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[ukdave2002]

I remember going to my first VAT free day at Machine Mart some 20 years ago it was a rare occurrence back then.... Is it just me or do Machine Mart have vat free days about every 8 weeks these days ...not complaining tho

Dave

[vitesse]

I was in there yesterday and the guy said to me when I paid if you give me you email address we can let you but VAT free?

Not sure what the email is going to say but they seem to be doing them in some shape or form.

[Brian M]

I have been getting their emails for a few years now and never buy unless the VAT free offer is on, BUT I think that sometimes the offer is only on Clarke products and other brands can still be cheaper.
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1970 Volvo Amazon and 1978 Safari 15-4 Caravan
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[Bitumen Boy]

They do seem to be more common these days, when I first remember them it was about twice a year. I used to go quite often, but then they brought in a minimum spend to get the discount and when I only want one or two fiddly bits it's not worth the special journey, might as well just call round when I have a job on in Cardiff at a sensible time. Thing is, of course, if you do need something expensive you'll generally need it right away and not when Machine Mart want to have a sale day, so they're pretty safe.

[MikeEdwards]

A bit like eBay 'free listing weekend', used to be quite a special occurence and now seems to be almost regular at every second weekend. I don't go into MM a lot, but from the catalogues I see around a lot of their prices seem quite high even with 20% off.