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Hi Everyone, we are having a Festool Open House and Demo Days this weekend for the Domino XL. Your invited to see this amazing new Festool product. We will have some food and drinks and John Armenia (Director of Canada) is coming up from the USA for the two day event. It will be from 9am-5pm Friday and Saturday June 1-2. We sent out an email, those of you who did not get it, or it went to your junk mail this is your invite, for those of you who got it, consider this a friendly reminder. Hope to see you all there! Atlas Centrotec Robertson Bit PackThese Bits are great quality, just came in today, I had to invest a lot to get these and have plenty in stock right now with more coming. PERFECT FIT! So June 1st and 2nd 9am-5pm Atlas Machinery Supply Ltd. 233 Queen Street West Toronto Ontario M5P 1V3 416 598 3553 FYI: Parking is always free behind our store in our 6 spots, for this event we have arranged with the parking attendant behind our store to have free parking for our customers while he has spots left. Thanks Shawn Ederman AMS www.atlas-machinery.com |
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« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2012, 08:03 PM » |
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Can't wait, you guys started me on this Festool slide with my Planex and CT 36AC. See you soon!
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« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2012, 08:17 PM » |
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I hope that you have a GREAT event! John is a fabulous guy.
Any chance that you will ship bits down south for those who wish to try them out?
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« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2012, 08:45 PM » |
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Any chance that you will ship bits down south for those who wish to try them out?
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« Reply #4 on: May 30, 2012, 09:08 PM » |
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I hope that you have a GREAT event! John is a fabulous guy.
Any chance that you will ship bits down south for those who wish to try them out? Tell you what. We will ship parts down to the US if you'll ship some Festool instruction days up to us here.  |
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« Reply #5 on: May 30, 2012, 09:50 PM » |
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Any chance that you will ship bits down south for those who wish to try them out?
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Inquiring minds want to know! Hello there eager southern Festool Robertson users.....We can ship to the USA no problem, I guess Robertson is catching on down there? Up here in Canada it is 90% of what we use, and I have asked Festool for three years now and finally so happy to resolve that problem. These bits have turned out better than I could have imagined, once you guys see them and the word spreads, I am sure there will be a big craze for these machined Atlas bits. They are going to work so well when the impactors come too, the guys and myself are really excited about that. This should help us sell more drills and Festool up here as some Canadians were hesitant on the drills due to the Robertson issue. Hopefully this will help convert more to the green side. Thanks Shawn AMS |
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« Reply #6 on: May 30, 2012, 10:15 PM » |
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Just ordered a set. Excited to finally see these available.
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« Reply #7 on: May 30, 2012, 10:20 PM » |
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« Reply #8 on: May 30, 2012, 10:48 PM » |
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 any chance to get all R2 instead of a combo pack?
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« Reply #9 on: May 31, 2012, 01:25 AM » |
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I tried ordering these soon after you posted and the shipping was a lot more than the bits. Is that an error? was that corrected? Seemed like a lot for what looks like a pretty small package. Definitely want a set.
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I tried ordering these soon after you posted and the shipping was a lot more than the bits. Is that an error? was that corrected? Seemed like a lot for what looks like a pretty small package.
My God, what is wrong with UPS? For fun I checked the shipping costs to The Netherlands. A solid $85 minimum! That's crazy. For such a small packet. For 3593 miles. I have send sys 2's to Australia, over 10.000 miles for only €35. A package anywhere in the world under 2 KG would cost me €17 max! I am SO never-ever going to use UPS for anything. |
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« Reply #11 on: May 31, 2012, 06:02 AM » |
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I tried ordering these soon after you posted and the shipping was a lot more than the bits. Is that an error? was that corrected? Seemed like a lot for what looks like a pretty small package.
My God, what is wrong with UPS? For fun I checked the shipping costs to The Netherlands. A solid $85 minimum! That's crazy. For such a small packet. For 3593 miles. I have send sys 2's to Australia, over 10.000 miles for only €35. A package anywhere in the world under 2 KG would cost me €17 max! I am SO never-ever going to use UPS for anything. I tried the same for shipping to Oz ... the ambulance has just left, the drugs are working and I may just live after the shock! |
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« Reply #12 on: May 31, 2012, 06:29 AM » |
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any chance to get all R2 instead of a combo pack? Good question, right now I had to get thousands of R1 R2 R3, It was that or get just R2 and we decided it was best to have the three sizes, unfortunately I had to order huge quantities in order to do that. A little worried about getting stuck with the R1 and R3's or them not moving as fast, in the next few months depending on sales the next pack will most likely be 6 R2 bits. Thanks Shawn |
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« Reply #13 on: May 31, 2012, 06:44 AM » |
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I tried ordering these soon after you posted and the shipping was a lot more than the bits. Is that an error? was that corrected? Seemed like a lot for what looks like a pretty small package.
