A bit about Marine Deals
Fishing, Boating, Diving, Watersports…it's all about getting you awesome Marine Deals.
We're dedicated to giving you the opportunity to buy marine and fishing equipment at the lowest prices you will find!
Why over 50,000 Kiwis shop with Marine Deals
Your order is delivered quickly
Your items are usually shipped within 24 hours of placing your order and often the same day! Our warehouse guys have a great team culture and go all out to get orders out as quickly as possible.
We have the best brands and a massive range
We stock the best brands and our warehouse stocks over 90,000 products and is growing every day.
If something goes wrong we fix it
If you've ordered the wrong size or there's a fault we'll put it right. Our business is built on repeat business so we go hard to get 100% satisfaction.
All our products come with full manufacturer warranty and we've become known for our no hassles returns.
You'll buy at the lowest prices
Our operation is more efficient than a retail store which means you get access to everyday low prices on our entire catalogue.
Plus we offer weekly deals and mid-week deals to our email subscribers. We'll also try to price match any of our competitors to ensure you always pay the lowest price.
We know what we're on about
We're hard core mariners, love fishing, boating and diving, have built up an enormous amount of knowledge and expertise. You can call us on our 0800 number or email us and we'll give you the advice you need.
We'd love for you to choose us, so sign up today to receive our weekly emails.
How Marine Deals came about
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The Founders
Antonio quit from being a sales rep at a marine electronics company, hoping to work part-time as a fireman and start a business on the side. He starts selling marine electronic products on TradeMe. The industry is charging phenomenal margins so it goes well.
Graham was in the middle of a sabbatical after a hard 7-year slog in IT infrastructure in the UK. He had no real interest in doing anything for a while apart from some renovations. Finding out about Antonio's project got him thinking about setting up a proper e-commerce site.
Why don't we do like weekly deals for fishing gear?
Antonio's suggestion got Graham building a website right away. A month later, the website was up. And on the 5th of October 2009 – the first email goes out to around 500 friends and acquaintances.
Sales go surprisingly well. Antonio sources the products, adds them to the website and ships out the orders. Graham tinkers and build the technology platform while trying to master the Google matrix.
2009 -
October 2010
After a year of trading and of Antonio sleeping with boxes on his bed in between towers of boxes in his bedroom, hallway and garage, they decide it's time to move the products to a small warehouse.
To save costs Antonio sleeps in the warehouse mezzanine floor. Antonio and Graham don't pay themselves and everything is re-invested back into new products.
2010 -
2012
Two years after using the tiny warehouse, it's time to move on yet again. In October 2012 the growing Marine Deals team move into the 740 sqm warehouse, showroom and offices.
2012 -
November 2013
Marine Deals was ranked 12th place among New Zealand's fastest growing companies and 77th in Asia-Pacific's Fast 500 technology companies.
2013 -
September 2017
Thanks to the combined efforts of more than 80 people over the course of an extremely stressful weekend - Marine Deals has finally made the Big Move out of their old 740 sqm warehouse into their new 2,900 sqm home!
The massive new office, showroom and warehouse is more than 3 times the size of the old warehouse - that means more space for products, better facilities, and a bigger showroom for customers.
The all new showroom is 7 times bigger than the previous one! This major change provides local fishos access to a wide range of products - with enough space for fishing, boating, hunting, diving, and camping gear. Each section of the new showroom is organised per category for a hassle-free shopping experience.
2017 -
Today
Now with over 90,000 products, 35 staff and an ambitious plan that will see the team doubling within the next 2 years….our passion is to get products quickly and cheaply into the hands of our customers that will see them engage, enjoy and participate in the wonderful marine outdoors our country has to offer.
2025
