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Originally it was possible to buy just the replacement foil for your Braun electric razor for about £5. Dear enough for a piece of pierced metal.
Then they brougt a new improved razor but one could no longer buy just the foil. The whole head had to be replaced, at a cost od around £30. Extortionate. Now they have another new improved model razor and the replacement foil/head is £86 ! Is there no limit to their greed? |
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On Mon, 28 Nov 2016 13:01:01 -0800, fred wrote:
Originally it was possible to buy just the replacement foil for your Braun electric razor for about £5. Dear enough for a piece of pierced metal. Then they brougt a new improved razor but one could no longer buy just the foil. The whole head had to be replaced, at a cost od around £30. Extortionate. Now they have another new improved model razor and the replacement foil/head is £86 ! Is there no limit to their greed? A while ago I decided I'd had enough of appallingly expensive Braun parts. I went back to a rotary razor, and although it takes a while for the face to 'acclimatise', it was worth it. I think I've had the razor 6 or 7 years, and I haven't had to replace anything. I did buy a multi-use sharpening kit for a few quid, and I sharpen the cutters every 3 months. -- My posts are my copyright and if @diy_forums or Home Owners' Hub wish to copy them they can pay me £1 a message. Use the BIG mirror service in the UK: http://www.mirrorservice.org *lightning surge protection* - a w_tom conductor |
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"Bob Eager" wrote in message ... On Mon, 28 Nov 2016 13:01:01 -0800, fred wrote: Originally it was possible to buy just the replacement foil for your Braun electric razor for about £5. Dear enough for a piece of pierced metal. Then they brougt a new improved razor but one could no longer buy just the foil. The whole head had to be replaced, at a cost od around £30. Extortionate. Now they have another new improved model razor and the replacement foil/head is £86 ! Is there no limit to their greed? A while ago I decided I'd had enough of appallingly expensive Braun parts. I went back to a rotary razor, and although it takes a while for the face to 'acclimatise', it was worth it. I think I've had the razor 6 or 7 years, and I haven't had to replace anything. I did buy a multi-use sharpening kit for a few quid, and I sharpen the cutters every 3 months. do you have a link please tim |
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On Mon, 28 Nov 2016 21:25:03 +0000, tim... wrote:
"Bob Eager" wrote in message ... On Mon, 28 Nov 2016 13:01:01 -0800, fred wrote: Originally it was possible to buy just the replacement foil for your Braun electric razor for about £5. Dear enough for a piece of pierced metal. Then they brougt a new improved razor but one could no longer buy just the foil. The whole head had to be replaced, at a cost od around £30. Extortionate. Now they have another new improved model razor and the replacement foil/head is £86 ! Is there no limit to their greed? A while ago I decided I'd had enough of appallingly expensive Braun parts. I went back to a rotary razor, and although it takes a while for the face to 'acclimatise', it was worth it. I think I've had the razor 6 or 7 years, and I haven't had to replace anything. I did buy a multi-use sharpening kit for a few quid, and I sharpen the cutters every 3 months. do you have a link please Philips razor (lots of models) I assume you mean for the sharpener. Had it about 4 years, so who knows what the supply/price is like now. I think it actually came from Canada. The make was 'Vollco' - just looked. http://vollco.com/ Amazon seem to sell some in the UK. Google should be easy. -- My posts are my copyright and if @diy_forums or Home Owners' Hub wish to copy them they can pay me £1 a message. Use the BIG mirror service in the UK: http://www.mirrorservice.org *lightning surge protection* - a w_tom conductor |
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On 28/11/16 21:01, fred wrote:
Is there no limit to their greed? It is always as great as your stupidity to buy their product. Two years ago I bought an old fashioned safety razor for about £20. I am on my third set of blades. Total cost so far for 2 years shaving is about 25 quid on the razor. Still on the same bottle of aftershave, but I have got through two cans of cheapest shaving foam. I mean how dull is shaving? You just need a cheap effective quick way way to get the stubble off. The rest is marketing bollox. -- Some people like to travel by train because it combines the slowness of a car with the cramped public exposure of an airplane. Dennis Miller |
