Apure and utter rip off ! ( me thinks !)

[northumbrian]

have you all seen the grillput compact firebowl at around £14.99 ?
if so go to ikea's home page and type in stabil steamer insert and see how alike they are for just £ 3.05 !!!!
do these companies think " AH bushcrafters lets skint them " ?
i bought a 1 litre leather tinder bag on line for £14.99 and today bought a side of calf leather for £6 ??? the mind boggles !
BE ALERT THERE ARE NUMBNUTS TRYING TO SKINT US OUT THERE IN THESE TURBULANT TIMES ! ( rant over )lol
cheers Andrew !

 

[The Big Lebowski]

Just found it for £8.50 delivered... But i think I'll hold off until i pass Ikea. I'm just in it for the hotdogs

 

[g4ghb]

Just found it for £8.50 delivered... But i think I'll hold off until i pass Ikea. I'm just in it for the hotdogs

Good call Leb! - get yourself a free 'family card' and you get free tea or coffee too!

 

[northumbrian]

and a bag of them swedish meatballs too ! lol

 

[The Big Lebowski]

I managed 5 hot-dogs last time... But i reckon i can smash that next time! Cheers for the heads up about the card, i can chug a pint or three of coffee just to get me upwards.

You will find with any interest or hobby, someone is always around the corner waiting to shaft you with a rebrand +£10 tag.

Thank god for the net.

al.

 

[northumbrian]

maybe's we should have a anti shafting warning plus bargin section ?

 

[locum76]

big lol.

 

[The Big Lebowski]

Nice idea, but not my call

I think my 50% tinge of scottish blood hates to pay over the odd's for anything... so I'll happily surf for an hour once I have something to buy, get the best price and then look for free postage.

Being half jock has its uses, and it comes with free orange sideburns!

al.

 

[northumbrian]

big lol.

ya wee dirty minded boy ya !

 

[mountainm]

I got the firebowl half price, it's does the job and hasn't warped at all. But the steamer seems like an option - can't guarantee the heat won't do bad things to it - it's only designed for steam.

And it probably doesn't apply in this case - but sometimes paying over the odds supports a small british business or manufacturer who simply can't match the low labour costs of China, South America and Eastern Europe.

M

 

[northumbrian]

it gets canny hot when you steam too,and with the perferations in the steamer a constant surply of oxygen is made available ! and 5 times the price cheaper british business wants to get its house in order !

 

[durulz]

maybe's we should have a anti shafting warning plus bargin section ?

There's already the 'non-expensive kit' thread at the top of the Kit Chatter section.

 

[wolflore]

Most places do the steamers fairly cheap, though I'm not sure how cheap you could go before they were pointless and floppy. But where do you get a good grill?

 

[Xunil]

However much leather £6 buys you it won't cut and stitch itself for free.

If something is too expensive in your eyes you can always choose not to buy it, but don't overlook the fabrication/manufacturing side of the equation and don't assume that two similar looking items are the same either. One could very easily be made from materials that cost far more than the other yet, outwardly, they may seem more or less identical.

The buyer is always in the unique position of being able to choose whether or not to hand overt their cash...