Dtwo 157 Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Burnsco taking the piss? $150 (well $149.99) for a spares kit for a Whale MKV pump. On line at Force4, GBP29.85, which works out to $56.04 Can someone justify that? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waikiore 400 Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 BLA in Porana road talk to Murray nicely Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dtwo 157 Posted July 29, 2016 Author Share Posted July 29, 2016 $56 less 20% VAT. Sorry Burnsco, Convenient you may be but I can wait a week and pass less than a third. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wal 27 Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 ?? You couldn't pass a pub on a Fridee afternoon...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Pope 243 Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 $56 less 20% VAT. Sorry Burnsco, Convenient you may be but I can wait a week and pass less than a third. who from?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 I don't think BLA sell direct to the Public, but correct me if I am wrong. They are the importer.distributor of many brands. Their prices on the Whale pump spares are not cheap either and they make a middle man in between the middle man. There prices are listed on their site. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dtwo 157 Posted July 31, 2016 Author Share Posted July 31, 2016 who from?? Force4.co.uk http://www.force4.co.uk/department/brands/henderson/henderson-whale-service-kit-mk5-universal.html#.V51w5Pl97IU Less the 20% VAT = GBP23.88. Freight free as the wife's bringin' it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Pope 243 Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Dtwo, Cheeky, I know! can you ask her to bring two? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dtwo 157 Posted August 1, 2016 Author Share Posted August 1, 2016 Dtwo, Cheeky, I know! can you ask her to bring two? Too late! I should have asked for a container load. This is a retail price from a "High Street" company. It isn't a special or a wholesaler or anything like that - you can walk into one of their shops and pay 1/3 of what we pay here. I can "freight" it here - retail - and still pay 1/3 of what it is sold for here. I could pay GST on this without trouble. I just think that is short-sighted from Burnsco - and other NZ retailers who sell us marine gear at unrealistic prices. I would be happy to pay $70 for this, giving them 50% more than the UK retailer. It's a global market, like it or not, if you can't make it work sadly the market wins and you are out of business. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Pope 243 Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 I just tried to order a couple of kits from Force 4 only for (Kiwibank Mastercard) to refuse the transaction as they deem Force 4 not to be reliable to deal with?? they've been in Business since 1977. I have had the same result (from the bank) when trying to buy from Walmart in the US. (BNZ Visa) Has anybody else come up against this?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dtwo 157 Posted August 2, 2016 Author Share Posted August 2, 2016 I just tried to order a couple of kits from Force 4 only for (Kiwibank Mastercard) to refuse the transaction as they deem Force 4 not to be reliable to deal with?? they've been in Business since 1977. I have had the same result (from the bank) when trying to buy from Walmart in the US. (BNZ Visa) Has anybody else come up against this?? Steve, email pip.johnstone@force4.co.uk He is the manager at the Swanwick branch. Explain that your card is not working and ask what to do/who to talk to. Happy to say that I recommended him (Dean Wallis). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Pope 243 Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Thanks Dean, I did email them as they probably weren't aware that they were being blocked, I have since got it done with paypal, using the same Kiwi Banks Mastercard?? So far it seems to have gone through without a hitch. NZD125.00 app. including airfreight for 2 kits. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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