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Post by woolybanana on Jan 16, 2022 15:39:23 GMT 1
Out of interest I looked on Amazon UK for a limescale remover ( not needed, just curious) and came across a product called HG professional limescale remover, price £3.25 per unit. Then I looked for the same thing on Amazon fr, price ………. €43! (though for 3) , just over €14 a pop. Insanity or what?
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Post by houpla on Jan 16, 2022 15:44:16 GMT 1
Yep! But be fair...by the time you've jumped through the hoops and paid the new export/import fees, the UK version would probably cost €44  |
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Post by annabellespapa on Jan 16, 2022 15:45:36 GMT 1
Out of interest I looked on Amazon UK for a limescale remover ( not needed, just curious) and came across a product called HG professional limescale remover, price £3.25. Then I looked for the same thing on Amazon fr, price ………. €43! insanity or what? Hi Woolybanana, I haven't used the limescale remover but can highly recommend HG products, they appear to be a range of professional use products, at a really sensible price, don't know what Amazon.fr is doing, it could be a typo ! |
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Post by woolybanana on Jan 16, 2022 16:13:28 GMT 1
Thanks abp, I will file that away for potential future use.
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Post by elsie on Jan 16, 2022 18:02:08 GMT 1
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Post by Polarengineer on Jan 16, 2022 18:08:58 GMT 1
I was recently browsing for a contour scribing tool. The same tool came up from €6 to €46. Bit of adjustable plastic with a hole for a pencil. I'll make something myself.
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Post by Aardvark on Jan 16, 2022 19:52:56 GMT 1
I often do the same. I needed a router circle cutting jig for a project I was doing. Off the peg ones ranged from about £29 for a piece of rubbish to a good one at £95 (both plus postage). I made one out of a piece of scrap perspex. About 30 minutes work.
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Post by exile on Jan 16, 2022 21:08:33 GMT 1
Yep! But be fair...by the time you've jumped through the hoops and paid the new export/import fees, the UK version would probably cost €44  Not a chance of getting it delivered from the UK. Phosphoric Acid is considered dangerous goods and the postal services and normal couriers would not touch it with a bargepole. Wooly, did you look at delivery charges? I suspect "This seller does not deliver to France" |
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Post by woolybanana on Jan 16, 2022 21:15:39 GMT 1
I was just interested in the basic price, really. If I needed that exact stuff I would have my partner bring it over
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Post by Dominic Best on Jan 16, 2022 22:53:27 GMT 1
I was just interested in the basic price, really. If I needed that exact stuff I would have my partner bring it over Get him/her to bring you over a good bottle of malt vinegar. |
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Post by woolybanana on Jan 16, 2022 23:19:03 GMT 1
Good point, DB. But vinegar can be slower and less effective than some of the more targeted products. As I said in the first post I was just looking and comparing, not in need.
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Post by pcpa on Jan 16, 2022 23:48:01 GMT 1
I use Citric acid powder aka Powdered Lemon Juice, if you are going to detect an aftertaste in your coffee then better that you know its a natural fruit acid than a chemical concoction. The citric acid is readily available and very cheap in France, its very effective for untarting appliances |
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Post by Aardvark on Jan 17, 2022 11:48:47 GMT 1
For kettle descaling in the Charente we used food grade citric acid powder bought online. Here in Brittany where it only needs doing once a year or less ordinary white vinegar does the trick.
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Post by flober on Jan 17, 2022 12:08:57 GMT 1
I recently bought a new petrol tank for a weed whacker fuxtec fr wanted 39.99€ delivered fuxtec de 29.99€ delivered, same company, same part number probably delivered from the same warehouse.
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Post by woolybanana on Jan 17, 2022 12:53:02 GMT 1
I use Citric acid powder aka Powdered Lemon Juice, if you are going to detect an aftertaste in your coffee then better that you know its a natural fruit acid than a chemical concoction. The citric acid is readily available and very cheap in France, its very effective for untarting appliances So, much used in the Bois de Boulogne, then? |
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