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Originally Posted by w0mbat
Agree on the screws. A blister pack of less than 10 cost more than a box of 100 at a nearby engineering supplies.
I also understand they eliminate the possibility of you finding a cheaper price by importing items that cannot be found elsewhere with the exact same product number.
Ian
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That "We'll beat it by 10%" gimmick is a load of balls too. I went in for a Rheem valve that I could get elsewhere for $60. Bunnings is much closer so I went in there and they had it for $119. So I asked for the deal and gave them the details of the other supplier.
They kept me waiting half an hour while they messed about finding someone in plumbing etc etc and in the end opted not to beat it or even match it... wtf??
I went to the other place only to find they'd quoted incorrectly over the phone. It was actually cheaper than they'd told me earlier and I paid just $52 (v $119 at Bunnings).
It beats me how they can advertise that 'beat it' deal when they may have no intentions of actually doing it though.