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Old 28-02-2007, 06:15 PM
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i just made a couple of phonecalls for quotes on glass for a tiny weenie hatchling snake viv i was building

First place: "Oh yes mate that would be about 12 quid a pane (4 panes) call it £50" surely 4 panes is £48 quid but hey ho

second place: (3 miles up the road) "i can do you the lot, smoothed, 4mm, with handles for £20 mate" (and also knew what a viv was!)

it seems like anybody these days is ready to rip you off first chance they get! but still £20 for 2X 2ft vivs aint bad is it?..hehe..
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Old 28-02-2007, 06:45 PM
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I know what you mean, it's ridiculous. I recently phoned a local company and asked for a price on 4 2'x2' pieces of 4 mm polished safety glass and they quoted me £6 each - so I thought 'hey that's not bad'. Phoned a few days later to order them in and pay over the phone and they had gone up to £20 each???? I mean what's that all about lol ..... when I told her that I was quoted at £6 a piece she laughed lol I then very politely told her where she can stick her pieces of glass lol
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Old 28-02-2007, 06:50 PM
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haha..good stuff
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Old 28-02-2007, 07:05 PM
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tell me about it ive just paid £130 for some glass at trade price
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the cheapest glass is horticulture glass(used in greenhouses) but i wouldnt use it for a boa etc,would be fine for geckos
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Old 28-02-2007, 07:12 PM
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i paid 12 quid for 2 pieces to fit a 3x2x2
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Old 28-02-2007, 07:20 PM
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i paid 12 quid for 2 pieces to fit a 3x2x2
WOW ..... Of horticultural glass or reg 4mm??
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Old 28-02-2007, 07:34 PM
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horticulture glass,i wouldnt put it in a boa viv but for gecks etc it will be fine
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Old 28-02-2007, 07:35 PM
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go to eqyt, (i went last week) the taxis rip you off lol
asked the hotel how much a taxie would cost from here to there, they said 20 LE, police/guards said the same, then the taxi asked for 40 LE, so we said NO YOULL TAKE US FOR 40 LE. and they said ok ok
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Old 28-02-2007, 07:36 PM
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Cool!! ... where would I find that? I mean what kind of place would sell it?
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