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Old December 19th 03, 04:32 PM posted to uk.sci.weather
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Default Davis Vantage Pro Plus in UK is 95% more than US purchase

On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 18:09:15 +0000, John Dann wrote:

3. Don't forget the cost of air-freighting plus insurance from
California to the UK. This is a non-trivial cost and because it's
based on weight doesn't AIUI carry much of a bulk discount.


Seems a bit silly to order one at a time. Of course you know your
market, how many you'll sell over how long. But I'd have thought
getting a pallet (10 to 20) surface shipped would be ecomomic. OK
they'll probably take a 4 to 6 weeks to arrive but I'd expect it to be
cost far less per station.

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