Import taxes, warehouse storage, then the next distributor, their warehouse fees, retailer's mark up apparently... Either way we're still getting ripped over here on specific items!apg39 wrote:I don't know why the huge mark up, but I'm not rich and if all it takes is me spending half hour on the internet to find a much cheaper item...I'll do that. I'll more than happily support local businesses when it comes to making or performing a service though.
I'm glad someone else thinks the same!!tony wrote:i thought it was a bit rich gerry criticising the public for using the interenet to buy o/s stuff. go into one of his shops and practically everything is from china.
I'm totally in the same boat. Plus living on top of a mountain without much but postage and a freight company that service the area the internet is super easy to get the stuff I need.Venom wrote:I think buying australian and supporting local jobs is a great idea. When i finish my graduate studies and i have a decent job i might even think about it. Untill then foregoing my food and rent budget to pay for a car part that is 100-200% higher price than what i can get it direct from overseas is hard to swallow. I'd rather eat and have somewhere to live.
I've literally replaced a belt on the staff clothes dryer - fleabay, sold by an australian supplier - $26, that includes postage and postal insurance + I did it in about 2 minutes between work at 2am! Who can complain about that??
We have been conditioned to be a society of convenience too, so what's more convenient than waiting for a shop to open??
I'm about to ring my local (at home home) parts joint and order a clutch kit plus some other parts at the same time, hopefully postage/freight isn't too much!
Cheers
Bennie