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On Tue, 29 Nov 2016 00:10:46 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 28/11/16 21:01, fred wrote: Is there no limit to their greed? It is always as great as your stupidity to buy their product. Two years ago I bought an old fashioned safety razor for about £20. I am on my third set of blades. Total cost so far for 2 years shaving is about 25 quid on the razor. Still on the same bottle of aftershave, but I have got through two cans of cheapest shaving foam. My Philips razor cost me about 25 quid. The sharpeners cost about 15 quid. Total cost so far for 6 years or so shaving is 40 quid. Excluding the minimal amount of electricity. -- My posts are my copyright and if @diy_forums or Home Owners' Hub wish to copy them they can pay me £1 a message. Use the BIG mirror service in the UK: http://www.mirrorservice.org *lightning surge protection* - a w_tom conductor |
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"Bob Eager" wrote in message ... On Tue, 29 Nov 2016 00:10:46 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote: On 28/11/16 21:01, fred wrote: Is there no limit to their greed? It is always as great as your stupidity to buy their product. Two years ago I bought an old fashioned safety razor for about 20. I am on my third set of blades. Total cost so far for 2 years shaving is about 25 quid on the razor. Still on the same bottle of aftershave, but I have got through two cans of cheapest shaving foam. My Philips razor cost me about 25 quid. The sharpeners cost about 15 quid. Total cost so far for 6 years or so shaving is 40 quid. Excluding the minimal amount of electricity. Yebut, that's only bum fluff, Bob ;) |
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just get some ARKO and a blade...much cheapness ......
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"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message ... On 28/11/16 21:01, fred wrote: Is there no limit to their greed? It is always as great as your stupidity to buy their product. Two years ago I bought an old fashioned safety razor for about 20. I am on my third set of blades. Total cost so far for 2 years shaving is about 25 quid on the razor. Still on the same bottle of aftershave, but I have got through two cans of cheapest shaving foam. I mean how dull is shaving? You just need a cheap effective quick way way to get the stubble off. The rest is marketing bollox. -- "Some people like to travel by train because it combines the slowness of a car with the cramped public exposure of ?an airplane." ARKO you will love it ..... |
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En el artculo ,
fred escribi: Is there no limit to their greed? I've got a Braun fruit juicer which I bought abroad (in Europe, not that it makes any difference) and use daily. A plastic gear stripped and as it's a good model which I've had many years I thought I'd buy the part rather than scrap and replace the whole thing. The gear is about 2cm dia and weighs next to nothing. I got online and found the part number. Braun UK wanted 14 quid inc. shipping. Braun Deutschland wanted a more reasonable 6 euro plus 12 euro shipping. Braun USA wanted 28 cents plus $40 international shipping. Shipping to US residents was free, so I got a friend in Florida to order two and post them to me at a cost of $1.20 Fitted it, works perfectly and there's a spare taped to the inside if it strips again. It was satisfying being able to fix it at a modest cost. -- (\_/) (='.'=) systemd: the Linux version of Windows 10 (")_(") |
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"Bob Eager" wrote in message ... On Mon, 28 Nov 2016 21:25:03 +0000, tim... wrote: "Bob Eager" wrote in message ... On Mon, 28 Nov 2016 13:01:01 -0800, fred wrote: Originally it was possible to buy just the replacement foil for your Braun electric razor for about £5. Dear enough for a piece of pierced metal. Then they brougt a new improved razor but one could no longer buy just the foil. The whole head had to be replaced, at a cost od around £30. Extortionate. Now they have another new improved model razor and the replacement foil/head is £86 ! Is there no limit to their greed? A while ago I decided I'd had enough of appallingly expensive Braun parts. I went back to a rotary razor, and although it takes a while for the face to 'acclimatise', it was worth it. I think I've had the razor 6 or 7 years, and I haven't