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  1. I was lookin in the uk site and compared the price for shipping the
    Qu-ax splined trials uni, and found out it would be cheaper to order
    this uni from the uk store as compared to purchasing it from the us
    store.

    Qu-ax trias:

    Uk: Price, 175 euro ($226.172) shipping 40 euro ($51.6979)
    total:$277.8699

    US: Price, $299.00 shipping, $33.74 Total: $332.74

    Onza trials:

    Uk: Price, $232.742 shipping, $51.6979 Total: $284.4399

    US: Price, $409.00, shipping, $20.05, Total: $429.05

    Kris holm trials 05 Ed:

    Uk: Price, $400.80 shipping, $51.6979 Total: $452.4979

    US: Price, $467.00 shipping, $24.63 Total: $491.63

    So if you dont mind the extra wait, its acually cheaper to order from
    the uk...now how do ya like them apples?

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  2. how can the onza be 150+ less????????
    i mean, even 20 dollars less is a huge bargain, but something like 170!!
    that's outrageous
    maybe your calculations were off?
    was the UK one in pounds not euros?

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  3. i tryed to buy from the uk than realized it was in pounds so its the
    same

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  4. thought so,
    i calculated that if it were in pounds, then the QU-ax at 175 pounds
    would actually be 328 US Dollars, more than the UDC (US) price of 300

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  5. That must be I was confused also whn doin this, I thought for sure they
    used euro, but if they use GBP then it would cost a lot more. the total
    of the onza would be $412.5805, still a little cheaper but not worth the
    wait at all.

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  6. You aren't even factoring in the import tax. They don't list that
    anywhere. Coming from Minnesota to Nova Scotia, for my summit trials, I
    paid my normal shipping then $110 CAD just for crossing the boarder,
    which is what like a foot wide? So you multiply $110 by an
    ocean...wow.

    David

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  7. darchibald said:

    *You aren't even factoring in the import tax. They don't list that
    anywhere. Coming from Minnesota to Nova Scotia, for my summit trials,
    I paid my normal shipping then $110 CAD just for crossing the boarder,
    which is what like a foot wide? So you multiply $110 by an
    ocean...wow.

    David *

    wow.Musta sucked.

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  8. Yeah it was suprising, and I was ticked at first, but I had the money
    and as my mom pointed out I learned a lesson. There was nothing I could
    do about it anyway. I'm glad I bought it though, regardless of price.
    Best purchase I ever made.

    David

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  9. that's weird about the border tax... I bought my uni from bedford w/
    none of that...

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  10. Maybe thats just 'cause bedfords so great!😕

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  11. gotta be. He should post in MR sometime, that would insure his coolness.

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  12. darchibald said:

    You aren't even factoring in the import tax. They don't list that
    anywhere.

    That's damn right! And it works both ways. If I order something from
    the US to Europe (not uni stuff, at least not until now), I pay import
    tax as well, about 20%.

    And, did you factor in shipping cost? From the UK to US that is quite
    hefty too.

    And then we're not even considering shipping time, with all the
    customs and safety delays. May take months, occasionally. Speaking
    from experience here.

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  13. I say, old chap, fancy thinking the Great British Pound could ever be
    replaced by one of those foreign "euro" chappies!

    If that happened then the next thing you know is we'll be wearing patent
    leather shoes with no socks and adopting other continental ways, such as
    being cultured and stylish and producing decent association football
    teams...errr.... think I'll finish now.

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  14. s7ev0 said:

    *I say, old chap, fancy thinking the Great British Pound could ever be
    replaced by one of those foreign "euro" chappies!

    If that happened then the next thing you know is we'll be wearing
    patent leather shoes with no socks and adopting other continental
    ways, such as being cultured and stylish and producing decent
    association football teams...errr.... think I'll finish now. *

    Some people thought you would be using schillings and half crowns
    forever too.

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  15. TheObieOne3226 said:

    *Some people thought you would be using schillings and half crowns
    forever too. *

    It is still a bit of a quirky place - we still use Guinneas (1Guinnea =
    1l:1s:0d, i.e. one pound and 1 shilling, £1.05 in new money) for buying
    and selling horses and prize money in horse races, bizzare. But those
    horsey types always were more than just a bit odd, what with chasing
    defenceless furry creatures around with a pack of slavering hounds, in
    the best interest of the welfare of the wildlife, and fun !!!! At least
    that barbarous practice is being halted.

    Introduction of the mile to these shores in around AD49 was the Roman
    attempt at decimalisation - mille = 1,000 and was measured as 1000
    double paces. Why we mucked it up with rods, poles, perches, furlongs
    (still used in horse racing), yards, feet and inches - who cares.

    Perhaps the rest of Europe could adopt the pound sterling, English as
    the continental language, roman decimal distance measures, driving on
    the correct side of the road (Emperor Napoleon was the guilty party on
    mainland Europe), pint measures of beer at a temperature at which you
    can actually taste it ... hmmmmmm, real ale ... sorry, went off into a
    bit of a reverie there.

    Tongue out of cheek, I'm actually in favour of UK in the Euro project -
    currency exchange within a trading block is counter-productive, costly
    and only benefits the banking institutions doing the transactions, the
    cost of which, plus interest, is passed on directly to you and me, Joe
    Consumer. They don't have to like our beer and they can keep their
    horseflesh and pickled baby songbirds. Vive la difference !

    Chris

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  16. TheObieOne3226 said:

    *Some people thought you would be using schillings and half crowns
    forever too. *

    Schillings? SCHILLINGS!??

    I'll have you know young fella-me-lad that I died in two world wars to
    prevent Johnny Hun imposing his Teutonic tuppeny bits on us!

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    BUC this year! It's not me - it's a comic persona!*

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  17. TheObieOne3226 said:

    *Some people thought you would be using schillings and half crowns
    forever too. *

    Schillings? SCHILLINGS!??

    I'll have you know young fella-me-lad that I died in two world wars to
    prevent Johnny Hun imposing his Teutonic tuppeny bits on us!

    *sincere grovelling apologies to the German contingent coming along to
    BUC this year! It's not me - it's a comic persona!*

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