Thread: Interesting...

Before I go any further, I am not having a go at Triton and yes I know that there are many others factors involved in this story. So here goes....

I purchase an ex demo Triton Workcentre 200 early this year from bunnies real cheap. It was missing a few bits (I suspect browsers may have pinched them for spares) but I did some research and worked out that even after buying the missing bits it was still a great deal. Anyway, it sat as was in the shed for a long time due to lack of time and budget to get it going. A month ago I had the chance of buying a Durden Pacemaker for an absolute bargain which filled all the gaps in my woodworking needs, so the Triton became redundant.

My FIL is building a new house and when he found out that I needed to sell the Triton he wanted to buy it for what I payed as long as I organised a list of what needed replacing and helped to get it going. So...I got a list together and gave him the number for Triton spare parts. But, he was in his local hardware shop (not bunnies) and asked the blokes there if they could get the parts for him as it was more convenient and they did.

Here is the strange part. The total cost of the parts from his hardware shop was cheaper on every item than getting them from Triton directly and he didn't have to pay postage either. I know there are many reason behind this but thought that buying direct from the manufacturer (excluding postage) would be the cheaper way to go. Obviously not.