had to replace anything. I did buy a multi-use sharpening kit for a few quid, and I sharpen the cutters every 3 months. do you have a link please Philips razor (lots of models) I assume you mean for the sharpener. yes the actual cutting part of the Philips heads is fiddly small I assumed that it would require quite a specialist sharpener to work Had it about 4 years, so who knows what the supply/price is like now. I think it actually came from Canada. The make was 'Vollco' - just looked. http://vollco.com/ Thanks I'll look it up tim Amazon seem to sell some in the UK. Google should be easy. -- My posts are my copyright and if @diy_forums or Home Owners' Hub wish to copy them they can pay me £1 a message. Use the BIG mirror service in the UK: http://www.mirrorservice.org *lightning surge protection* - a w_tom conductor |
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"Mike Tomlinson" wrote in message ... En el artculo , fred escribi: Is there no limit to their greed? I've got a Braun fruit juicer which I bought abroad (in Europe, not that it makes any difference) and use daily. A plastic gear stripped and as it's a good model which I've had many years I thought I'd buy the part rather than scrap and replace the whole thing. The gear is about 2cm dia and weighs next to nothing. I got online and found the part number. Braun UK wanted 14 quid inc. shipping. Braun Deutschland wanted a more reasonable 6 euro plus 12 euro shipping. Braun USA wanted 28 cents plus $40 international shipping. Shipping to US residents was free, so I got a friend in Florida to order two and post them to me at a cost of $1.20 The fault here is USAns insistence on "Shipping" even if putting it in a Jiffy bag and trusting to US mail is sufficient. I once received an interview confirmation for a US job (a single sheet of paper in an envelope, interview was in London BTW)) by UPS. I almost didn't actually get it before I had to leave for the interview, as, of course, it needed to be signed for and I was out on the day they came. tim |
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Bob Eager wrote: My Philips razor cost me about 25 quid. The sharpeners cost about 15 quid. Total cost so far for 6 years or so shaving is 40 quid. Excluding the minimal amount of electricity. I have a Remington rotary. Sharpening it costs near zero. A bit of plate glass and some Autosol chrome polish. About every six months. -- *When the going gets tough, the tough take a coffee break * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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fred wrote:
Originally it was possible to buy just the replacement foil for your Braun electric razor for about 5. Dear enough for a piece of pierced metal. Then they brougt a new improved razor but one could no longer buy just the foil. The whole head had to be replaced, at a cost od around 30. Extortionate. Now they have another new improved model razor and the replacement foil/head is 86 ! Is there no limit to their greed? What does the whole razor cost? When my Braun 3775 needed battery replacement, I was able instead to get a whole shaver for 35, but it is sadly now completely discontinued. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Braun-3775-Interface-Excel-Shaver/dp/B0000D86RV I was able to get a compatible foil from the far east for 5.99 delivered, which works as well as the original for the areas I shave around my beard. One of its real advantages is that it works fine on ac or dc from 12 V to 240 V. This means that, with the aid of an adapted lead, it can be recharged when I am in the caravan and without hook-up. As I now have two identical, if aged, shavers I may well investigate opening up the older one to see if the rechargeable cells are suitable candidates for replacement. Chris -- Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK Plant amazing Acers. |
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On 29/11/2016 00:10, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 28/11/16 21:01, fred wrote: Is there no limit to their greed? It is always as great as your stupidity to buy their product. Two years ago I bought an old fashioned safety razor for about £20. I am on my third set of blades. Total cost so far for 2 years shaving is about 25 quid on the razor. Still on the same bottle of aftershave, but I have got through two cans of cheapest shaving foam. I use the gel products. The Gillette product is more expensive and a little better than the Tesco own brand version. -- Michael Chare |
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En el artculo , tim...
