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#1 2010-09-24 01:14:10
- The_Shooman
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Saphir imports from France
Why is it so expensive to import from France? l buy $50 worth of shoe polish but end up with a total bill for $168 (most of the cost is cartage and massive bank wire transfer fee). What the hell is going on?
After waiting two years for my local store to try and get in Saphir, l decided to buy from Avel directly....it was the most stressful time-wasting experience i've ever encountered. lt's taken about two weeks of almost daily emails to get an order ready. l'm not sure if l could ever go through that again (too hard).
#2 2010-09-24 01:30:38
- formby
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Re: Saphir imports from France
"Dressing, like painting, should have a residual stability, plus punctuation and surprise." - Richard Merkin
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#3 2010-09-24 01:49:31
- The_Shooman
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Re: Saphir imports from France
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#4 2010-09-24 03:12:27
- fxh
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Re: Saphir imports from France
shooey - careful you'll become an iGent!
Collinil for me.
#6 2010-09-24 03:59:45
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Re: Saphir imports from France
Proper shoo-men from the shoo-world use Saphir products, l wanted to be that guy haha. 
Check out this new stuff, deluxe Saphir shoo cream:
http://www.valmour.com/cleaning-products/cream-shoe-polish-pommadier-saphir-medaille-dornew,520
Truely, the Sahir products are very good, the best i've used. Saphir used on worldclass boxcalf is an amazing sight to the eyes.
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#7 2010-09-24 06:23:11
- JohnL
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Re: Saphir imports from France
It's available on e-bay from at least one vendor http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/matthewc4523&ssPageName=STRK:MEFSX:SELLERID or search for matthewc4523. I have no experiance of the seller but he ships worldwide and has a 99.9% rating from almost 10,000 transactions.
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"The less taste a person has in dress, the more obstinate he always seems to be. It is a great pity. Because he will never be a success as it" - Jerome K Jerome http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVHUA4dZI0o&feature=related
#8 2010-09-24 07:22:31
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Re: Saphir imports from France
I would like to point out that any time I am tempted to buy something from Oz, the postage is astronomical. It makes English postal charges look like a bargain, and the English love to fritter money away on postage (Very similar to breaking plates at Greek restaurants).
#9 2010-09-24 07:52:39
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#12 2010-09-24 08:45:03
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Re: Saphir imports from France
Film Noir Buff: what shoe polish do you use for your bespioke G&G's?
#13 2010-09-24 09:22:40
- JDelage
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Re: Saphir imports from France
If you're equipped for Paypal, I could conceivably help arrange a shipment from here to Oz. You'll have to say nice things about my shoes though.
#14 2010-09-24 09:28:04
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"I'd give all the Champagne I've ever drunk to be playing alongside him(Eric Cantona) in a big European match at Old Trafford." George Best(1946 -2005)
#15 2010-09-24 23:32:13
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#17 2010-09-25 03:57:03
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Re: Saphir imports from France
The emails from that place are always wierd too. They always go on about the same old shit, but l have no clue what they are ever talking about. lt's a f***ing circus, i've never experienced such a load of bollocks in my life...it gives a bloke the royal shits.
#18 2010-09-25 04:17:14
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Re: Saphir imports from France
"Dressing, like painting, should have a residual stability, plus punctuation and surprise." - Richard Merkin
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#19 2010-09-25 04:26:27
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Re: Saphir imports from France
lt took me almost a week to get registered to their site. l ended getting them to register me. The system kept on rejecting my password and it wouldn't send out another one, so l was unable to even buy anything the first week.
l admit it is all my own fault, but the situation is tricky because l have no idea what they are talking about most of the time in the emails. The emails go on and on about the same old crap and always talks about doing a personal pickup to avoid cartage costs...wtf???...they know l live in Australia, so why are they always writing about doing a personal pickup??? l even get some emails with nothing on them, just dumb pictures. l've had enough of the rot, i'm almost ready to jump on the green bus to town mate, it's a health destroying experience...vexes me to high levels.
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#21 2010-09-25 14:52:04
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Re: Saphir imports from France
"Dressing, like painting, should have a residual stability, plus punctuation and surprise." - Richard Merkin
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#22 2010-09-25 17:54:09
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#23 2010-09-27 19:47:03
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Re: Saphir imports from France
After all the messing around it was a happy ending. lt is a good company to deal with....even had the manager ring me from France last night to explain some stuff to me about the ordering process (20 minute call), so really good dedicated staff. l now understand why they were always insisting l mark my second order as a personal pickup.