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Well, as I said, without knowing figures, I can't comment. If you have the cost prices available of the businesses you speak of then you are better placed to pass judgement than I am. I would be foolish to speak without the facts. Selling goods at high prices is not what makes companies go bust. They go bust when they don't make enough profit to make it worthwhile being in business. A lack of profit comes from more factors than is worth mentioning here. Far better I congratulate you on the goods you were able to source at a price you were happy with. It merely saddens me -having been in business myself for a long time- that your good fortune is off-set by having left a bad taste in your mouth about other retailers. I say leave them too it, don't worry about them (and don't insult them), just continue to build a great rapport with the bumpiness who you do enjoy trading with.
 
Well even if EBAY UK might not come up trumps, at least there's Amazon UK for Z500 filters.

Being shrewd is all very well; however being tight is another issue. As VR says quite rightly, the mark up that companies make have to make something to stay in business. Just because the price changes, the packaging/delivery costs may be higher. Also there are other factors like how big a business is such as LM Electrical compared to busybees, or any other seller. Some just sell small amounts of spares compared to larger warehouse based company that happen to have the bonus of a page/account on EBAY UK.

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i have the electrolux twinturbo electronic delux- the only thig i hate about it is that stupid little hose clogs soooo easy! i had to dissassemble it all the other day, as the clog had gone up the spine of it too.
i do love the variable power too!
just to say thanks to James(kirbymodel2c) who gave it me as he had 2 of them.
 
Steve, as Ryan said - there is being shrewd and there is being downright tight.

For example, I could buy a pack of generic bags for my Hoover Turbopower 2 for a couple of Pounds or I could spend around £5 on genuine Hoover bags.

No doubt you would go for the former however if you wish to keep the vacuum running at peak condition for the longest time, you would be wrong to do so.

I only purchase genuine parts (when available of course) and if it costs more - so be it.

Now there is the subject of your local electricals store (which you are obviously biased in favour of) and the eBay seller "busybees" who I happen to have purchased an Electrolux 502 filter from earlier this year and couldn't praise them highly enough in my feedback.

They dispatched the filter very rapidly however after a few days it still had not arrived so I contacted them to see if they could shed some light on it and they said if it had not arrived by Friday (this was Wednesday) to contact them and they would send out another filter.

It still had not arrived by then and they sent another one out, no bother at all.

What you have to take into account also is how much "busybees" has paid for their items opposed to your LM Electricals.

It is all well and good to say "well LM Electricals sells the same item cheaper so "busybees" must be ripping people off" but it is actually very inane to say such a thing because LM Electricals may be paying half what "busybees" is paying for their items.

What would you want them to do? Make a loss just to match a retailer who, of course, does not give the advantage of delivery via Royal Mail to your home?

I won't say "please think before you post in future" because we all know that would be hypocritical of me but you have to understand Benny's very legitimate points as well.

As for insinuating Benny had "the hump", I would be quite insulted if I were him, but that is just a side note.

Sorry if it sounds like I'm "having a go" at you but I just felt the need to express my feelings on this matter.
 
The thing is, what price constitutes as a reasonable price, and one that will still make a profit? Its all very well if you're a large company who can afford to buy in bulk and thus also be able to afford to mark up prices on other products like other appliances instead of consumables like vacuum cleaner bags and filters.

One has to bear in mind that even if a company choose to sell a product, they can choose to sell whatever price they like. No company is ever the same - witness the big name stores trying to challenge each other on pricing strategies - one reason alone to why John Lewis continually have special buying days when a rival company sell a product for far cheaper.

It does not make any business sense to offer the same price from all companies. Companies would eventually go bust if all they did was apply cheap prices to products and not make a profit margin.
 
Jamie - you are talking nonsense!
Who said that LM Electrical was my local retailer? I live in Stoke and not Bristol - LM Electrical is an ebay trader the same as busy bees, and LM Electrical have always been helpful and send most things first class and free P&P.

Its you who is trying to inflame the matter here - dont you remember why you got banned before?

If you want to pay through the nose for the same items from Busy bees, then you go right ahead - but if no-one paid inflated prices, they couldnt charge them.

I never said cheapest is best - but compare like for like, and the cheaper supplier gets my business. If Busybees cant do cheap prices, then maybe they need to look at making their business more efficient.

I cant believe your arrogant attitude on that last posting. I just dont understand you, and I stuck up for you previously as well - never again Jamie.
 
My apologies, I did not realise LM Electrical was an eBay seller, however my point still stands - you cannot slander one seller because they charge more without understanding WHY the other seller may charge more.

I thought there was a thing called free speech? If that is called arrogant now then that's me told.

