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Oz waiting times

Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2018 6:47 am
by Blower
Hello all. Just wondering if anyone here has ordered an Oz whistle from Mitch this year and how long they had to wait for it.

Re: Oz waiting times

Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2018 8:35 am
by Bretton
Hi. I ordered one (Visor tunable whistle in D) at the end of April and it was supposed to take 6-8 weeks. I haven't heard anything yet but I'm hoping it will be on its way any day now. :)

Mitch had some email issues (I don't know the details) which were causing delays in communication.

-Brett
Blower wrote:Hello all. Just wondering if anyone here has ordered an Oz whistle from Mitch this year and how long they had to wait for it.

Re: Oz waiting times

Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2018 12:54 pm
by Blower
Thanks Brett. I've been waiting considerably longer than that but I know Mitch hasn't been well and he's said he's had to slow down a bit. He's been very good at answering e mails. Don't want to hassle him too much, he's a nice guy but I was just getting a bit concerned.

Re: Oz waiting times

Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2018 1:14 pm
by Reeldin58
A friend ordered an Oz whistle back in February, it arrived about two weeks ago.

Re: Oz waiting times

Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2018 2:00 pm
by iwinuk
I ordered a 'D' Vambrace delrin whistle in January and it took just over four and a half months to arrive, Mitch has been ill and is making a slow recovery, the kick in the teeth after such a long wait was £65 import duty, had I known this I would never had ordered a whistle that was already very expensive.

Re: Oz waiting times

Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 3:58 am
by Tor
iwinuk wrote:, the kick in the teeth after such a long wait was £65 import duty, had I known this I would never had ordered a whistle that was already very expensive.
But surely you were aware of the import duty when you ordered? That amount sounds like the UK 20% VAT (I assume you're in the UK as you said '£') plus customs handling.

Re: Oz waiting times

Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 4:07 am
by fatmac
Being in the UK, things may get even more expensive for us - depending on where things are made.

But it has always been expensive to import anything into the UK - one of the reasons I always look for British made/Made in Britain/Made in the UK.

(I'd love to have some of the stuff that's available in the US, but it just isn't cost effective.)

Re: Oz waiting times

Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 2:59 pm
by iwinuk
Maybe I'm not as worldly wise as you, I have ordered things from all over the world and have never been hit as hard as that before, so I won't be doing it again. My Roy MacMaghnuis whistles from Belfast arrived in 2/3 weeks at half the price as an Oz and are equally as well made (hand made) in quality and sound amazing.