escribi: The fault here is USAns insistence on "Shipping" even if putting it in a Jiffy bag and trusting to US mail is sufficient. It adds to their bottom line. Like the ebay auctions selling stuff for a few pennies then charging 50 quid for postage. -- (\_/) (='.'=) systemd: the Linux version of Windows 10 (")_(") |
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"Mike Tomlinson" wrote in message ... En el artculo , fred escribi: Is there no limit to their greed? I've got a Braun fruit juicer which I bought abroad (in Europe, not that it makes any difference) and use daily. A plastic gear stripped and as it's a good model which I've had many years I thought I'd buy the part rather than scrap and replace the whole thing. The gear is about 2cm dia and weighs next to nothing. I got online and found the part number. Braun UK wanted 14 quid inc. shipping. Braun Deutschland wanted a more reasonable 6 euro plus 12 euro shipping. Braun USA wanted 28 cents plus $40 international shipping. Shipping to US residents was free, so I got a friend in Florida to order two and post them to me at a cost of $1.20 Fitted it, works perfectly and there's a spare taped to the inside if it strips again. It was satisfying being able to fix it at a modest cost. but does it shave your genitals well ? .... |
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"Jim GM4DHJ ..." wrote in message ... "Mike Tomlinson" wrote in message ... En el artculo , fred escribi: Is there no limit to their greed? I've got a Braun fruit juicer which I bought abroad (in Europe, not that it makes any difference) and use daily. A plastic gear stripped and as it's a good model which I've had many years I thought I'd buy the part rather than scrap and replace the whole thing. The gear is about 2cm dia and weighs next to nothing. I got online and found the part number. Braun UK wanted 14 quid inc. shipping. Braun Deutschland wanted a more reasonable 6 euro plus 12 euro shipping. Braun USA wanted 28 cents plus $40 international shipping. Shipping to US residents was free, so I got a friend in Florida to order two and post them to me at a cost of $1.20 Fitted it, works perfectly and there's a spare taped to the inside if it strips again. It was satisfying being able to fix it at a modest cost. but does it shave your genitals well ? .... fruit juicer.... |
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Mike Tomlinson wrote:
En el artculo , tim... escribi: The fault here is USAns insistence on "Shipping" even if putting it in a Jiffy bag and trusting to US mail is sufficient. It adds to their bottom line. Like the ebay auctions selling stuff for a few pennies then charging 50 quid for postage. I think it has more to do with deep suspicion of USPS as a socialistic federal government enterprise motivated to destroy the Free Market by failing to deliver. -- Roger Hayter |
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On 29/11/2016 17:56, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
"Mike Tomlinson" wrote in message ... En el artculo , fred escribi: Is there no limit to their greed? I've got a Braun fruit juicer which I bought abroad (in Europe, not that it makes any difference) and use daily. A plastic gear stripped and as it's a good model which I've had many years I thought I'd buy the part rather than scrap and replace the whole thing. The gear is about 2cm dia and weighs next to nothing. I got online and found the part number. Braun UK wanted 14 quid inc. shipping. Braun Deutschland wanted a more reasonable 6 euro plus 12 euro shipping. Braun USA wanted 28 cents plus $40 international shipping. Shipping to US residents was free, so I got a friend in Florida to order two and post them to me at a cost of $1.20 Fitted it, works perfectly and there's a spare taped to the inside if it strips again. It was satisfying being able to fix it at a modest cost. but does it shave your genitals well ? .... Does the hair or the lack of it on his ******** interest you? -- Adam |
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"Roger Hayter" wrote in message ... Mike Tomlinson wrote: En el artculo , tim... escribi: The fault here is USAns insistence on "Shipping" even if putting it in a Jiffy bag and trusting to US mail is sufficient. It adds to their bottom line. Like the ebay auctions selling stuff for a few pennies then charging 50 quid for postage. I think it has more to do with deep suspicion of USPS as a socialistic federal government enterprise motivated to destroy the Free Market by failing to deliver. I blame the ebay global shipping program... |
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"ARW" wrote in message ... On 29/11/2016 17:56, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote: "Mike Tomlinson" wrote in message ... En el artculo , fred escribi: Is there no limit to their greed? I've got a Braun fruit juicer which I bought abroad (in Europe, not that it makes any difference) and use daily. A plastic gear stripped and as it's a good model which I've had many years I thought I'd buy the part rather than scrap and replace the whole thing. The gear is about 2cm dia and weighs next to nothing. I got online and found the part number. Braun UK wanted 14 quid inc. shipping. Braun Deutschland wanted a more reasonable 6 euro plus 12 euro shipping. Braun USA wanted 28 cents plus $40 international shipping. Shipping to US residents was free, so I got a friend in Florida to order two and post them to me at a cost of $1.20 Fitted it, works perfectly and there's a spare taped to the inside if it strips again. It was satisfying being able to fix it at a modest cost. but does it shave your genitals well ? .... Does the hair or the lack of it on his ******** interest you? not n the slightest .....just saying |
