View Poll Results: HOW MANY LEE VALLEY/VERITAS PRODUCTS DO YOU HAVE
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11 16.18% -
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6 8.82% -
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3 4.41% -
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3 4.41% -
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4 5.88% -
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2 2.94% -
MORE THAN 5
39 57.35%
Thread: Bait For Lee Valley
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13th February 2005, 09:25 AM #61Originally Posted by ernknot
I don't think the market is big enough to setup a "Lee Valley" in Aus. The thing we all like is the customer service combined with the lower prices we have to pay here.
The customer service comes from a philosophy plus the people. They can try and ingrain the philosophy, but the wrong people can stuff it all up.
As for pricing, I dunno what would happen.
It is much more likely that a sole distributorship would be granted, the profile heightened etc. etc.
What would happen if Carbatec got this right?Boring signature time again!
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13th February 2005, 09:36 PM #62Originally Posted by outback
To keep what we have with LV now, I think GPW (Gary Pye Woodturning) would be the best .. they have good equipment and at a very competitive price.
BurnBurn
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13th February 2005, 10:24 PM #63
Speaking for myself, I equate Mik with LV.
Not that I have any issues with Carbatec.
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13th February 2005, 10:46 PM #64Originally Posted by craigb
My main complaint about Carbatec is manuals. I purchased an air filter from them this week and the manual was a parts diagram - look at the Grizzly equivalent or even Jet's, and they have a manual. With the 8" jointer I picked up last year from Carbatec, it was the Grizzly manual for exactly the same item, that helped my assembly it properly, not the one from Carbatec. I think Carbatec really needs to address this - their manuals are CRAP.Burn
When all points of view have equal time The chatter of idiots will drown out the wise
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14th February 2005, 08:17 AM #65
Who reads the manual?
"I don't practice what I preach because I'm not the kind of person I'm preaching to."
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14th February 2005, 09:29 AM #66Originally Posted by silentC
But it's always my first port of call when attempting to assemble something that just cost a few months worth of saving or something I've never used before.
I think that Grizzly, Delta and Jet could do serious damage to Carbatec by just removing their online manuals. Because that's where I get most of my infomation about the equipment I purchase from Carbatec - I assume it's the same for most people.
In case you are wondering, we only have Carbatec in Canberra and for major equipment purchases, I am concerned about freight charges on warranty repairs if I dealt with companies in Sydney/Brisbane/Melbourne.
BurnBurn
When all points of view have equal time The chatter of idiots will drown out the wise
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14th February 2005, 02:29 PM #67
Manual?
He's from Barcelona you know, not his fault, but you can''t expect him to know how to set up a table saw.Boring signature time again!
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16th February 2005, 09:45 PM #68
Has anyone considered the implications of duty on the total value of a bulk order from Lee Valley?
As at the last time I sent an order to them, the total was less than $500 and I was not obliged to pay GST. Since then, as I understand it, the limit has been raised but I don't know what it is now. Whatever it is, the extra 10% if it is exceeded needs to be taken into account.
My son, the maths wizard, once explained to me that a square is a circle with corners. He was 6 at the time.
It only takes one drink to get me loaded. Trouble is, I can't remember if it's the thirteenth or fourteenth.
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16th February 2005, 10:02 PM #69
If you are refering to the Bessey clamp thing, then yes, we all expect to pay 15% of the $A purchase price (10% GST + 5% duty) for goverment charges.
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16th February 2005, 10:03 PM #70SENIOR MEMBER
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Yep Robert, duty, GST and customs charges were all part of the calculations.
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