Thread: chainsaws getting past the sales spin

Originally Posted by Farmer2

In regards the cost of a US import - a Stihl chainsaw landed in Australia (US purchase plus freight plus all US tax's and exchage rate fees etc) cost 56% of the local purchase price. The freight from the US was quick. Sent late on a Tuesday and delivered to a rural town in Australia on the following Tuesday morning!

Seems like Stihl has a long way to go i catching up on the movement in the sxchange rate.

Welcome Farmer 2 to the forum.

As Bob said, a few details would be good as to the model you bought and from where exactly. You may realise, if you have looked back through other forum threads, that the disparity in pricing is an extremely contentious issue!

Regards
Paul