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On 29/11/2016 21:52, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
"ARW" wrote in message ... On 29/11/2016 17:56, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote: "Mike Tomlinson" wrote in message ... En el artculo , fred escribi: Is there no limit to their greed? I've got a Braun fruit juicer which I bought abroad (in Europe, not that it makes any difference) and use daily. A plastic gear stripped and as it's a good model which I've had many years I thought I'd buy the part rather than scrap and replace the whole thing. The gear is about 2cm dia and weighs next to nothing. I got online and found the part number. Braun UK wanted 14 quid inc. shipping. Braun Deutschland wanted a more reasonable 6 euro plus 12 euro shipping. Braun USA wanted 28 cents plus $40 international shipping. Shipping to US residents was free, so I got a friend in Florida to order two and post them to me at a cost of $1.20 Fitted it, works perfectly and there's a spare taped to the inside if it strips again. It was satisfying being able to fix it at a modest cost. but does it shave your genitals well ? .... Does the hair or the lack of it on his ******** interest you? not n the slightest .....just saying Just saying what? It looked more like a question than a statement. -- Adam |
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"ARW" wrote in message ... On 29/11/2016 21:52, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote: "ARW" wrote in message ... On 29/11/2016 17:56, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote: "Mike Tomlinson" wrote in message ... En el artculo , fred escribi: Is there no limit to their greed? I've got a Braun fruit juicer which I bought abroad (in Europe, not that it makes any difference) and use daily. A plastic gear stripped and as it's a good model which I've had many years I thought I'd buy the part rather than scrap and replace the whole thing. The gear is about 2cm dia and weighs next to nothing. I got online and found the part number. Braun UK wanted 14 quid inc. shipping. Braun Deutschland wanted a more reasonable 6 euro plus 12 euro shipping. Braun USA wanted 28 cents plus $40 international shipping. Shipping to US residents was free, so I got a friend in Florida to order two and post them to me at a cost of $1.20 Fitted it, works perfectly and there's a spare taped to the inside if it strips again. It was satisfying being able to fix it at a modest cost. but does it shave your genitals well ? .... Does the hair or the lack of it on his ******** interest you? not n the slightest .....just saying Just saying what? It looked more like a question than a statement. just saying a question then... |
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"Jim GM4DHJ ..." wrote in message ... "Roger Hayter" wrote in message ... Mike Tomlinson wrote: En el artculo , tim... escribi: The fault here is USAns insistence on "Shipping" even if putting it in a Jiffy bag and trusting to US mail is sufficient. It adds to their bottom line. Like the ebay auctions selling stuff for a few pennies then charging 50 quid for postage. I think it has more to do with deep suspicion of USPS as a socialistic federal government enterprise motivated to destroy the Free Market by failing to deliver. I blame the ebay global shipping program... which is a total rip off ..... |
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"Jim GM4DHJ ..." wrote in message ... "ARW" wrote in message ... On 29/11/2016 21:52, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote: "ARW" wrote in message ... On 29/11/2016 17:56, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote: "Mike Tomlinson" wrote in message ... En el artculo , fred escribi: Is there no limit to their greed? I've got a Braun fruit juicer which I bought abroad (in Europe, not that it makes any difference) and use daily. A plastic gear stripped and as it's a good model which I've had many years I thought I'd buy the part rather than scrap and replace the whole thing. The gear is about 2cm dia and weighs next to nothing. I got online and found the part number. Braun UK wanted 14 quid inc. shipping. Braun Deutschland wanted a more reasonable 6 euro plus 12 euro shipping. Braun USA wanted 28 cents plus $40 international shipping. Shipping to US residents was free, so I got a friend in Florida to order two and post them to me at a cost of $1.20 Fitted it, works perfectly and there's a spare taped to the inside if it strips again. It was satisfying being able to fix it at a modest cost. but does it shave your genitals well ? .... Does the hair or the lack of it on his ******** interest you? not n the slightest .....just saying Just saying what? It looked more like a question than a statement. just saying a question then... you his boyfriend then? .... |
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On 29/11/2016 22:18, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
