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Yesterday I ordered 3 small packs of Drennan Assorted Silicon Float Rubbers at £1.80 each (£5.40) It then cost me another £4.99 for Delivery!!

I Emailed them with my concerns that they were Taking the P*ss somewhat. They replied saying that "That is our Standard charge" for Items under £19.

Jesus, a 2nd Class Stamp & an envelope would have easily covered these - and maybe charge £1.50 would have been more than acceptable to Me. Maybe a bit of Discretion would be in order from them for such cheap Items?? - Was going to cost me £4.99 Delivery for just 1 Pack!!!

(At 65, I'm still Paying to Learn!!!)

 

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Fishin' - "Best Fun Ya' can 'ave wi' Ya' Clothes On"!!

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Thats nothing compared to America i wanted to order a 6" photographic ruler that cost a few quid and the buggers wanted £68 (cant remember it was some time ago) to bung it in an envelope and send it!

Shop around is my advice

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I bet big_gob will be blaming brexit for this 🙄

Keith

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Species caught in 2020: Barbel. European Eel. Bleak. Perch. Pike.

Species caught in 2019: Pike. Bream. Tench. Chub. Common Carp. European Eel. Barbel. Bleak. Dace.

Species caught in 2018: Perch. Bream. Rainbow Trout. Brown Trout. Chub. Roach. Carp. European Eel.

Species caught in 2017: Siamese carp. Striped catfish. Rohu. Mekong catfish. Amazon red tail catfish. Arapaima. Black Minnow Shark. Perch. Chub. Brown Trout. Pike. Bream. Roach. Rudd. Bleak. Common Carp.

Species caught in 2016: Siamese carp. Jullien's golden carp. Striped catfish. Mekong catfish. Amazon red tail catfish. Arapaima. Alligator gar. Rohu. Black Minnow Shark. Roach, Bream, Perch, Ballan Wrasse. Rudd. Common Carp. Pike. Zander. Chub. Bleak.

Species caught in 2015: Brown Trout. Roach. Bream. Terrapin. Eel. Barbel. Pike. Chub.

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1 hour ago, Ken L said:

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Thanks for that Ken but I already have Loads of these + lengths of same to cut up (assorted, small diameter for Pole Floats) I needed the Bigger dia' assortment for Sticks & Porcies. Maybe the confusion was caused by the 3 small packs & not 3 packs of small rubbers??

These are the ones I ordered .....

https://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChcSEwilk-C-mZT3AhVU4O0KHdFdCUEYABAMGgJkZw&ae=2&ohost=www.google.com&cid=CAESbOD2j4RggTZhXZnx1XSap3Qke6WbFPRf6qE6oZn1x8BhDtzdqLBhksgbB9WHJbc4SKp7E6iWXn5khzzulFemVeCfCVniFQ9V3m-emF40CGtRYJGA63bSge7ed6U0129Fhl2cDg6ym0paqLJkZw&sig=AOD64_2ryveFvDZbxhIvyXlNwFcMhMmW8A&ctype=5&q=&ved=2ahUKEwiN9Nm-mZT3AhUQXsAKHTxNCWAQ9aACegQIARB_&adurl=

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Fishin' - "Best Fun Ya' can 'ave wi' Ya' Clothes On"!!

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13 minutes ago, Martin56 said:

Thanks for that Ken but I already have Loads of these + lengths of same to cut up (assorted, small diameter for Pole Floats) I needed the Bigger dia' assortment for Sticks & Porcies. Maybe the confusion was caused by the 3 small packs & not 3 packs of small rubbers??

