Blimey Teddy - Ya gotta be jokin'

[ubeaut]

NO JOKE.... :~

Just got the news that The 100% Etanol we use in all our Friction Polishes and Shellac products has had a ballistic price rise thanks to COVID-19 and everyone wanting to cash-in on making hand sanitizer.

Price has jumped by 200% to over $900 per drum. Not only that we have been allocated 2 drums over 2 months because we're a regular. Wow thanks for that. We usually get 8+ drums over a 2 mth period.

So 2mths worth would have been $2640 Now $7440 or would be if we could get it.

But wait there's more.... The price of our dewaxed white shellac has also just had a massive price but not because of COVID-19 so I guess that's not as bad as the ethanol.

:)(Wow.. Pile on the agony, eh.

Anyone in need of anything should maybe get in while the getting good, either with Online Order (http://ubeaut.com.au/ubhome.htm) or or one of the small survival kits (https://www.woodworkforums.com/f182/covid-19-woodies-survival-kits-beaut-polishes-234059#post2183686) from previous post.

Cheers - Neil :Uit is possible there will be a glut

PS It's possible that some time in the (probably) way distant future after everyone and his dog has finished cashing in on COVID-19 the price may come back to what it should be. With luck there might be a glut and we'll get a really good price break. If they don't decide to price gouge as has happened in the past with other suppliers we've dealt with over the years.

[old1955]

That is disgusting. Hope it drops through the floor when they have a glut.

[Mobyturns]

Talking with a long time neighbour who is a purchasing officer for QLD Health the other morning. He says there are far more greedy price rises on PPE in the order of 1000% or more for some items. I saw one post claiming a box of N95 masks has gone from around $40 to $780!

Hopefully some sanity will prevail soon. Perhaps time for a moonshine still in the backyard. :D

[ubeaut]

Perhaps time for a moonshine still in the backyard. :D

:lolabove: Hahaha... That'd be no good for what we need. Probably have to get a Jalopy a machine gun, zoot suit and a fedora hat to run it across the county line. I do look good in a fedora hat though.

Might be more profitable although I might drink the profits. :tequila:

Cheers :drink2:

PS Don't drink Shellawax it'll polish you off, but you'll have a beautiful finish.:drunk22:

[Mobyturns]

PS Don't drink Shellawax it'll polish you off, but you'll have a beautiful finish.:drunk22:

:C :C

Nah! :no:
Won't be injecting bleach any time soon either! Someone needs to take Trump outside and give him a few of these. :doh::doh::doh::doh: :doh:

[ubeaut]

Someone needs to take Trump outside and give him a few of these. :doh::doh::doh::doh::doh:
Hmmmm. Nup more like this...:smack:

Don't listen to idiots. :blahblue:
Don't inject or drink bleach or disinfectant, etc. :gaah:
Doing that will kill you and you definitely won't have a beautiful finish. :yuk:

:cry4:Sorry I was just being sarcastic. ​NOT!