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On Apr 22, 10:24*am, Limp Arbor wrote:
On Apr 22, 10:11*am, DerbyDad03 wrote:





On Apr 22, 9:16*am, Limp Arbor wrote:


I needed quite few GFCI outlets, simplex outlets, and 20A outlets for
my house. *If you've ever bought these you know they are not cheap, at
least not $0.59 like the regular stuff. *GFCI outlets are close to $20
anywhere here in NJ that I've been.


Started checking around online and couldn't believe how cheap the
outlets were at Dale-Electric.com. *I decided to give them a try.
There website isn't the best in the world but if you download the pdf
of their catalog you can just enter the stock numbers of what you
want. *They don't even give you the shipping amount when you complete
your order but there is an estimate function.


My order totaled about $150 and when the shipping was added $159 was
charged to my card from "Hill electric". *Next day I got an email with
a tracking number and the day after that I got my stuff. *I have no
affiliation just passing on a place that has great prices on outlets.


http://www.dale-electric.com/detail?itemnumber=7599-W


Thanks for the link.


A question:


You said: "GFCI outlets are close to $20 anywhere here in NJ that I've
been."


Did you try the electrical supply houses that the contractors use? I'd
bet they are not $20 at those locations.


Where I live, there are at least 4 fancy "Lighting Centers" with a
parts counter in the back, often accessed via the back door by the
loading dock.


The front parking lot is filled with SUV's and mini-vans, but drive
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Yes, I even went to the places that sell wire lube in 5 gallon buckets
and they wanted $15 for a 20A GFCI outlet. *I guess that is just how
it is in the peoples republic of NJ. *I try to support the local
stores and avoid the big box places when possible but I'm no Andrew
Carnegie and can't afford to give money away.

I recently needed a fuel pump for my truck and Amazon had it for $280,
including next day air. *Best price I could get locally was $500 and
that was the price the repair shops pay! *Needless to say I waited one
day for Amazon to get the pump to me that was Delphi and not a cheap
knockoff.

They tax the hell out of businesses and residents in NJ. *All that
does is make it a downhill spiral, more taxes, higher prices, less
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One of the many, many reasons I moved out of NYC a long time ago.

That, and the traffic.

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