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  1. 30th September 2010, 09:17 AM #1
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    with the australian dollar doing well i am looking at buying some small but good quality items from USA, can any one recommend shops that post to australia! mainly looking at lian neilson planes. thanks
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    with the australian dollar nearing parity against the us dollar are we going to see a dramatic price reduction in tools and machinery here in Australia,similar to the immediate price hike we were slugged when the dollar went down? or doesn,t it work that way,...........bob
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    with the australian dollar nearing parity against the us dollar are we going to see a dramatic price reduction in tools and machinery here in Australia,similar to the immediate price hike we were slugged when the dollar went down? or doesn,t it work that way,...........bob

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    I've had good service and fast delivery from Rockler .

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    The Lie Nielsen website in Oz has an announcement that prices have been reduced due to favourable exchange rates. Since both the U.S. and Australian sites have on-line shopping so it's pretty easy to add GST & shipping costs to decide if the local pricing is fair. It would not be good business for them to show a disparity.

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    well i have just compared sites. the australian lie nelson site quotes a price of $258 to ship a 60 1/2 block plane.

    the usa site quotes $165 for the plane, so if you include say $40 for shipping thats $205 usa dollars which is $210 aus. thats a minimum of $40 save

    i would rather rely on UPS trackable mail, rather than australia post any day.

    boy if that is there new price i would hate to see there old!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by robyn2839 View Post
    with the australian dollar nearing parity against the us dollar are we going to see a dramatic price reduction in tools and machinery here in Australia,similar to the immediate price hike we were slugged when the dollar went down? or doesn,t it work that way,...........bob

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    well i have just compared sites. the australian lie nelson site quotes a price of $258 to ship a 60 1/2 block plane.

    the usa site quotes $165 for the plane, so if you include say $40 for shipping thats $205 usa dollars which is $210 aus. thats a minimum of $40 save

    i would rather rely on UPS trackable mail, rather than australia post any day.

    boy if that is there new price i would hate to see there old!!!
    You might find that the real cost of your USD from our beloved banks is a bit more than what you read in the paper. It's your choice, of course, but I would sooner enjoy the protection of our consumer laws than a place where you are classified as a non-resident alien. This is not a reflection on our American mates BTW.

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    Makita Tools | Dewalt Power Tools | Porter Cable Tools | Milwaukee Tools | ToolKing.com

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    actually emailed the australian lie nelson site, about a week ago--still waiting to hear back from them.
    i am going through the lie nelson USA site, saving a heap and it will be here in 3 days.

    i have found that you never have issues with reputable american companies with good warrantys like lie nelson, if there is a problem they are only to happy to repair (usually replace) the problem. even if you are classified as a non-resident alien


    highland woodworking store also offfer a premium online service for those wanting to buy stuff cheap and promptly from the usa
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