: 2009-07-24T23:13:28+12:00
domain_datebilleduntil: 2016-07-24T23:13:28+12:00
domain_datelastmodified: 2011-07-25T13:53:46+12:00
domain_delegaterequested: yes
domain_signed: no

registrar_name: Domain Agent
registrar_address1: PO Box 302829
registrar_address2: North Harbour
registrar_city: Auckland
registrar_country: NZ (NEW ZEALAND)
registrar_phone: +64 9 551-8160
registrar_fax: +64 9 475-5976
registrar_email: dns@domainagent.co.nz

registrant_contact_name: Steve Smith
registrant_contact_address1: 70 Sayegh St, St Heliers
registrant_contact_city: Auckland
registrant_contact_country: NZ (NEW ZEALAND)
registrant_contact_phone: +64 21 2408565
registrant_contact_email: stevesmith.nz@gmail.com

admin_contact_name: Steve Smith
admin_contact_address1: 16 Edmund St, St Heliers
admin_contact_city: Auckland
admin_contact_country: NZ (NEW ZEALAND)
admin_contact_phone: +64 21 2408565
admin_contact_email: stevesmith.nz@gmail.com

technical_contact_name: Steve Smith
technical_contact_address1: 16 Edmund St, St Heliers
technical_contact_city: Auckland
technical_contact_country: NZ (NEW ZEALAND)
technical_contact_phone: +64 21 2408565
technical_contact_email: stevesmith.nz@gmail.com

ns_name_01: ns1.domains4less.net.nz
ns_name_02: ns2.domains4less.net.nz

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#619884 4-May-2012 22:58

jim69: Did any of you actually try a WHOIS? maybe the company couldnt get .co.nz because someone is parking on it?

If it is, it begs the question whether the name is trademarked by someone else. One thing I do when choosing a company name is check the domains that are available.

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#619885 4-May-2012 23:01

mattwnz:
jim69: Did any of you actually try a WHOIS? maybe the company couldnt get .co.nz because someone is parking on it?

If it is, it begs the question whether the name is trademarked by someone else. One thing I do when choosing a company name is check the domains that are available.

They seem to be fine on that count - http://www.iponz.govt.nz/app/Extra/IP/TM/Qbe.aspx?sid=634717691831933863

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#619887 4-May-2012 23:08

I always end up typing a .nz or .uk after a .co domain name without thinking..

Anyway, when I last looked at cutshop I got the impression they just did flat panels cut to square sizes - is that all they offer or will they CNC stuff out of an illustrator file or similar?

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#656451 16-Jul-2012 13:21

Hi I can shed some light on Cutshop, we use to use .co.nz but due to legal reasons had to change to .co and .com is
not available. It know what you are saying about the radio add and on the new ones we will make it clearer.

We have 2 CNC's and can cut Vector, EPS, DWG and DXF files. We mainly cut flat pack cabinets but have cut coffins, dog houses
camper vans so we are quite flexible.

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#656485 16-Jul-2012 13:49

IM(NS)HO if you cant get the .co.nz then you re brand to something that you can buy.

.co is the lepper of domains - half has fallen off.

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#656504 16-Jul-2012 14:18

.co = Columbia NOT Company

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#656542 16-Jul-2012 15:41

richms: IM(NS)HO if you cant get the .co.nz then you re brand to something that you can buy.

.co is the lepper of domains - half has fallen off.

+1 You don't buy a .co instead of a .co.nz, you would only buy as well as. There are also other .nz domains, such as .net.nz. The other thing companies do if the .co.nz domain isn't available is do something like insertbrandnamenz.com . .co.nz or .com are really the best options IMHO.

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#656552 16-Jul-2012 15:55

Personally I would get a new domain name with .nz on the end and get someone smart to redirect it, and change your marketing.

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