Engineers Tool Room Prices

[Trevor Davies 2Participant @trevordavies2]

Anyone bought anything from this website lately??? Is VAT to be added or is it included in the published price?? He is on holiday for the next 14 days so I cannot get an answer directly. If the price on the website is plus vat then I have to order elsewhere.

[Trevor Davies 2Participant @trevordavies2]

[EtheAv8rParticipant @etheav8r]

Never shopped with them but just simply put a small order together adding items to the basket and then went to the Checkout but did not complete. Postage was added to the final total but not VAT – so it would seem the prices displayed include VAT.

[pcb1962Participant @pcb1962]

Personally I wouldn't be very happy about this bit:

"prices charged will be those that apply at the time of despatch".

When buying online as a consumer I expect to pay the price that I see on the website at the time of ordering unless there are very exceptional circumstances.

[V8EngParticipant @v8eng]

Hi pcb.

You would soon get used to that one if you were buying precious metals online.

 

Edited By V8Eng on 27/07/2012 19:18:02

[KWILParticipant @kwil]

The same applies if for instance VAT were to be put up, the new rate must be applied on all orders sent out after the magic hour.

[pcb1962Participant @pcb1962]

Yes, I appreciate that, but if I pick up a jar of coffee in Tesco and it says £5 on the shelf I'd be very unhappy if I got to the till and they said "sorry, that'll be £5.50 cos the commodities market is soaring". Small amounts of price volatility in a consumer market should be absorbed by the retailer, unless he doesn't want any repeat customers.

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

But would you be so upset if they said the market was dropping and you were only asked for £4.50 rather than the displayed £5

 

I bought my X3 off them several years ago and don't recall if it was inclusing or not.

 

J

Edited By JasonB on 27/07/2012 20:00:48

[Gone AwayParticipant @goneaway]

Posted by KWIL on 27/07/2012 19:34:25:

The same applies if for instance VAT were to be put up, the new rate must be applied on all orders sent out after the magic hour. and

Since I don't live in the UK, I have to bow to your greater knowledge Kwil but I'm rather surprised.

In Canada, tax increases apply to sales made after the magic hour. If a vendor offers something for sale (online or otherwise) at a given price and I buy it, paying by CC or perhaps Paypal, the sale is deemed to have taken place at that point and the tax rate at that point is applied – regardless of when they send it out and regardless of any tax increases in the meantime (or decreases ).

Moreover, when I accept the vendor's offer to sell at a given price by plumping down my money, there is a defacto contract between us at that point, my part having been fulfilled. The vendor is then obliged to sell it to me for the stated price.

[Sub MandrelParticipant @submandrel]

Sid,

For clarity, in the UK tax rates depend on invoice date, not order date. I suspect the same is true in Canada.

Neil

[John Stevenson 1Participant @johnstevenson1]

So basically what you are trying to say is that his price list isn't " fit for purpose ? "

[Gone AwayParticipant @goneaway]

Posted by Stub Mandrel on 28/07/2012 21:24:56:

For clarity, in the UK tax rates depend on invoice date, not order date. I suspect the same is true in Canada.

Oh, absolutely. One and same when you order on line normally.

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