RIP OFF ITEMS
RIP OFF ITEMS
Hi all I thought it might be fun to list some items that are a serious rip off for what they are, you know what I mean! that accessory for something you have bought that is almost as much as the main item but you have to pay it because they are the only ones who produce it.. i.e. no competition:
I will get the ball rolling with:
Garmin Virb remote - button shaped remote starts and stops camera etc £40... not including the various rip off mounts or straps for it....
I will get the ball rolling with:
Garmin Virb remote - button shaped remote starts and stops camera etc £40... not including the various rip off mounts or straps for it....
Currently planning my next adventure and trying to get over two operations in 6 months but still going strong!
email: newt@systems-engineer.info web: thedarknewt.blogspot.co.uk
email: newt@systems-engineer.info web: thedarknewt.blogspot.co.uk
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DarkNewt wrote:Hi all I thought it might be fun to list some items that are a serious rip off for what they are, you know what I mean! that accessory for something you have bought that is almost as much as the main item but you have to pay it because they are the only ones who produce it.. i.e. no competition:
I will get the ball rolling with:
Garmin Virb remote - button shaped remote starts and stops camera etc £40... not including the various rip off mounts or straps for it....
Never really saw the point of that as I have two other Garmin devices that does that job. My Edge 810 can be set to start the camera recording when I press start and my Vivosmart can do the same. You can also link several Garmin cameras so once turned on you only need to start recording on the master and the slaves will respond.
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A subject of today for me, are car wiper blades.
All three on our Fiat 500 were getting perished and needed replacing. The standard thing to do is to buy a whole set of assemblies maybe £30 a set. Complete rip off.
I'd rather just replace the rubbers.
I bought a pack of these:
http://www.wiperblades.co.uk/accessorie ... 28/#search
All three on our Fiat 500 were getting perished and needed replacing. The standard thing to do is to buy a whole set of assemblies maybe £30 a set. Complete rip off.
I'd rather just replace the rubbers.
I bought a pack of these:
http://www.wiperblades.co.uk/accessorie ... 28/#search
Mick F. Cornwall
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Mick F wrote:A subject of today for me, are car wiper blades.
All three on our Fiat 500 were getting perished and needed replacing. The standard thing to do is to buy a whole set of assemblies maybe £30 a set. Complete rip off.
I'd rather just replace the rubbers.
I bought a pack of these:
http://www.wiperblades.co.uk/accessorie ... 28/#search
You can often extend the life of these things with an overnight soak in water with a little fairy liquid in it.
“In some ways, it is easier to be a dissident, for then one is without responsibility.”
― Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom
― Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom
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Bottled water.
Shower gell.
My ex-wife
Shower gell.
My ex-wife
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Velcro
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Bonefishblues wrote:Velcro
I like velcro
I have a bag of velcro strips from the £ shop that I use to clamp my brakes on the tandem, or for parking the bike with a trailer attached.
But each to his own.
“In some ways, it is easier to be a dissident, for then one is without responsibility.”
― Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom
― Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom
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Boyd wrote:Bottled water.
Shower gell.
My ex-wife
this should not be funny but it is
Currently planning my next adventure and trying to get over two operations in 6 months but still going strong!
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Hi,
My advise after buying blades that wont sit down on the screen.
I only use Bosch, yet it appears that they don't do refills?
Ebay UK delivery, look for 99% feedback.
Mick F wrote:A subject of today for me, are car wiper blades.
All three on our Fiat 500 were getting perished and needed replacing. The standard thing to do is to buy a whole set of assemblies maybe £30 a set. Complete rip off.
I'd rather just replace the rubbers.
I bought a pack of these:
http://www.wiperblades.co.uk/accessorie ... 28/#search
My advise after buying blades that wont sit down on the screen.
I only use Bosch, yet it appears that they don't do refills?
Ebay UK delivery, look for 99% feedback.
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£43 at seat dealer for a set of front wipers. I replace the whole assembly because the frame for the rubber blades start to fail when the rubber does IME.
I had to go to the dealer because Halfords and local motor factors don't sell the wiper blade. Only local place to get them and we needed them quickly. I've not even looked for the rear wipers yet but they're needing replacing.
I had to go to the dealer because Halfords and local motor factors don't sell the wiper blade. Only local place to get them and we needed them quickly. I've not even looked for the rear wipers yet but they're needing replacing.
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Tangled Metal wrote:£43 at seat dealer for a set of front wipers. I replace the whole assembly because the frame for the rubber blades start to fail when the rubber does IME.
I had to go to the dealer because Halfords and local motor factors don't sell the wiper blade. Only local place to get them and we needed them quickly. I've not even looked for the rear wipers yet but they're needing replacing.
Eurocarparts or Carparts4less and one of their many unrepeatable offers may be the solution
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