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 Post subject: Esswex pricing madness
PostPosted: 27 Feb 2020, 09:58 
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A friend of mine went to Esswex yesterday, and I asked him to grab me 2 bottles of Tamiya Extra thin. They charged me R90 for a 40ml bottle. They have just lost a customer.
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PostPosted: 27 Feb 2020, 16:36 
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Its not the hobby shop, this what it costs. its only going to get more expensive with the USDZAR deteriorating. If you can find it cheaper it might be a good time to stock up.

Hannants charges ZAR 58 before shipping, Amazon ZAR 123 with shipping. The super glue I buy from the local hardware store is now ZAR 60!

I have found Esswex Tamiya pricing to be more or less in line with the other hobby shops.

The moral being support the local stores as much as possible, its not them its the cost of the hobby.

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PostPosted: 28 Feb 2020, 06:35 
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MDF models have it for R59, Aviationshop R70.
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PostPosted: 28 Feb 2020, 10:28 
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Might be old stock. Also check with Jix.

I see the Rand is trading at ZAR 15.66.

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PostPosted: 28 Feb 2020, 13:40 
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Yep, it tanked badly and is only going to get worse.
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