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Post by scaffman69 on Jan 28, 2013 20:35:15 GMT
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Post by Perpetua on Jan 28, 2013 20:49:54 GMT
Brilliant price for a great little dripper, but they're OS Scaff . . .
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Post by gordy180 on Jan 28, 2013 20:59:11 GMT
Everything seems to be out of stock
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Post by scaffman69 on Jan 28, 2013 21:02:49 GMT
Lol i dont know, im a donk sometimes or he must have had rush on them cus everyone else is overpriceing
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Post by robby on Jan 28, 2013 21:18:38 GMT
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Post by madwill on Jan 28, 2013 21:32:49 GMT
Nice, Robby is the bargain man lol, The markup on these things is insane no wonder people are setting up shop left right and center , and i bet they are loads cheaper in bulk, I mean people are selling ss vamos for £50 ,more than double the delivered cost from china and with bulk prices ,i know there's no tax but cmon, I have seen these phoenix drippers advertised everyday now for 11.99 and considered getting one but sod it im gonna wait till china is back up and running after the holiday and place a nice big order instead ill get 3 times as much for my money.
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Post by gillas on Jan 28, 2013 21:45:28 GMT
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Post by Gordy on Jan 28, 2013 21:49:23 GMT
the drip tip will be chrome plated not SS
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Post by scaffman69 on Jan 28, 2013 22:06:22 GMT
Nice, Robby is the bargain man lol, The markup on these things is insane no wonder people are setting up shop left right and center , and i bet they are loads cheaper in bulk, I mean people are selling ss vamos for £50 ,more than double the delivered cost from china and with bulk prices ,i know there's no tax but cmon, I have seen these phoenix drippers advertised everyday now for 11.99 and considered getting one but sod it im gonna wait till china is back up and running after the holiday and place a nice big order instead ill get 3 times as much for my money. Totally agree with you m8, some right cheeky beggers with their mark ups, ive just seen one a phoenix copy like these and all they done is change the name and marked it 11.99 i shan`t mention no names , but its ludicrous m8, some consumers need to wise up a bit.
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Post by Gordy on Jan 28, 2013 22:17:38 GMT
the mark up is to cover costs of running a business, staff wages, insurance, import tax and VAT ...not to mention taking a hit on faulty and returned goods ...i for one respect the UK vendors who do a great job and really dont deserve criticism like this
the costs to the apparent wised up consumers would increase quite a bit if they did things legally and paid import tax on any items they buy from china
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Post by scaffman69 on Jan 28, 2013 22:26:57 GMT
Yes i know how it works tyvm , i aint on about imports just summink simple like looking around the UK web you find cheaper alot of the time.
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Post by madwill on Jan 28, 2013 22:52:41 GMT
True Gordy i agree with the uk businesses,markup to pay wages etc but i think everyone wants the best possible price,they work out at £3-£4 from there and as far as i am aware there is no import tax/vat on items under the value of £15 (although this may have changed), Makes no difference to me who gets my money as long as they get as little of it as possible
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Post by Gordy on Jan 28, 2013 23:05:38 GMT
everyone likes to pay as little as they can ...me included and for most stuff this is true. however if its something important to me and i want to make sure i have the best quality and service i will buy from someone i trust sometimes cheaper prices mean corners are cut and this is generally in the costumer service area
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Post by robby on Jan 29, 2013 0:07:12 GMT
The argument about wages etc applies in China as well, they still have overheads etc. We are all part of a world market now. These guys buy the stuff from the same factories that the UK venders do. If we buy from the Chinese venders, we (their customers) end up paying the shipping and it is still way cheaper than UK prices. You can bet that Vaporbreak are making profits. I buy stuff from the UK when it isnt a crazy mark up like some that I have seen. I just cant justify it to myself and I have little spare cash to spend on myself. I gave up smoking to save money and improve my health. The UK vendors will do fine with the constant stream of smokers who are giving up. There are some UK venders that will charge you £10 more for a Stainless Steel Vamo than they do for the Chrome version. They are perfectly entitled to do that and I am perfectly entitled to say no thanks and get it for 50 or 60% less. Cheaper prices does not necessarily mean crap products, and we all know when we buy from China that we arent going to get perfect service, it`s a risk we all take with goods from there. You can get a double 650mah ego ecig kit for £12 delivered to your door. They are still being sold in the UK for £49 and more. My son bought my first ecig kit for me, it cost him £45 for two 510s with 180mah batteries and a charger. We thought that was pretty good at the time lol. I can get them for £5-04 www.bestecigarettesolution.com/oem-ecigarette/v9-ecigarette/v9-8-5mm-180mah-dobule-stem-ecigarette-electronic-cigarette-marlboro-flavor-24mg-nicotine-content-eu-plag.html delivered to my door and the guy I would buy it from in China is making a profit, you can be sure of that. It`s all about competition in a world market.
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Post by robby on Jan 29, 2013 0:34:58 GMT
everyone likes to pay as little as they can ...me included and for most stuff this is true. however if its something important to me and i want to make sure i have the best quality and service i will buy from someone i trust sometimes cheaper prices mean corners are cut and this is generally in the costumer service area I agree, but that is the risk we take and have to accept when buying from China, it`s not always true, but often is due to poor communication and language problems. I think I must be up to about 50 China orders now,got the odd problem , all sorted out with a little understanding and patience.
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