best priced chandlery

ianainge

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need to buy life jackets, flares,fire extinguishers etc anyone know the best place around Southampton/Portsmouth area to puchase said items?
 

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shamrock quay is ok, you get a money off voucher at end of year which you can sell on this forum for cash to barryD or someone
 

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For the flares, try me. Valid to 12/2004 there's a selection available right now, by the weekend I hope we'll have Collision Blisters, Inshore Blisters and Kegs and Coastal Kegs. Good savings, but better if you can combine with others because of the cost of shipping compustable material.

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All chandlery is overpriced but for a good selection of useful stuff, try Alladins Cave in Bursleden. They have 2 shops, one next to Moodys and a larger one on the same side of the road but the other side of the bridge which is better for boaty stuff
 

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Yep - get on the net and scour - EVERYWHERE is local to you now. In the year I bought my boat (2 years ago), I bought about 80% of my stuff from the net - radio, radar, lifejackets, anchor(s) rope, flares, antifoul etc etc from several different suppliers and some stuff even from the U.S. Being on a tight budget I shopped around thoroughly. In total, comparing the prices at our nearest 4 chandlers, I saved over £2500 - and that includes what carriage cost me. Sure, it took some time up, but even allowing for it taking a week in real time, £2500 for a weeks work isnt bad! I did find that where a supplier was cheaper for one thing, they where not necessarily so for another and in fact could be very much dearer. Some stuff I bought from the U.S saved me so much money that even if I were to return it under guarantee I could afford to do so several times and still be in pocket. I also received one item from the U.S in 3 (yes, three!) days. Which makes me laugh when suppliers here say "Allow 14 days for delivery" etc....

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