"ARW" wrote in message ... On 29/11/2016 21:52, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote: "ARW" wrote in message ... On 29/11/2016 17:56, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote: "Mike Tomlinson" wrote in message ... En el artculo , fred escribi: Is there no limit to their greed? I've got a Braun fruit juicer which I bought abroad (in Europe, not that it makes any difference) and use daily. A plastic gear stripped and as it's a good model which I've had many years I thought I'd buy the part rather than scrap and replace the whole thing. The gear is about 2cm dia and weighs next to nothing. I got online and found the part number. Braun UK wanted 14 quid inc. shipping. Braun Deutschland wanted a more reasonable 6 euro plus 12 euro shipping. Braun USA wanted 28 cents plus $40 international shipping. Shipping to US residents was free, so I got a friend in Florida to order two and post them to me at a cost of $1.20 Fitted it, works perfectly and there's a spare taped to the inside if it strips again. It was satisfying being able to fix it at a modest cost. but does it shave your genitals well ? .... Does the hair or the lack of it on his ******** interest you? not n the slightest .....just saying Just saying what? It looked more like a question than a statement. just saying a question then... Talking ********. -- Adam |
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En el artculo , Roger Hayter
escribi: I think it has more to do with deep suspicion of USPS as a socialistic federal government enterprise motivated to destroy the Free Market by failing to deliver. heh :) -- (\_/) (='.'=) systemd: the Linux version of Windows 10 (")_(") |
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En el artculo , ARW adamwadsworth@b
lueyonder.co.uk escribi: Does the hair or the lack of it on his ******** interest you? Jim's always had an unhealthy interest in genitals - mine and that of other people, so much so that he's followed me here from uk.radio.amateur, leaving a trail of slime behind him. Very much best killfiled. -- (\_/) (='.'=) systemd: the Linux version of Windows 10 (")_(") |
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On 30/11/16 00:37, Mike Tomlinson wrote:
En el art*culo , ARW adamwadsworth@b lueyonder.co.uk escribió: Does the hair or the lack of it on his ******** interest you? Jim's always had an unhealthy interest in genitals - mine and that of other people, so much so that he's followed me here from uk.radio.amateur, leaving a trail of slime behind him. Very much best killfiled. Well now he's here, why doint you **** off back to uk.radio.amateur where you can hold court without irritating real people. -- Truth welcomes investigation because truth knows investigation will lead to converts. It is deception that uses all the other techniques. |
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"ARW" wrote in message ... On 29/11/2016 22:18, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote: "ARW" wrote in message ... On 29/11/2016 21:52, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote: "ARW" wrote in message ... On 29/11/2016 17:56, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote: "Mike Tomlinson" wrote in message ... En el artculo , fred escribi: Is there no limit to their greed? I've got a Braun fruit juicer which I bought abroad (in Europe, not that it makes any difference) and use daily. A plastic gear stripped and as it's a good model which I've had many years I thought I'd buy the part rather than scrap and replace the whole thing. The gear is about 2cm dia and weighs next to nothing. I got online and found the part number. Braun UK wanted 14 quid inc. shipping. Braun Deutschland wanted a more reasonable 6 euro plus 12 euro shipping. Braun USA wanted 28 cents plus $40 international shipping. Shipping to US residents was free, so I got a friend in Florida to order two and post them to me at a cost of $1.20 Fitted it, works perfectly and there's a spare taped to the inside if it strips again. It was satisfying being able to fix it at a modest cost. but does it shave your genitals well ? .... Does the hair or the lack of it on his ******** interest you? not n the slightest .....just saying Just saying what? It looked more like a question than a statement. just saying a question then... Talking ********. yes that was what it was about .... |
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"Mike Tomlinson" wrote in message ... En el artculo , ARW adamwadsworth@b lueyonder.co.uk escribi: Does the hair or the lack of it on his ******** interest you? Jim's always had an unhealthy interest in genitals - mine and that of other people, so much so that he's followed me here from uk.radio.amateur, leaving a trail of slime behind him. Very much best killfiled. you wish bum boy .... |
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"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message ... On 30/11/16 00:37, Mike Tomlinson wrote: En el artculo , ARW adamwadsworth@b lueyonder.co.uk escribi: Does the hair or the lack of it on his ******** interest you? Jim's always had an unhealthy interest in genitals - mine and that of other people, so much so that he's followed me here from uk.radio.amateur, leaving a trail of slime behind him. Very much best killfiled. Well now he's here, why doint you **** off back to uk.radio.amateur where you can hold court without irritating real people. he was seen off from there ... |
