nelsonic
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2 years ago You know when you spend more time researching a purchase than the money you end up saving ... ⏳ 🙄
I would definitely prefer to buy this from a local seller ... 💭 But realistically, the product is made by a Mega Co: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Bosch_GmbH So buying it from a "Mom & Pop" store (if they even exist) is kinda meaningless.
Context
I currently have a make-shift movable "workbench" comprised of two saw horses (€3.69 each) and a sheet of 120cm x 60cm MDF (
€13.49though I paid8.99for it pre-pandemic material price-hike!). It's works for basic in-situ assembly jobs, but really isn't great because, even with the G/F clamps, they aren't very stable.https://www.leroymerlin.pt/Produtos/Ferragens/Equipamento-de-ferragem/Cavaletes/WPR_REF_65534
https://www.leroymerlin.pt/Produtos/Madeiras-acrilicos/Paineis-construcao/Paineis-MDF/WPR_REF_11034324
So I'm thinking of getting a more stable workbench e.g: Bosch PWB 600
https://www.bosch-diy.com/gb/en/p/pwb-600-0603b05200-v28750
2 min review: https://youtu.be/0KjNvM_WrPQ
This Worten marketplace seller has it for
€161.67but it's dispatched from France so might take a while ... https://www.worten.pt/bricolage-jardim/construcao-e-carpintaria/equipamentos-de-oficina/mesa-de-trabalho-bosch-pwb-600-MRKEAN-3165140612272Annoyingly, Amazon (UK) is quite a lot cheaper
£106.99(€124.67 at time of writing): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bosch-Bench-clamps-cardboard-capacity/dp/B007R9WICU/Ordering from Amazon UK the total cost is
£128.20(€152.46at the time of writing):Amazon Spain is 160,38 https://www.amazon.es/Bosch-Bench-clamps-cardboard-capacity/dp/B007R9WICU/?th=1
Amazon Germany sells them for:
€130.99https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Bosch-Bench-clamping-bearing-capacity/dp/B007R9WICU/With shipping it works out at
136,40:Wonder if this is because Amazon is not charging me VAT/IVA in DE but will apply it in PT ... 💭 But also, the
€26.32seems silly if I can just get the "Free Trial" of Prime and have shipping for free. 🤷♂️