My God, what is wrong with UPS? For fun I checked the shipping costs to The Netherlands. A solid $85 minimum! That's crazy. For such a small packet. For 3593 miles. I have send sys 2's to Australia, over 10.000 miles for only €35. A package anywhere in the world under 2 KG would cost me €17 max! I am SO never-ever going to use UPS for anything. I tried the same for shipping to Oz ... the ambulance has just left, the drugs are working and I may just live after the shock! SHIPPING Hi, so firstly I will say that our web orders are not processed until business hours and they are processed and charged manually. So if you see high shipping you will most likely not be charged that, and I would say for now, until I get the UPS sorted, we will ship Canada post or purolator, or the cheapest solution. Please put in your order comments, "contact me at customeryou@gmail.com if shipping is more than $20 (or whatever you feel), please" and we will contact you and not charge/ship your order until we confirm with you if the charges are reasonable and agreeable. Sorry for the inconvenience of the website UPS calculator. So to be clear... Keep the orders coming, I will find the cheapest way to get them to you. Thanks Shawn |
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« Reply #14 on: May 31, 2012, 07:13 AM » |
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that, and I would say for now, until I get the UPS sorted, we will ship Canada post or purolator, or the cheapest solution. Please put in your order comments, "contact me at customeryou@gmail.com if shipping is more than $20 (or whatever you feel), please" and we will contact you and not charge/ship your order until we confirm with you if the charges are reasonable and agreeable. Sorry for the inconvenience of the website UPS calculator. So to be clear... Keep the orders coming, I will find the cheapest way to get them to you. Canada Post is almost always the cheapest. When ordering from the US, US Postal Service is the only way I'll buy. If the business I'm trying to buy from won't send it by USPS, then I won't buy. Any other service usually means handling or brokerage charges => cash grab. It makes sense that using Canada Post (if at all possible) to send out of the country (anywhere) is the preferred choice. |
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« Reply #15 on: May 31, 2012, 07:25 AM » |
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that, and I would say for now, until I get the UPS sorted, we will ship Canada post or purolator, or the cheapest solution. Please put in your order comments, "contact me at customeryou@gmail.com if shipping is more than $20 (or whatever you feel), please" and we will contact you and not charge/ship your order until we confirm with you if the charges are reasonable and agreeable. Sorry for the inconvenience of the website UPS calculator. So to be clear... Keep the orders coming, I will find the cheapest way to get them to you. Canada Post is almost always the cheapest. When ordering from the US, US Postal Service is the only way I'll buy. If the business I'm trying to buy from won't send it by USPS, then I won't buy. Any other service usually means handling or brokerage charges => cash grab. It makes sense that using Canada Post (if at all possible) to send out of the country (anywhere) is the preferred choice. I think your right on that one... We will be using purolator (owned by canada post) and canada post only for the bit orders. Those of you who are ordering from abroad... If you would feel more comfortable choosing the "in store pickup" option on the check out, then writing "contact me for cheapest shipping quote" in your order comments, I do not have a problem with that as long as you fill out all your billing details and cc info on the secure site. All the best, Shawn AMS |
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« Reply #16 on: May 31, 2012, 09:28 AM » |
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that, and I would say for now, until I get the UPS sorted, we will ship Canada post or purolator, or the cheapest solution. Please put in your order comments, "contact me at customeryou@gmail.com if shipping is more than $20 (or whatever you feel), please" and we will contact you and not charge/ship your order until we confirm with you if the charges are reasonable and agreeable. Sorry for the inconvenience of the website UPS calculator. So to be clear... Keep the orders coming, I will find the cheapest way to get them to you. Canada Post is almost always the cheapest. When ordering from the US, US Postal Service is the only way I'll buy. If the business I'm trying to buy from won't send it by USPS, then I won't buy. Any other service usually means handling or brokerage charges => cash grab. It makes sense that using Canada Post (if at all possible) to send out of the country (anywhere) is the preferred choice. I think your right on that one... We will be using purolator (owned by canada post) and canada post only for the bit orders. Those of you who are ordering from abroad... If you would feel more comfortable choosing the "in store pickup" option on the check out, then writing "contact me for cheapest shipping quote" in your order comments, I do not have a problem with that as long as you fill out all your billing details and cc info on the secure site. All the best, Shawn AMS Hey Shawn how do I get canada post shipping at checkout, only seems to show ups? Should I just call the store to order? thx Lambeater |
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« Reply #17 on: May 31, 2012, 11:14 AM » |
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Atlas Centrotec Robertson Bit PackThese Bits are great quality, just came in today, I had to invest a lot to get these and have plenty in stock right now with more coming. PERFECT FIT! Awesome. Order placed. I could have used these last weekend. Hope you can work out a better shipping method to the US than rip-u-p-s. |
