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Parang and Parang XL.
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Hey Guest, Early bird pricing on the Summer Moot (29th July - 10th August) available until April 6th, we'd love you to come. PLEASE CLICK HERE to early bird price and get more information.
Sorry I've not been in touch recently but I've had awful internet problems in foreign climes (where it doesn't seem to be accessible!). The good news is that I'm now back in sunny Blighty and can send cheques, if I'm not too late.
The bad news is that the alt forum doesn't recognise my username and therefor I can't send messages.
Claudiasboris
The bad news is that the alt forum doesn't recognise my username and therefor I can't send messages.
Claudiasboris
Sorry I've not been in touch recently but I've had awful internet problems in foreign climes (where it doesn't seem to be accessible!). The good news is that I'm now back in sunny Blighty and can send cheques, if I'm not too late.
The bad news is that the alt forum doesn't recognise my username and therefore I can't send messages.
Claudiasboris
The bad news is that the alt forum doesn't recognise my username and therefore I can't send messages.
Claudiasboris
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Don't worry, you're not to late. I understand that technical problems come and go, and that people go away for whatever reason especially on this site. I know that not everyone lives his entire life on the BushcraftUK forum -- I'm one of them.
My own business broadband disappeared for a few days recently. If I become concerned that I haven't had what I need from you (or anyone else ) I'll post a message here explaining exactly why. I can see that you're trying to respond to my request for the details that I need in the way that I've asked you to do it so I have no concerns at all on that score.You need to register your username before you can send me a PM, the site doesn't know about you yet. Once you've registered there's a link given in post number 113 by Pepperana which you can use to navigate to sending a PM. Just to be clear, first you have to register which gets you a user name and a password. You might want to change the password which the forum generates for you because it probably won't be an easy one to remember. Then when you have registered you have to log in in order to be able to send me a PM.
It's nothing personal, it tried to do the same thing to me on my previous message but I was ready for it. The vBulletin software which runs this forum has some, er, issues: http://vbtruth.com/internet-brands-investment-nightmare-vbulletin/155/
That's why I set up the alternative forum.
Cheers ged! I was a bit jet-lagged I think last night.
I've now sent a message on the new forum. I can get a payment to you whenever you like. Do you still prefer cheque or would you rather use Paypal?
Thanks
Claudiasboris
I've now sent a message on the new forum. I can get a payment to you whenever you like. Do you still prefer cheque or would you rather use Paypal?
Thanks
Claudiasboris
Hi all,
The parangs still haven't arrived. If I don't see them in the morning I'll give Heinnie a call.
When they get here, the parangs will be very near to junction 28 on the M1. If you want to arrange to collect personally we can discuss that. The odds are that I won't be going to the upcoming bushmoot but I might show my face briefly at the next midlands meet. A blast to Yorkshire on a motor-bike is on the cards, but as you've seen work often takes priority over enjoyment and sometimes it's at very short notice. So no promises.
I still do not have the shipping weights and I cannot tell what the shipping costs will be until I have the weights. As I've said before I now expect to have to weigh the parangs myself when I get them. It's slightly unfortunate as it makes the critical path that bit longer but if I've weighed them myself at least I'll know I have all the weights, and the correct weights.
When I want payment from you I will ask for it by private message on the alternative site. I will give a breakdown including postage and I will give you the address to send payment. Despite all the clamour about Payapal I still prefer cheque payment. If you don't have cheques then postal orders will work.. That way I can keep a copy of a document, and documentation is the essence of keeping a grip on things. If you can't pay by cheque or postal order then tell me that when I ask for payment and we'll try to work something out. Again as I've already said, my Paypal account cannot possibly accept all the payments from you as there is an annual turnover limit on the account of something like one-third of the value of this single transaction. [Libellous content about paypal deleted.] I can accept cheques in Euros or Pounds. I'll figure out a Euro exchange rate, it will be around 1.2 Euros per Pound I guess. The money market rate this evening is 1.19920. If it's absolutely necessary I can accept credit card payments through my business but I'd rather keep this deal entirely separate from the business if I can. I don't want HMRC to think I might be pulling a fast one. It really wouldn't be worth it.
I still haven't had addresses and confirmation of legal purchase from the following:
AndyP
Mitch66
Muddyhands
Pignut
Smallholder
If you guys can move that along it might speed things up when the time comes as I can print address labels in readiness even if it might turn out that I don't need them.
If having to register on the alternative forum is a pain I'm sorry, please bear with me. Not having it would have made it extremely difficult for me to manage communications with you. My inbox on the BushcraftUK site would have filled to overflowing several times already and I would be faced with a very time-consuming task when the parangs arrive -- exactly when I didn't need one.
Cheers, and thanks for your patience,
Ged.
The parangs still haven't arrived. If I don't see them in the morning I'll give Heinnie a call.
