One for the Aussies...

Untidy Shop said:
Locky said:
They also have the conturo kit on sale which is a good deal, $923 off
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Some time in the very near future at Northern Abrasives -
[size=36pt]H  E  L  L  O      Kev.  [big grin]

[size=12pt]Edit - A great joke, even if I do say so myself, slammed down by just 19 seconds difference in posting time.  [eek]

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Interesting that these additional promotions are not part of the main promotion catalogue. If it was not for Locky and Kev, I would have missed it. Not that these items are on my future list though, but for some customers who are - ??!

[member=19691]Locky[/member] [member=13058]Kev[/member]
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[member=19746]Untidy Shop[/member] your radar is in perfect calibration - I was in there just two hours ago [big grin]
 
ggc said:
Good news on the Tanos front, I can make a pallet load order happen at a reasonable price.  Bad news is that I need to place an order this week to connect with the cheap shipping I have access to.  Other bad news (for me) is that the container lands in Melbourne instead of the Gold Coast, but I reckon a motorhome relocation holiday/roadtrip will fix that problem

Realistically that doesn't leave a lot of time to organise a group buy and collect money, but to get to a decent discount from Tanos it really needs to be a full pallet, and I just don't need that many systainers in my life. 
Sooo, if people send me a request via PM for what they want, I'll add it to the order until  i reach a pallet load.  No payment up front (there's still a chance I won't make the shipping cut-off), but you'll only have 2 weeks to pay (direct transfer or paypal) after it lands in Australia before I put it on ebay.

Pricing will be as per Tanos 2015 pricelist (tanos.de - service- downloads)except for the Tloc Sortainers and SYS-combis which are available on the tanos website or in the 2016 pricelist if you can find it. 
Further price reduction will be based on discount received from Tanos - 20% to cover customs/European transport/international money transfers/shrinkage/risk/stress etc. 
So if the order is big enough and I get a 30% discount from tanos, the price to the individual will be 10% (30%-20%) less than the tanos rrp* the exchange rate.  Based on current exchange rate, that means an empty SysIV would be around $82AUD. 

All shipping in Australia to be the responsibility of the purchaser, but it looks like I can arrange pickup in Melbourne or the Gold Coast.  Can also package up an order for pickup by courier.

also, it needs to fit in a systainer or maxi-sys to maximise the shipping volume, so no roll carts or tanos mobil
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so this did actually happen, sat in Italy for far too long (cheap shipping always has a cost), but it's landed in Melbourne.
 

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So I've got some spare systainers, and some where I haven't been able to contact the person who requested them.
If you're interested, it's car boot sale time.
I'll be in the Altona, Melbourne area 5-6 and maybe 7th of May, after that driving back to the Gold Coast with a  stopover around the Central coast.  Attachment shows the items I have remaining and the prices, part numbers are as per the Tanos catalogue.  Contact via PMs.
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I think the theme of this promotion is that TTS have a lot of vacuum cleaners to shift. [big grin]

Seems you only get a discount if you buy a tool with the extractor. Even jigsaws, which don't really benefit from the extractor, get the treatment as well. The OF1400 is not on special, that is the normal list price.
 
Grakat said:
I think the theme of this promotion is that TTS have a lot of vacuum cleaners to shift. [big grin]

Seems you only get a discount if you buy a tool with the extractor. Even jigsaws, which don't really benefit from the extractor, get the treatment as well. The OF1400 is not on special, that is the normal list price.
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Every promotion I've waited to see if the OF2200 set would be discounted ...  [sad] never is - so tonight I bit the bullet. One of the few Festools I didn't have that I wanted.

It was Router Night at Northern Abrasives .. so it was time [wink]

I was borderline on the discounted MFK700, but the stupid OFK/MFK basic/set and accessories does my head in. Rod (owner of Northern Abrasives) had a great idea .. suggested they should sell the basic MFK and have an accessory set with ALL the different pieces like with the OF2200. I'd buy that!

On a slightly different note relating to [member=19746]Untidy Shop[/member] mentioning the HK55, we could see the HK85 round the same time.
 