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« Reply #18 on: May 31, 2012, 01:36 PM » |
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Shawn don't sell out of these until i come in on saturday
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« Reply #20 on: May 31, 2012, 02:23 PM » |
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that, and I would say for now, until I get the UPS sorted, we will ship Canada post or purolator, or the cheapest solution. Please put in your order comments, "contact me at customeryou@gmail.com if shipping is more than $20 (or whatever you feel), please" and we will contact you and not charge/ship your order until we confirm with you if the charges are reasonable and agreeable. Sorry for the inconvenience of the website UPS calculator. So to be clear... Keep the orders coming, I will find the cheapest way to get them to you. Canada Post is almost always the cheapest. When ordering from the US, US Postal Service is the only way I'll buy. If the business I'm trying to buy from won't send it by USPS, then I won't buy. Any other service usually means handling or brokerage charges => cash grab. It makes sense that using Canada Post (if at all possible) to send out of the country (anywhere) is the preferred choice. I think your right on that one... We will be using purolator (owned by Canada post) and Canada post only for the bit orders. Those of you who are ordering from abroad... If you would feel more comfortable choosing the "in store pickup" option on the check out, then writing "contact me for cheapest shipping quote" in your order comments, I do not have a problem with that as long as you fill out all your billing details and cc info on the secure site. All the best, Shawn AMS Hey Shawn how do I get Canada post shipping at checkout, only seems to show ups? Should I just call the store to order? thx Lambeater Hi, we will ship purolator to you, not a problem, your card is not charged until we get a shipping quote online for puro. If you want Canada post select in store pickup and in your order comments put "ship Canada post... under x amount.... or use regular envelope" regular envelope would be like $2 to ship the 6 bits, but who knows how long it will take and it is not traceable or insurable from my end. I prefer to ship at least "Canada Post Expedited" which would be about $10 to BC. Let me know Thanks Shawn PS I love Lamb |
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« Reply #21 on: May 31, 2012, 04:09 PM » |
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I went to the trouble of ordering with a request to price freight ... $40 worth of bits and $90 in postage to Australia. I've sent much larger sized packages than this would be to Europe and the US for way less than $25 and have also received same back. To any potential overseas buyers, don't waste your time with the enquiry unless you are happy to pay excessive freight charges. Very disappointing.  ... Update : Alex is looking at postal options for me ... may work out after all !  |
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« Reply #22 on: May 31, 2012, 04:14 PM » |
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Thx Shawn, pm sent, shipping was Ouch! Lambeater. PS. Canada post is also the best way to send human body parts!  |
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« Reply #23 on: May 31, 2012, 08:41 PM » |
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I went to the trouble of ordering with a request to price freight ... $40 worth of bits and $90 in postage to Australia. I've sent much larger sized packages than this would be to Europe and the US for way less than $25 and have also received same back. To any potential overseas buyers, don't waste your time with the enquiry unless you are happy to pay excessive freight charges. Very disappointing. ... Update : Alex is looking at postal options for me ... may work out after all ! OK so, I just went online and found out that I can send a letter of up to 500grams in weight registers (traceable) to Australia from here for $30, non traceable would be $17..... I will inform Alex Tomorrow and if its alright we will work on it Monday, I will also go to the post office Monday in person to confirm, as I won't be able to until then.... To Many Domino's Blocking my way from exiting the store right now..... still here bahhhhhh and tomorrow won't be any less busy. HOPE IS NOT LOST JUST YET Shawn AMS |
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Thx Shawn, pm sent, shipping was Ouch! Lambeater. PS. Canada post is also the best way to send human body parts! BITS ARRIVED TODAY 1pm BC TIME!!!  Well Shawn that was amazing Ordered yesterday arrived next day from across Canada. Pretty amazing service, Thankyou. Never seen a courier that quick. Almost forgot Toronto to Kamloops 3848.8km Trans Canada highway. Lambeater |
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BITS ARRIVED TODAY 1pm BC TIME!!! Well Shawn that was amazing Ordered yesterday arrived next day from across Canada. Pretty amazing service, Thankyou. Never seen a courier that quick. Lambeater Obviously, they have a fantastic musher...  |
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Well Shawn that was amazing Ordered yesterday arrived next day from across Canada. Pretty amazing service, Thankyou. Never seen a courier that quick. I've had a one day delivery BC to Toronto, Ontario in one day too. It's nice when something arrives that fast. (Almost) Instant gratification is certainly a great thing when it happens. |
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« Reply #27 on: June 02, 2012, 07:15 PM » |
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Stopped in this morning at Atlas and picked up a set. Used all three sizes on a job this afternoon. Really well made, perfect fit. Highly recommended! Unfortunately for my wallet, they had a stack of Syslites sitting in the Festool section and one was calling my name so I had to take it home.  Chris |
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