Doing business with Australia?

[Bruce]

Anybody bought anything from the Aussies, how'd it go.

Seems cheap at first till you add shipping then insurance and the such.

[In Memory Walter K]

I bought an International Fly reel from them a few years back. Excellent price re the exchange rate. The reel was in my hands in a week.

[In Memory of Vicroy]

I've bought Ugg boots from there for years with no problems and got my stainless Bertram name & numbers as well as the logo, likewise zero problems. Have also bought pet supplies (the Bayer flea stuff) at about 30% of US prices.

In my mind, just another mail order place. Most of the Au shippers use DHL and I always get stuff within a week.

I've also done some silver transactions with eBay members down under with no problems.

UV

[TailhookTom]

Hold the phone - UV and Ugg boots in the same sentence? Those two seem mutually exclusive!

[In Memory of Vicroy]

Tom - when I used to travel a lot for Uncle Sugar my feet would get frozen on the planes & I'd live with a cold. Met a guy from Au on a flight who was wearing the Uggs and he introduced me to them, and gave me the name of his supplier down under. This is maybe 20 years ago...I got a pair and been wearin' them ever since....no socks, slip on, warm and farily cheap (was a lot cheapter till our lovely US dollar became worthless)

I guess since they have become popular they somehow got a fruitcake repuatation...to me they are one of the best things ever made...I have about 6 or 8 pairs and you can buy new insoles for them and make old ones like new. I now get mine from Nordstrom's dept. sto' in Seattle...the Ugg bramd is now made in Chiner.

I even have some "dress" uggs I used to wear to court.

UV

[TailhookTom]

UV:

My Ugg slippers are waiting for me by the door - I forgot about the travel you used to do, I couldn't picture the heat and humidity and dealing with the sheep lining!

Tom

[bob lico]

and now owned by decker outdoors . the bastards shipped operations to china but used the aussie sheep lining. if you invested 10,000 in decker outdoors it would have made you as weathy as uncle vic.

[Bob H.]

Uncle Vic, Who did you get the Bertram logos from?? Good stuff??BH

[In Memory of Vicroy]

Bob - got them from www.gameboats.com.au

the logos are first class as are the numbers. The 'Bertram" is a slightly different style from the original. All are solid stainless. The exchange rate is about twice today what it was when I bought mine, so they are not cheap.

I'm pretty sure I have some pix of the stuff I took for some of the Faithful after I got it, so you can send me a direct email and I'll send a pix or two.

royvictor@cox.net

UV