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Hi All

 

Thought some of you might be interested in these lights that are coming up for sale on Sunday 10th August at your local Aldi. At £3.99 they're a bargain and handy in an emergency. Link http://www.aldi-stores.co.uk/uk/html/offers/2867_6817.htm

 

Toodle Pip

 

Clivo

I usually buy three or four. The clips that hold the elastic head band are the weak point but 3-4 keeps me going till the next time they sell them. Batteries are included!

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I usually buy three or four. The clips that hold the elastic head band are the weak point but 3-4 keeps me going till the next time they sell them. Batteries are included!

Or you could buy one Petzl Tikka, I've had mine nearly 5 years now, still on the same rechargeables, though I tend to use my e-lite and myo xp more, these days:

 

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You may also like to have a look at this excellent website . . form experience, they are prompt, cost effective, and sell some extremely good gear

 

Clicky

 

in fact, for just under £11 delivered, this waterproof one could well be the mutts nuts

 

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You may also like to have a look at this excellent website . . form experience, they are prompt, cost effective, and sell some extremely good gear

 

Clicky

 

in fact, for just under £11 delivered, this waterproof one could well be the mutts nuts

 

second clicky

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Thanks for all the feedback.

 

I do wish you hadn't told me about the Dealextreme website.

 

It looks sooooooooooooooo tempting

 

Clivo

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Yes, so are you importing from the US?

 

Everytime I've done that I've been landed with an import tax/VAT bill. It's not worth it in my experience.

Yes, that is an issue with bringing stuff in from abroad... there are a couple of other options -

 

1 - If the items are under $100 USD they can 'generally', but not always, get through OK.

2 - Get it delivered to a friend in the US, usually cheap or free delivery, then get them to send it on and mark it as a gift for 25USD or some other small amount...

 

:lol:

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Yes, that is an issue with bringing stuff in from abroad... there are a couple of other options -

 

1 - If the items are under $100 USD they can 'generally', but not always, get through OK.

2 - Get it delivered to a friend in the US, usually cheap or free delivery, then get them to send it on and mark it as a gift for 25USD or some other small amount...

 

:lol:

OK - well I just ordered a bunch of stuff, and it came in from Hong Kong rather than the US, which is an interesting one... spend on the goods about 45 USD - which I thought would come in OK...

 

BUT - lo and behold I had a note from the PostOffice to pay about £15 in charges - £9 to the post office and £6 to the goverment...

 

So - it is still a really good deal, but order a good quantity or the PO charges make it not worthwhile.

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I got a 1watt Luxeon LED headlamp from Lidl a couple of years ago and it's sooper!!! Just 1 LED and it is very bright, most of the time I use it on the low setting (It has 4, Low, Medium, Full & Flashing), so the batteries last longer, it's bright enough on that setting anyway, but occasionally I'll switch to medium or high if I want to see something clearly in the dark... :lol:

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BUT - lo and behold I had a note from the PostOffice to pay about £15 in charges - £9 to the post office and £6 to the goverment...

 

An update on this - my customs charges were for some cosmetics coming in from Hong Kong, not for the dealextreme stuff - so I will definitely be back there for more once my LED strips are proven

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