MAP Gas Rip Off

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MAP Gas Rip Off

Postby vsboost » Sat Mar 30, 2013 4:42 pm

Just looked at the price for a MAP-PRO cylinder in the states

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Bernzomatic- ... VaIFxzilCA

Compared to ours

http://www.bunnings.com.au/products_pro ... e=products

Unbelievable :o
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Re: MAP Gas Rip Off

Postby 1 2many » Sat Mar 30, 2013 4:47 pm

Mate everything in the states is cheaper the AUS :angry-banghead:
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Re: MAP Gas Rip Off

Postby googe » Sat Mar 30, 2013 4:48 pm

I'd pay 10 times that amount the stay Australian :D
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Re: MAP Gas Rip Off

Postby bt1 » Sun Mar 31, 2013 8:09 am

And freight for dangerous goods from US would be?

btw don't forget to give customs a yell.. they'll be your best new mates!

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Re: MAP Gas Rip Off

Postby Brendan » Sun Mar 31, 2013 9:44 am

Forget Bunnings.

Gasweld have MAP for $17, and propane for $11 (Bernzomatic ones).
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Re: MAP Gas Rip Off

Postby vsboost » Sun Mar 31, 2013 3:31 pm

bt1 wrote:And freight for dangerous goods from US would be?

btw don't forget to give customs a yell.. they'll be your best new mates!

bt1



Never intended to import it from the US, just pointing out the price difference, similar to Apple/Microsoft/Adobe charging us heaps more for the same product just frustrating.
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Re: MAP Gas Rip Off

Postby 1 2many » Sun Mar 31, 2013 3:45 pm

vsboost wrote:
bt1 wrote:And freight for dangerous goods from US would be?

btw don't forget to give customs a yell.. they'll be your best new mates!

bt1



Never intended to import it from the US, just pointing out the price difference, similar to Apple/Microsoft/Adobe charging us heaps more for the same product just frustrating.



Down rite bloody rude if you ask me.
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