These are the ones I ordered .....

https://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChcSEwilk-C-mZT3AhVU4O0KHdFdCUEYABAMGgJkZw&ae=2&ohost=www.google.com&cid=CAESbOD2j4RggTZhXZnx1XSap3Qke6WbFPRf6qE6oZn1x8BhDtzdqLBhksgbB9WHJbc4SKp7E6iWXn5khzzulFemVeCfCVniFQ9V3m-emF40CGtRYJGA63bSge7ed6U0129Fhl2cDg6ym0paqLJkZw&sig=AOD64_2ryveFvDZbxhIvyXlNwFcMhMmW8A&ctype=5&q=&ved=2ahUKEwiN9Nm-mZT3AhUQXsAKHTxNCWAQ9aACegQIARB_&adurl=

You've got them now, so I wasn't exactly expecting you to rush off and order some more.

Postage charges are often OTT, so I find myself going direct to wholesalers in China for a lot of stuff that I don't need in a hurry or using e-bay if I need it quick.

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Species caught in 2020: Barbel. European Eel. Bleak. Perch. Pike.

Species caught in 2019: Pike. Bream. Tench. Chub. Common Carp. European Eel. Barbel. Bleak. Dace.

Species caught in 2018: Perch. Bream. Rainbow Trout. Brown Trout. Chub. Roach. Carp. European Eel.

Species caught in 2017: Siamese carp. Striped catfish. Rohu. Mekong catfish. Amazon red tail catfish. Arapaima. Black Minnow Shark. Perch. Chub. Brown Trout. Pike. Bream. Roach. Rudd. Bleak. Common Carp.

Species caught in 2016: Siamese carp. Jullien's golden carp. Striped catfish. Mekong catfish. Amazon red tail catfish. Arapaima. Alligator gar. Rohu. Black Minnow Shark. Roach, Bream, Perch, Ballan Wrasse. Rudd. Common Carp. Pike. Zander. Chub. Bleak.

Species caught in 2015: Brown Trout. Roach. Bream. Terrapin. Eel. Barbel. Pike. Chub.

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14 hours ago, chesters1 said:

Thats nothing compared to America i wanted to order a 6" photographic ruler that cost a few quid and the buggers wanted £68 (cant remember it was some time ago) to bung it in an envelope and send it!

Shop around is my advice

I remeber us talking about that.

The problem isn't what people don't know, it's what they know that just ain't so.
Vaut mieux ne rien dire et passer pour un con que de parler et prouver que t'en est un!
Mi, ch’fais toudis à m’mote

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I may exaggerate parts but most is based on fact 🤭

I bought one here in the end it wasnt cheap but compared to the american one! I have no doubt they are really cheap now !

Update! No 3 times the price i paid for one and postage from the  turkey one (why turkey?) £65 🥴

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00236V0US/ref=olp-opf-redir?aod=1&ie=UTF8&condition=NEW

I use it for sending close up pictures of the silver rings i find in the local ghetto, he translates the inscription and has pictures of whats in the envelope incase some scrote at the gate pinches one if hes not about . Had a problem with lighting so just bought a ring lamp i can poke the camera through an overhead lamp had been difficult in macro mode with shadows. The good thing especially trying to take pictures of tiny silver coins is the auto focus on my camera locks on the rule rather than trying to focus on the coin itself

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Believe NOTHING anyones says or writes unless you witness it yourself and even then your eyes can deceive you

None of this "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" crap it just means i have at least two enemies!

 

There is only one opinion i listen to ,its mine and its ALWAYS right even when its wrong

 

Its far easier to curse the darkness than light one candle

 

Mathew 4:19

Grangers law : anything i say will  turn out the opposite or not happen at all!

Life insurance? you wont enjoy a penny!

"To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical." Thomas Jefferson

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13 minutes ago, corydoras said:

I remeber us talking about that.

I think that a large minority of Yanks think that we Brits wake up in the morning to see Buckingham Palace when we open the curtains.

"Gee Honey, I just Love that Yorkshire Accent" - "Purdy Shirt" (I was complimented by an American Lady while on holiday in Mexico) Sadly, the wife overheard!!

Fishin' - "Best Fun Ya' can 'ave wi' Ya' Clothes On"!!

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