The award for the most ridiculous purchase of 2009
Simon is keeping quiet about this so I have to stick my head into the firing line.
Si [well, it was Gray, achully - s.] stripped his Kyosho RB5 rear hubs at PDA a few weeks ago and in true rcLazy style we opted to purchase some strip proof alloy items rather than throw good money after bad and replace with plastic fantastic items.
Cue an email to RC Champ, who incidentally are the politest and most helpful Japanese RC Shop ever. Possibly in the world.
A price for the goods and postage was agreed, some Yen changed hands and all was good. And then I actually checked the exchange rate.
Ouch! £61 for 4 alloy rear hubs! Never mind no more stripped hubs, should arrive in time for Xmas fun at PDA. Woop!
Err no what actually happened was a delay at Coventry whilst our tiny package of toy RC parts was presented to the almighty commissioner of Her Majestys Revenue and Customs for 4 days.
Then on Christmas Eve eve the letter arrived. Curses! Caught out for the princely sum of £8 VAT and more importantly a simply splendid charge from Parcelfarce of £13 for administration.
So after a return journey up the M27 in rain of biblical proportions, the new shinies were in my grasp.
Dutifully texted Si the glorious image of shiny blue hop ups. He was very excited. But I did then have to tell him that his two shiny hubs had cost £41.
I know we have to pay the taxes etc and i’m really not moaning about that. It’s just one of those D’oh! moments when you realise you could have bought 10 plastic hubs for the same cost and that Parcelfarce are ripping you off for administration charges.
Anyone beat that?
Right, i’m off to order a Sand Scorcher…
Written by mark.
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But look! They come with bearings! Well, half of them…
Ridiculous in the opposite way… try 12 rolls of battery tape for £13. You need to double it up, but at £1.10 a roll who cares
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BTW that was EXPENSIVE! I got lucky with both my HK purchases and a batch of motors at xmas coming through without getting checked! a big FU to parcel force.