Kev said:
Every promotion I've waited to see if the OF2200 set would be discounted ...  [sad] never is - so tonight I bit the bullet. One of the few Festools I didn't have that I wanted.
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About time you got your self a real router set.
 
Bohdan said:
Kev said:
Every promotion I've waited to see if the OF2200 set would be discounted ...  [sad] never is - so tonight I bit the bullet. One of the few Festools I didn't have that I wanted.
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About time you got your self a real router set.
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Well .. I do have the daddy, mummy and baby set now [smile]
 
[member=13058]Kev[/member] looks like you are spoiled for choice over there at Northern Abrasives. We tend to struggle a bit more in the Wild Wild West. [big grin]

If the HK85 came our way I would be interested.  [big grin]
 
ggc said:
So I've got some spare systainers, and some where I haven't been able to contact the person who requested them.
If you're interested, it's car boot sale time.
I'll be in the Altona, Melbourne area 5-6 and maybe 7th of May, after that driving back to the Gold Coast with a  stopover around the Central coast.  Attachment shows the items I have remaining and the prices, part numbers are as per the Tanos catalogue.  Contact via PMs.
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[member=25337]ggc[/member]
Just want to say thanks to gavin for organising the pallet of systainers. met up with him this morning.

Cheers

Bryan

 
Looks like the local dealer has an PS300 barrel version in stock. It's included as part of the promotion this month with a set of blades.

The blade guides look a lot better too. Might have to grab this one......
 
Grakat said:
Looks like the local dealer has an PS300 barrel version in stock. It's included as part of the promotion this month with a set of blades.

The blade guides look a lot better too. Might have to grab this one......
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I recently had to send the psc 420 back the be repaired.
And i pulled out my old ps300 the guids on the older model are so much beter then the carvex. But i love not having the cords getting tangled with the planner .

Cheers

Bryan
 
I'm more interested in the corded line of Festool tools, as I am replacing (and adding to) some tools that I had stolen years ago. Personally I'm not convinced on the cordless range, there are other companies that have more diversity in this area.

However, for the corded stuff......bring it on. [big grin]
 
Grakat said:
I'm more interested in the corded line of Festool tools, as I am replacing (and adding to) some tools that I had stolen years ago. Personally I'm not convinced on the cordless range, there are other companies that have more diversity in this area.

However, for the corded stuff......bring it on. [big grin]
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I got a a PS300 to dedicate to the CMS. Nothing wrong with it at all.
 
That's good.

I have just purchased the PS300. I had a look at the underside of the PS400 and the PS300. I'm happy with my choice [big grin]

 
Kev,

Ya can't get one shipped in from the UK?

Pricey I know but the folks in the states mange to get stuff from Europe.
 
jobsworth said:
Kev,

Ya can't get one shipped in from the UK?

Pricey I know but the folks in the states mange to get stuff from Europe.
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[member=10147]jobsworth[/member] if I was going to ship something that bulky I'd make the load really worthwhile [wink] [big grin]

In reality I think Festool Australia has simply lost touch while the core distributor focuses on other brands. Their recent Conturo bundle is a brilliant example of being short of the mark ... the idea was right, but they missed the target by miles. What they should do is ask the best resource they have for ideas - their customers. Then look at putting the right combinations together for promotion at an attractive price point.

Another great example is the tool and vac combo ... some of us have plenty of vacs, but would happily benefit from a bonus for buying two or more tools (OR vacs) at once. A clever promotion would simply be 1 tool gets 0% discount, 2 tools gets 5% discount, 3 or more tools gets 10%. discount. This is the sort of promo that can engage everyone.

I also feel sorry for the retailers. Lack lustre promotions, along with the enforced Festool Australia retail price maintenance, gives them very little to entice customers desiring anything other than the narrowly focused offers.

I'll also throw in that here in Oz financial year end is June and the various brands are going crackers with promotions to get tradies' money. Though I'm not a tradie, I just went to satisfy my curiosity on some yellow stuff and accidentally dropped $2K in the process. It's a "share of wallet battle" and the phrase "think big to win big" was never more appropriate.
 
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