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"Roger Hayter" wrote in message ... Mike Tomlinson wrote: En el artculo , tim... escribi: The fault here is USAns insistence on "Shipping" even if putting it in a Jiffy bag and trusting to US mail is sufficient. It adds to their bottom line. Like the ebay auctions selling stuff for a few pennies then charging 50 quid for postage. I think it has more to do with deep suspicion of USPS as a socialistic federal government enterprise motivated to destroy the Free Market by failing to deliver. More that they have a completely different system for delivery of stuff within the US, which sees free delivery without using the USPS and they don't bother to consider what makes sense when sending stuff out of the country. Unlike with china. |
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"tim..." wrote in message ... "Mike Tomlinson" wrote in message ... En el artculo , fred escribi: Is there no limit to their greed? I've got a Braun fruit juicer which I bought abroad (in Europe, not that it makes any difference) and use daily. A plastic gear stripped and as it's a good model which I've had many years I thought I'd buy the part rather than scrap and replace the whole thing. The gear is about 2cm dia and weighs next to nothing. I got online and found the part number. Braun UK wanted 14 quid inc. shipping. Braun Deutschland wanted a more reasonable 6 euro plus 12 euro shipping. Braun USA wanted 28 cents plus $40 international shipping. Shipping to US residents was free, so I got a friend in Florida to order two and post them to me at a cost of $1.20 The fault here is USAns insistence on "Shipping" even if putting it in a Jiffy bag and trusting to US mail is sufficient. Well, as a follow up to this, I have just ordered something that, quite by chance, turns out to be shipped from the US a small connector, 6 pounds 40 including shipping (that was the best price that I could find) I have a DHL tracing number to follow which has so far been to 6 different US locations (though they are probably simply different departments in the same building) so I don't know where 40 dollars shipping can come from tim |
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En el artculo , tim...
escribi: so I don't know where 40 dollars shipping can come from It's Braun adding their own markup on shipping (what we call P&P here). Gillette marketing - give the razor \away for free, make loads of profit on the blades. -- (\_/) (='.'=) systemd: the Linux version of Windows 10 (")_(") |
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tim... wrote: Well, as a follow up to this, I have just ordered something that, quite by chance, turns out to be shipped from the US a small connector, 6 pounds 40 including shipping (that was the best price that I could find) I have a DHL tracing number to follow which has so far been to 6 different US locations (though they are probably simply different departments in the same building) so I don't know where 40 dollars shipping can come from For some reason, the US postal system doesn't seem to be trusted by US firms. Where you'd happily just pop something in the post here, they seem to want to use couriers or whatever. Even when not making a profit from P&P. -- *It's a thankless job, but I've got a lot of Karma to burn off Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
Greedy Braun
On Thu, 01 Dec 2016 09:44:33 +0000, tim... wrote:
"tim..." wrote in message ... "Mike Tomlinson" wrote in message ... En el art*culo , fred escribió: Is there no limit to their greed? I've got a Braun fruit juicer which I bought abroad (in Europe, not that it makes any difference) and use daily. A plastic gear stripped and as it's a good model which I've had many years I thought I'd buy the part rather than scrap and replace the whole thing. The gear is about 2cm dia and weighs next to nothing. I got online and found the part number. Braun UK wanted 14 quid inc. shipping. Braun Deutschland wanted a more reasonable 6 euro plus 12 euro shipping. Braun USA wanted 28 cents plus $40 international shipping. Shipping to US residents was free, so I got a friend in Florida to order two and post them to me at a cost of $1.20 The fault here is USAns insistence on "Shipping" even if putting it in a Jiffy bag and trusting to US mail is sufficient. Well, as a follow up to this, I have just ordered something that, quite by chance, turns out to be shipped from the US a small connector, 6 pounds 40 including shipping (that was the best price that I could find) I have a DHL tracing number to follow which has so far been to 6 different US locations (though they are probably simply different departments in the same building) I've tracked stuff from DigiKey and it seemed to go all over the USA before finally landing at East Midlands airport. Then Dartford (local depot), then me. -- My posts are my copyright and if @diy_forums or Home Owners' Hub wish to copy them they can pay me £1 a message. Use the BIG mirror service in the UK: http://www.mirrorservice.org *lightning surge protection* - a w_tom conductor |
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