10th October 2012, 11:59 AM
It is like many things
a) getting things all in one place. rather than spending your time ( which should be money) going to several different sites and shops to buy equipment.
b) if you do go to several shops and get it sent, then the costs go up and up with mailing for each individual shop. rather than one P&P cost ( do the maths on this - I did and the price was (including P & P ) Total: ?7.89 for 10 which was a lot more than Past Horizons. So in reality, Past Horizons is a better deal than the one you cite.
c) If you ant to buy in bulk then you will get a great deal, but most people want them in smaller qualities. so Past Horizons buys in bulk and then splits it up to sell. ( ever bought 2000 trowels? or 5000 sheets of Draughting Film )
d) Calling them survey pegs is what we use em for... or excavation trench pegs. calling them tent pegs would not describe what they are used for in archaeology.
e) You know what you will get if you buy from Past Horizons. as often we find the advertised product is not quite what was hoped for. flimsy plastic or a bit shorter etc. (Past Horizons)We have a box full of stuff that nearly made the grade but we can't sell. Taking the hit on products that don't match up to the grade is part of the risk that the customer does not have to take. and if for any reason there is a problem.... you know that you can get it sorted. after all. BAJR has a reputation to uphold.
a) getting things all in one place. rather than spending your time ( which should be money) going to several different sites and shops to buy equipment.
b) if you do go to several shops and get it sent, then the costs go up and up with mailing for each individual shop. rather than one P&P cost ( do the maths on this - I did and the price was (including P & P ) Total: ?7.89 for 10 which was a lot more than Past Horizons. So in reality, Past Horizons is a better deal than the one you cite.
c) If you ant to buy in bulk then you will get a great deal, but most people want them in smaller qualities. so Past Horizons buys in bulk and then splits it up to sell. ( ever bought 2000 trowels? or 5000 sheets of Draughting Film )
d) Calling them survey pegs is what we use em for... or excavation trench pegs. calling them tent pegs would not describe what they are used for in archaeology.
e) You know what you will get if you buy from Past Horizons. as often we find the advertised product is not quite what was hoped for. flimsy plastic or a bit shorter etc. (Past Horizons)We have a box full of stuff that nearly made the grade but we can't sell. Taking the hit on products that don't match up to the grade is part of the risk that the customer does not have to take. and if for any reason there is a problem.... you know that you can get it sorted. after all. BAJR has a reputation to uphold.