FestoolRecon.com coming VERY soon (US)

[Rollin22Petes]

My only concern is about the email notification. Any time Festool has a sale or promotion they are way late to the game. I usually know about it a week or two before from my dealer or right here on the forum. If past sales are any indication time is of the essence as tools will sell out quickly.

 

[semenza]

As far as getting an email or notification every time a tool  batch goes up for sale .......... I just can't imagine that the  volume  of these notifications would be any sort of problematic inundation!  I really have no idea what the schedule will be like but I am thinking  maybe  1 - 3 per month sporadically.  In the world of the internet it seems that this would hardly be an issue compared to most notifications.

Seth

Doesn't sound so bad in a vacuum, but when you multiply that by the number of companies with the same attitude, an individual is faced with countless numbers of such emails.

Well I guess I just don't seem to have that problem in my own email. Spam filter plus I don't sign up for stuff I don't care about. And I unsub to stuff when not needed.

Anyone popping in to FOG regularly I am sure will find that anytime a new tool comes up on the recon site that someone is bound to post about it. And thus a person could be notified without signing up.

Seth

 

[TylerC]

Regarding the email notifications:
There are a few ecommerce companies that do similar flash sales with email notifications for each. Several have been (or at least appear to be) very successful, but your concern about too many email is fair. If we see open rates start to plunge, we can look at making adjustments. Because this is new for us, we don't have a baseline for how long it will take for a tool to sell out.

[member=560]James Biddle[/member] - You make a good point about discounts. This is part of why we got rid of the monthly sweepstakes a few years ago. In this case, we think it's worth it.

 

[leakyroof]

Lol, I'd like to see that Lord of the Flies scenario if they were to do one individual item at a time...

Right, one tool at a time as in one model at a time. Not one single item.  Example  - ETS 150/5  recons available until sold out. Might be a hundred of them or however many.

Seth

. And you thought the Pro 5 sander issue got ugly....  I hope it works out okay for them with this new approach...

 

[dmccririe]

I bought a recon dust extractor at the Connect show.  It came with a special bonus.  Under the dust collection bag was a Halls cough drop wrapper.  Bummer that somebody ate the cough drop.  Maybe next time...

 

[ben_r_]

First tool was posted. Refurbed Domino 500 Set. After taxes didnt seem that great a deal to me, but its better than full retail I suppose.

 

[leakyroof]

First tool was posted. Refurbed Domino 500 Set. After taxes didnt seem that great a deal to me, but its better than full retail I suppose.

  Did you get an E-mail notice of this? [scratch chin], I don't think I did unless it got sent to my Junk/Spam file without my knowledge...
Never mind..... I’m seeing the e-mails now...... [embarassed]

 

[copcarcollector]

First tool was posted. Refurbed Domino 500 Set. After taxes didnt seem that great a deal to me, but its better than full retail I suppose.

i got the email but could not log in! I just wanted to see the price as I have a Domino. For some I guess it will be a good enough deal..

 

[ben_r_]

First tool was posted. Refurbed Domino 500 Set. After taxes didnt seem that great a deal to me, but its better than full retail I suppose.

  Did you get an E-mail notice of this? [scratch chin] , I don't think I did unless it got sent to my Junk/Spam file without my knowledge...

Yep, sure did. A few minutes ago.

 

[Cochese]

Why is there sales tax on recon tools when a new from Tool Nut or others has tax only if you live in their state?

I'm not showing any tax for me.

 

[copcarcollector]

My email was in my SPAM folder. I was unable to login and when I requested a password reset, it said my email was not on file. Strange then, how did I get the recon email....?

I am not sure about the sales tax, but i do know that for me in Nevada, I would have to pay it as well if buying one of these direct from festool, as they have a training facility down South.

 

[copcarcollector]

You have to create an account at Festool Recon site to view the item and price.

Thanks, but (1) thought I did that when I signed up for the recon emails and (2) I have tools registered too, wouldn't that be the same thing? either way, don't need another Domino!

 

[Cheese]

Well the first tool is up for grabs...A DF 500 Set normally $990 is now being offered for $742.50. [cool]
[popcorn] [popcorn]

 

[Goz]

I got the notification, too. Had to sign up for an account to see the price. Apparently being on the notification list is different than opening an account. No tax collected in IA.

 

[rsenechal]

Tax is collected in MN apparently

 

[TylerC]

Why is there sales tax on recon tools when a new from Tool Nut or others has tax only if you live in their state?

It's based on the state laws of the seller and buyer. As an Indiana-based company, Festool USA doesn't have the option to not charge tax.

 

[semenza]

Discount works out to 25%.

Seth

 

[Cochese]

That makes zero sense.

Why is there sales tax on recon tools when a new from Tool Nut or others has tax only if you live in their state?

It's based on the state laws of the seller and buyer. As an Indiana-based company, Festool USA doesn't have the option to not charge tax.

Explain why it doesn't make sense.

 

[TylerC]

[member=57769]TylerC[/member]

Why do some states have sales tax and some don't for the Festool Recon sale?

As a company that operates in a variety of states, Festool USA has nexus in some states but not all. In states where we have nexus established, we are required to collect sales tax.

 

[Cochese]

Festool USA is not in TN so how does Festool USA know that they have to charge TN sales tax yet they don't charge GA sales tax.

That makes zero sense.

Why is there sales tax on recon tools when a new from Tool Nut or others has tax only if you live in their state?

It's based on the state laws of the seller and buyer. As an Indiana-based company, Festool USA doesn't have the option to not charge tax.

Explain why it doesn't make sense.

As Tyler stated, different states have different rules and laws, and it is incumbent on the seller to know these rules and laws.

It can be a physical nexus, or it can be a set number of sales in dollar amount over the previous twelve months.