When they get here, the parangs will be very near to junction 28 on the M1. If you want to arrange to collect personally we can discuss that. The odds are that I won't be going to the upcoming bushmoot but I might show my face briefly at the next midlands meet. A blast to Yorkshire on a motor-bike is on the cards, but as you've seen work often takes priority over enjoyment and sometimes it's at very short notice. So no promises.
I still do not have the shipping weights and I cannot tell what the shipping costs will be until I have the weights. As I've said before I now expect to have to weigh the parangs myself when I get them. It's slightly unfortunate as it makes the critical path that bit longer but if I've weighed them myself at least I'll know I have all the weights, and the correct weights.
When I want payment from you I will ask for it by private message on the alternative site. I will give a breakdown including postage and I will give you the address to send payment. Despite all the clamour about Payapal I still prefer cheque payment. If you don't have cheques then postal orders will work.. That way I can keep a copy of a document, and documentation is the essence of keeping a grip on things. If you can't pay by cheque or postal order then tell me that when I ask for payment and we'll try to work something out. Again as I've already said, my Paypal account cannot possibly accept all the payments from you as there is an annual turnover limit on the account of something like one-third of the value of this single transaction. [Libellous content about paypal deleted.] I can accept cheques in Euros or Pounds. I'll figure out a Euro exchange rate, it will be around 1.2 Euros per Pound I guess. The money market rate this evening is 1.19920. If it's absolutely necessary I can accept credit card payments through my business but I'd rather keep this deal entirely separate from the business if I can. I don't want HMRC to think I might be pulling a fast one. It really wouldn't be worth it.
I still haven't had addresses and confirmation of legal purchase from the following:
AndyP
Mitch66
Muddyhands
Pignut
Smallholder
If you guys can move that along it might speed things up when the time comes as I can print address labels in readiness even if it might turn out that I don't need them.
If having to register on the alternative forum is a pain I'm sorry, please bear with me. Not having it would have made it extremely difficult for me to manage communications with you. My inbox on the BushcraftUK site would have filled to overflowing several times already and I would be faced with a very time-consuming task when the parangs arrive -- exactly when I didn't need one.
Cheers, and thanks for your patience,
Ged.
I have no funds for this at present, and to be honest completely forgot I had registered interest. So pulling out at the last min. Hope someone can fill my place
Was kinda inevitable that you are going to get a few of these as you bought the lot without notice. To be entirely honest, I was going to drop one off my list the day you announced you'd bought them all, due to my car fiasco, which out of the blue, is costing me over a months wages to make right. However I will stand by my agreement as you have put such a lot into this buy. I've already had to miss the Mids meet, let Danny down on a whetstone purchase amongst other things because of that collision, all in all, this month has turned into a nightmare.
You're quite right, although I don't think "registered interest" quite covers discussing what steel they're made of and then changing the order from 6" to XL on that basis. I find it a little difficult to believe that anyone could forget all that.
I'm sorry your month seems to have been as bad as mine.
If you want to reduce your order by all means do so, it's starting to look like I'll have half a dozen left over so one more won't make much difference. As Geoff says I can probably make a profit if I sell them in the classified columns. I might just put one in my rucksack for a rainy day, keep one in the Jeep and another in the 50 litre top box on the FJR. I reckon the wife would like one, and we could probably use a couple in France, so I've almost run out already.
This afternoon I called Heinnie to ask them where the parangs were, and they asked the computer about the order. While waiting for it to respond (as far as I know it never did) they told me that they plan to ship the parangs to me tomorrow on overnight carrier, so I should get them Friday AM. Evidently the order made an impression.
How many of you are going to the moot? If someone you know who lives anywhere north of about Burton-on-Trent is also going we might be able to arrange parang transport. I'm afraid it would all be on a pretty tight schedule but it might be doable.
I'm still awaiting contact from the following, PMs outbound on this forum:
AndyP
Mitch66
Muddyhands
Smallholder
How many of you are going to the moot? If someone you know who lives anywhere north of about Burton-on-Trent is also going we might be able to arrange parang transport. I'm afraid it would all be on a pretty tight schedule but it might be doable.
I'm still awaiting contact from the following, PMs outbound on this forum:
AndyP
Mitch66
Muddyhands
Smallholder
I'm sorry your month seems to have been as bad as mine.
Nearly had heart failure when I looked at the quote on my car, utter nightmare. Anyway, I consider a gentlemens agreement as good as any other contract and I do actually need them (well one) for my SA trip, and the second I can sell to my colleague.
You are understandably miffed, and for that I am sorry
No hard feelings I hope.
No hard feelings I hope.
You're quite right, although I don't think "registered interest" quite covers discussing what steel they're made of and then changing the order from 6" to XL on that basis. I find it a little difficult to believe that anyone could forget all that.
I'm sorry your month seems to have been as bad as mine.
