Black Friday deals - seen any good sales?
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Stanleymonkey
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Black Friday does p%%% me off
But then - Rutlands have some nice deals
But then - Rutlands have some nice deals
Bodgers
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Are the Rutlans saw tooth Forstners any good? Site says they are in the sale, not sure if the price is any different
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Axi had a decent offer on theirs - I don't know how good they are, or if it's still on.
The Axi deals need to be watched very closely. They are nowadays playing the game of constantly moving prices up and down so that it is virtually impossible to get an idea of the "real" price; this is especially difficult when the product is only available through them.
As an example the Axi ATDP20F pillar drill was £909 a few months ago, then progressively dropped to £650 and is now £750. What are the odds of a Black Friday £100 off deal?
I realise that exchange rates, shipping costs etc, constantly change but believe that these massive, rapid price changes are essentially marketing driven; to such an extent that I don't buy from Axi nowadays unless they are the only vendor of a particular product, and even then I'll usually wait for a so-called reduction in price.
Here's another possible "massive" price drop in the making: http://www.axminster.co.uk/axminster-3- ... ght-501280, currently £55.
Or why not buy the same light here: https://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/Product. ... &gclsrc=ds, about £24 inc delivery.
Caveat emptor!
Duncan
As an example the Axi ATDP20F pillar drill was £909 a few months ago, then progressively dropped to £650 and is now £750. What are the odds of a Black Friday £100 off deal?
I realise that exchange rates, shipping costs etc, constantly change but believe that these massive, rapid price changes are essentially marketing driven; to such an extent that I don't buy from Axi nowadays unless they are the only vendor of a particular product, and even then I'll usually wait for a so-called reduction in price.
Here's another possible "massive" price drop in the making: http://www.axminster.co.uk/axminster-3- ... ght-501280, currently £55.
Or why not buy the same light here: https://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/Product. ... &gclsrc=ds, about £24 inc delivery.
Caveat emptor!
Duncan
gwr
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Duncan A":6s8x5hwb said:
Now £16.50
This has to be the best bargain I have seen: http://www.rutlands.co.uk/sp+woodworkin ... nds+xt3504 the feather boards and NVR switch would cost more.
Mike
Mike
The truth of the matter is that Black Friday and Cyber Monday originated in some american marketing genius's mind to convince the gullible the are getting a good deal and to get rid of all the left over summer tat before they started selling all the Christmas tat, we being the gullible British have now taken on board this american ploy, just like Halloween.
Mike
Mike
Distinterior
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This won't be of interest to everyone, but it seems like a good deal when you compare it to prices from other suppliers.
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Tim.
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Tim.
I could not give a flying......whether its Black Friday or any other name but if it is an incentive for some retailers to reduce prices then I am all for it. Not all deals are 'rush to get rid of the tat' sales and I have had some excellent deals off Amazon Warehouse and especially so this Black Friday week with 20% off.
But, I have just received a superb Festool HKC55 saw package from Mastool in Preston. A 'Black Friday' price, professional and courteous service and delivered in 24hrs. Thank you Pete and Stuart at Mastools, and thank you to all the retailers who offer Black Friday deals so that I can make a considered purchase, decide what is tat for myself and make a considerable saving.
But, I have just received a superb Festool HKC55 saw package from Mastool in Preston. A 'Black Friday' price, professional and courteous service and delivered in 24hrs. Thank you Pete and Stuart at Mastools, and thank you to all the retailers who offer Black Friday deals so that I can make a considered purchase, decide what is tat for myself and make a considerable saving.
NickN
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Can't complain either, just got a like-new Starrett C434ME-300 combination square set through Amazon Warehouse at a total of 30% discount on new price, and a set of four roller stands from Rutlands at a very decent price too.
MattRoberts
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I literally haven't seen a single deal that's made me make a purchase. What a disappointment.
sickasapike
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Rutlands.co.uk have quite a few things knocked down, some by a fair bit - really nice tool bag/apron/roll/belt set for 50 quid, nice basic router table with no-volt switch and possibly decent feather system at 40 quid, just ordered both - now begins a potential nightmare getting parcelfarce to actually ring my doorbell, and not just sneak up SAS stylee, drop the prewritten card and run for it - or whatever it is they do to ensure I never get my stuff first time round !!
I plugged my shop made router table in the other day and the makita trimmer in there spun up - oops... obviously left it on, I made a note to buy a no-volt switch for it but the table looks good; buying it saves me 15 quid on a no-volt switch, thats how I'm thinking of it.
Oh, some lovely sharpening stones about 50% off... and some absurdly expensive but gorgeous looking kitchen/pocket knives, at slightly less absurd prices than normal
Lovely Japanese saw set well reduced too.. just bought a single one one so can't justify it :^(
Frankly, Rutlands is tool porn for me.
I plugged my shop made router table in the other day and the makita trimmer in there spun up - oops... obviously left it on, I made a note to buy a no-volt switch for it but the table looks good; buying it saves me 15 quid on a no-volt switch, thats how I'm thinking of it.
Oh, some lovely sharpening stones about 50% off... and some absurdly expensive but gorgeous looking kitchen/pocket knives, at slightly less absurd prices than normal
Lovely Japanese saw set well reduced too.. just bought a single one one so can't justify it :^(
Frankly, Rutlands is tool porn for me.
MarkDennehy
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Not to mention their silicone glue brush set. I don't care how you can use everything from acid brushes to steel rulers to your fingers to just rubbing bits together, you can prise my silicone glue brush set from my cold dead hands.
Or rather, you can't, because, you know, glue.
And I ordered a spare set off Rutlands today (along with more titebond, and some plastic razor blades because I have some lego figures here that really could do with a shave)
Or rather, you can't, because, you know, glue.
And I ordered a spare set off Rutlands today (along with more titebond, and some plastic razor blades because I have some lego figures here that really could do with a shave)
Interesting these are http://www.rutlands.co.uk/sp+sash-clamp ... CK6?tyah=y £69.99 in the Black Friday sale, I bought them for £59.99 about two months ago, shows how much of a nonsense this is.
Mike
Mike
sickasapike
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I had a quick look to see if I could find one of the internet history sites (like archive.org) that had rutlands on their books but couldn't see any - it is a bit of a minefield isn't it, I run a web site for a haberdashery company in Indonesia where prices are like yoyos, it automatically scans the relevant pages of competitor sites and records the changes and alerts us - might be a business idea for over here but probably already done a million timesMikeJhn":1a8bzff4 said:
