Went to a tip I used to frequent often yesterday- hadn't been for a good few months.
Noted they were taken over by a different management company.
Walked through the door and there was a ryobi 36v mower in good nick - looked at the price $200, next to it a 20 year old MTD Ryan engined curved shaft trimmer marked full working condition $80, next to it a rover jet blower in very good nick marked working 27/2/22 $50. The last one I thought was the only fairish price of the lot.
Walked outside and there was a shelf with some of the most crappy line trimmers and blowers I have ever seen. Got up closer and noted they were all marked with prices - on average $45 for non functioning ryobis missings AF housings, fuel caps, bumpfeeds, etc.
Look at the mowers. Old Scotty bonnar rotary with 5hp vertical pull briggs $75 - nearly fell over. it didn't even have a starter. Next to it was a victa sabre with a 450 briggs - $50 and a victa vantage 158cc briggs $100!
I asked the worker walking past how come the other functional ones are inside whereas these are outside - he said no these don't work haha
Walk back in and while looking at a box of sprinkler heads, each marked at retail price, overhear an argument that something is $50 here but $30 new at kmart.
As I am walking out the door past a $200 comprehensively stuffed pool Kreepy Crawly cleaner, the woman (who I have dealt with before and is an absolute cow) on the counter asks if I have found anything of interest.
I said yes I did find many things of interest...
But I won't be buying until whoever does the pricing puts down their bong for long enough to think what numbers they are writing!
