need help spending money

[sunnybob]

I've been given a £30 amazon gift voucher.
Never bought from amazon, any ideas how to find something woodworking to buy? i could add money to the voucher I presume?

 

[Benchwayze]

Bob,

You can buy anything from a safety pin to a baby-elephant at Amazon. Choose the department, and do a search for what you seek.
Sometimes the prices are keen, sometimes they're not.

I don't know about redeeming vouchers, but I should imagine you can 'top-up'. Don't take too much notice of the reviews; sometimes the same set of customer reviews are used for different makes of the same item; and as such don't mean very much.

Best of luck.

John

 

[MattRoberts]

When you come to pay, you redeem the voucher against the total cost and then you can pay the difference. So yes, you can top up

 

[sunnybob]

about the only thing i really need is the makita thicknesser. its £10 dearer on amazon than ebay, but if i use my voucher i save only £20 instead of £30. decisions decisions.....

 

[MattRoberts]

If you've been given a voucher, maybe it's a chance to get something you want, but don't necessarily need

 

[devonwoody]

I would trust Amazon before Ebay.

And if you go back a few times to Amazon looking at the Makita you are creating a cookie and you never know what offers might come along. Type Makita into google at the price you want and see what comes along during the next few days.

 

[sunnybob]

anyone got a link for a dust hood for the makita 2012?
amazon want a hundred quid for it (one seller wants a 160!!!!!!). its 50 quid from a usa seller on ebay, anyone know of a sensible seller?

 

[Bod]

anyone got a link for a dust hood for the makita 2012?
amazon want a hundred quid for it (one seller wants a 160!!!!!!). its 50 quid from a usa seller on ebay, anyone know of a sensible seller?

Watch the postage costs!
What can be cheap to buy, costs a fortune to post.

Bod

 

[sunnybob]

That 50 quid included shipping. the item alone was only £27. But then I have import duties which makes it all academic. I can make something for a lot less than a 100.

If I can get the machine for 50% off retail, in the UK, why the hell cant I buy the dust catcher at all?