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Buy: Dust Collection/Separation Cyclone for Mitre Saw #131

Open nelsonic opened 1 year ago

nelsonic commented 1 year ago

For the dust extraction in the workshop, we need to order two cyclones. Related to #130

Note: The second cyclone will be used for the router table. The Dexter Vac will come up from @iteles parents garage and be used by the router, which makes a lot of sawdust!

nelsonic commented 1 year ago

Taking a quick look at this now cause it will take time to arrive from China if I order direct through Ali ...

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nelsonic commented 1 year ago

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005764697299.html?

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This is a "new buyer offer".

The moment I sign into the AliExpress account the price goes up:

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Total cost is: €24.12 including shipping:

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Dirty tricks. 🤦‍♂️

nelsonic commented 1 year ago

Amazon has the identically branded item for €21,84, we don't pay the VAT ("IVA") because Biz ... https://www.amazon.es/dp/B07L2XJJMF

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So I'm ordering 2 of them from Amazon ES.

nelsonic commented 1 year ago

Scratch that. Amazon is not removing the VAT (IVA) at source:

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AliExpress is cheaper:

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Order placed. 🛒 💸 ✅

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Back to the actual work. 🧑‍💻

nelsonic commented 1 year ago

This is why we have timers on our items ...

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If I was being smart about my time I would have just paid more for the item and spent less time on the "shopping" ... 🙄 Anyway ...