RE: Remotes

["Jake Liddell" <Jake.Liddell@xxxxxxx>]

I don't disagree with your sentiment at all, Kenneth, and I agree, they're
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often fairly competitive.  But sometimes they really aren't.  In this
insta=
nce, you're talking about a difference of about =A330, or 15%, which isn't
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huge, but neither is it small, and I wouldn't be surprised if some people
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ent elsewhere.

However, at other times, I've found the gap to be far bigger.  For
example,=
two of the places you mentioned list their clipsal Cat5e shuttered RJ45 so=
ckets for the modular wall-plate things at about =A312 each.  The other
doe=
s cat5 (not e) for a special offer price of =A36.75, down from =A37.50.  I
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bought mine for more like 3 or 4 quid.  When you're buying a house-worth
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those prices, I couldn't afford to remain loyal.  Both the percentages, an=
d the actual cash differences were too great.

I'll always try to support companies who provide good customer service,
but=
I still think it always pays to shop around.

BTW, I found that my supplier (a local electrical wholesaler) was more
expe=
nsive, by a couple of pence, than Laser and LetsAutomate on most of the
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er Clipsal modular items, so I've always been puzzled as to why the Cat5e
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tems are so pricey on these sites.

Rgds,
J.

-----Original Message-----
From: Kenneth Watt [mailto:kwatt@xxxxxxx]=20
Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 04:14
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Remotes


> Pronto 950 is =A3199.99 at Unbeatable.

Guys, can we show a little support here for Laser, Let's Automate and
Simpl=
y Automate please since they do so much for us all every time there's an
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ent or a meeting on somewhere? Buying at the lowest possible price is not
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lways the best idea anyway and, IMHO, you will not get better customer
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ice than you will from LA, Simply or Laser.

No they're not always the cheapest but they're never far away and without
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s showing them some support they are far less likely to reciprocate.

Ta

K.