I really couldn't care less quite frankly as there is a lot more important things in life than an internet forum which I find myself frequenting less and less these days.

Good day.
 
You didnt realise that LM Electrical was an Ebay seller? Whose fault was that then?

My point still stands as well - This is an age of Austerity Jamie - until you start having to pay for your own bills and rent, then realise that other people are not made of money and prepared to fork out more than necessary to expensive places like Busy Bees.

If you dont like Vacuumland, then dont visit here. If you do, please keep your sharp tongue in check.
 
Well look, recent politics and comments aside, gentlemen, it is interesting I find that the subject of financial cut-backs and savings have been brought into the same debate about what one pays for goods. One of the very reasons for the appalling state of this countries economy is due to the very fact that many governments who have been in power have always been so very keen for businesses to charge as little as they like and for the consumer to go to who they want to. This has led to much consumer-driven price cuts and stupidly low prices by retailers. There are of course so very many factors which have compounded our current economical situation, but a good deal of it has been bought on by ourselves. The UK consumer has an awful lot to answer for.
 
That was what I was getting at Benny, people can't expect to spend very little on items and keep the economy afloat at the same time.
 
The fact is that wages are only going one way - and thats downwards, with more and more jobs paying little more than minimum wage, thats £6.19 an hour. I dont get much more than this myself. So, if companies only want to pay the least for their staff, then the staff aint gonna have much money to spend in the economy are they. I dont have many luxuries, my hoovers are my only hobby when I can afford them, and I just refuse to pay for companies to line the pockets of their fatcat bosses - who live the life of luxury whilst paying basic staff a pittance.
When my gas bills keep rising, electric keeps rising, petrol is ludicrously expensive, and food and groceries are ever more expensive, I have to make savings somewhere. As my hoovers are a hobby - I dont spend the earth on them - I spend just enough to make them functional and look nice, and if LM Electrical can help me do that, but BusyBees want to rip me off, then LM Electrical will get the business every time, and I've put a lot of business their way this year.
 
I must apologise if I have added a personal slant to this thread. It's like I said, I was in business myself. And I took have been accused of ripping people off because of the amount I was having to charge for certain products. It was of course the very last thing on my mind, to rip anyone off. Yet I recall a woman passing a rather questionable comment over the price of some budget steam irons I had on display. The fact I was making very little on them was neither here nor there. I only stocked them to prevent the shop looking empty. Anyway the point is I was accused of all sorts by her. I took it on the chin of course, I can't be held responsible for her ignorance and bad attitude. I did however stop stocking irons after that. I couldn't be bothered with competing with the likes of Tesco and Asda.

Still, if you don't shop with BusyBees, they aren't actually ripping you off. All they are doing is displaying what they think is a fair price and to which one says yes or no. Seeing how you mention gas & electricity, well, if you said that was a rip-off, I might agree with you. Now that it has been privatised it is run as a profit making exercise for the shareholders.
 
If LM Electrical were sole sellers on EBAY, they wouldn't have a secondary site online. Rather the opposite where LME are concerned - their site on EBAY is a secondary listing - and this has been the case for many a company, even though Busybees may be the total opposite and be an EBAY company first and foremost. It would stand to reason to why products are cheaper on external sites compared to EBAY UK only-based companies.

As a seller on EBAY, you have to pay tax dependent on the amount of products you sell. With an external company, the business tax is less, but this is dependent on the amount of products you buy to sell and then have to include VAT into the listing.

Everything is rising in terms of cost, like it or not = and whether LME or whoever can still stand up in three years time to make a profit WITHOUT rising prices, let it be seen. I only say 3 years because as you'll be aware the Chancellor has only gone and announced changes to the economy with certain areas of the market being frozen for selective UK residents.

As for jobs, seldom jobs are permanent contract - all temping, short temp contracts - very little on the market that is permanent AND offers a secure pension for long time peace of mind. We're still in a recession, don't forget.

One company on EBAY I used to buy from back in 2007 were Hoovermania. Their parts and spares were dirt cheap - now, however they aren't as cheap as they once were - but it seems to be the same for many a company who are on EBAY and don't have an external site outside of this auction site.

Thus, if I have to, I now shop on Amazon.co.uk - it seems to be a lot cheaper for many parts and spares for my vacuums - and most of the sellers have an external company outside of Amazon UK too. Bargains can still be found, but you have to put the time in to find them.
 
Electrolux 502 Accessories

Hi, I'm not a collector but thought this would be the best place to start. I have a hose, extension tube and accessories for an Electrolux 502(?). The hose is the fabric type not the extending plastic kind. I have the original box but it's rather tatty and had to be repaired. I'd rather not put them in the bin so wonder if anyone would like them?
 

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