Got a flyer through about a Makita demo day at a local builder’s merchants for today. Im in the market to replace my 14.4v Makita LXT for which the batteries are on their last legs and uneconomical to replace.
I dont need anything too hefty these days and when my godfather came round to help with a job (he’s a carpenter/cabinet maker) he had these two small white Makita units – one a combi drill, the other an impact driver.
Bloody ace bits of kit, so I thought I’d go and get a good price from the demo guy. I checked kit prices online before I went to the shop this morning and you can get the pair for c.£130 online.
When I asked him what price he could do, and mentioned what I could get online he visibly blanched. 😳
It doesnt help that the “list price” for these is something ridiculous like £340! He may well say “no one ever pays list” but really Makita need to look after their retailers/wholesalers a bit better because it’s obviously pretty brutal out there for them. I can only imagine they get bought at that price buy internet-phobic builders who dont know better or are on a rush job and need and emergency replacement.
Anyway, I shall be getting this from here:
http://www.tools4trade.co.uk/makita-dk1493wx-10-8v-hp330-combi-drill-td090-impact-driver-2-piece-kit-mak-108-kit-1-p-153746