Jaycar are DESPERATE!

[David L. Jones]

Full page ad in todays Telegraph - "Sydney's Jaycar Electronics is
DESPERATE! We need the cash and we need the space"!

Carpark sale in Sydney at their old wharehouse, ends this Sunday:
http://www.jaycar.com.au/desperationsale/

All your favourite farting toys up to 80% off.

Dave.

 

[kreed]

On May 21, 2:34 pm, "David L. Jones" <altz...@gmail.com> wrote:

Full page ad in todays Telegraph - "Sydney's Jaycar Electronics is
DESPERATE! We need the cash and we need the space"!

Carpark sale in Sydney at their old wharehouse, ends this Sunday:http://www.jaycar.com.au/desperationsale/

All your favourite farting toys up to 80% off.

Dave.

Excellent - will have to rush there ASAP and stock up on their
extensive range of fart gadgets !!

 

[Phil Allison]

"David L. Jerkoff"

Full page ad in todays Telegraph - "Sydney's Jaycar Electronics is
DESPERATE! We need the cash and we need the space"!

Carpark sale in Sydney at their old wharehouse, ends this Sunday:
http://www.jaycar.com.au/desperationsale/

All your favourite farting toys up to 80% off.

** Wot no fancy de-soldering stations for 80% off ???

There is however a " Farting Electronic Keychain" for $3.95.

So now you can get a cheap fart from an old fart called GJ.


BTW

DLJ needs to get a spell checker.

A " wharehouse " = a Maori hut.



...... Phil

 

[dmm]

On Tue, 20 May 2008 21:34:07 -0700 (PDT), "David L. Jones" <altzone@gmail.com> wrote:

Full page ad in todays Telegraph - "Sydney's Jaycar Electronics is
DESPERATE! We need the cash and we need the space"!

Carpark sale in Sydney at their old wharehouse, ends this Sunday:
http://www.jaycar.com.au/desperationsale/

All your favourite farting toys up to 80% off.

Dave.

Hmm, weather station XC0332 RRP $299, sale price $120.
In-car 4 input TFT monitor QM3772 RRP $249, sale price $115,

Now this is wierd...
BBQ tongs with LED light GG2309 RRP $14.95, sale price $6.95.

The sale is only in Sydney...dammit....

dmm

 

[Bob Parker]

On 21/05/2008 22:48 dmm wrote:

On Tue, 20 May 2008 21:34:07 -0700 (PDT), "David L. Jones" <altzone@gmail.com> wrote:

Full page ad in todays Telegraph - "Sydney's Jaycar Electronics is
DESPERATE! We need the cash and we need the space"!

Carpark sale in Sydney at their old wharehouse, ends this Sunday:
http://www.jaycar.com.au/desperationsale/

All your favourite farting toys up to 80% off.

Dave.

Hmm, weather station XC0332 RRP $299, sale price $120.
In-car 4 input TFT monitor QM3772 RRP $249, sale price $115,

Now this is wierd...
BBQ tongs with LED light GG2309 RRP $14.95, sale price $6.95.

The sale is only in Sydney...dammit....

dmm

Their 150mm Plastic Vernier Caliper (TD2081) is down to "only"
$9.95. I bought a couple of them from Rockby for about $2.00 each a
while ago. No idea why Rockby were selling Jaycar branded plastic calipers.

Just in case anyone's interested, Aldi will be selling nice looking
digital calipers for $19.99, starting tomorrow May 22. See
http://www.aldi.com.au/au/html/offers/2827_5082.htm

I'll be there.

 

[Mr.T]

"Bob Parker" <bobp.deletethis@bluebottle.com> wrote in message
news:4834232a$0$11466$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...

Just in case anyone's interested, Aldi will be selling nice looking
digital calipers for $19.99, starting tomorrow May 22.
I'll be there.

Hope you were there by 9AM. Most of their specials are sold out by 9:05AM!
(obviously laws against bait advertising don't apply to Aldi)

MrT.

 

[Bob Parker]

geoffjunkster@gmail.com wrote:

A workmate went down to Aldi at lunchtime and bought a caliper. It
looks quite reasonable. It comes in a foam lined wooden box with a
spare battery and appears pretty repeatable and well made. Has no auto
off though, he says. Has an auto on when you move the slide though.

I went there at lunchtime and bought 5 of them for me and workmates
without any problems. I'm quite impressed by the quality and even the
spare button cell. For $20 you can't go wrong.
I just left mine turned on, sitting undisturbed and it turned itself
off after about 5 minutes.

 

On May 22, 2:27 pm, "Mr.T" <MrT@home> wrote:

"Bob Parker" <bobp.deletet...@bluebottle.com> wrote in message

news:4834232a$0$11466$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...

Just in case anyone's interested, Aldi will be selling nice looking
digital calipers for $19.99, starting tomorrow May 22.
I'll be there.

Hope you were there by 9AM. Most of their specials are sold out by 9:05AM!
(obviously laws against bait advertising don't apply to Aldi)

MrT.

A workmate went down to Aldi at lunchtime and bought a caliper. It
looks quite reasonable. It comes in a foam lined wooden box with a
spare battery and appears pretty repeatable and well made. Has no auto
off though, he says. Has an auto on when you move the slide though.

 

[rebel]

On Thu, 22 May 2008 16:17:26 +1000, Bob Parker <bobp.deletethis@bluebottle.com>
wrote:

geoffjunkster@gmail.com wrote:

A workmate went down to Aldi at lunchtime and bought a caliper. It
looks quite reasonable. It comes in a foam lined wooden box with a
spare battery and appears pretty repeatable and well made. Has no auto
off though, he says. Has an auto on when you move the slide though.


I went there at lunchtime and bought 5 of them for me and workmates
without any problems. I'm quite impressed by the quality and even the
spare button cell. For $20 you can't go wrong.
I just left mine turned on, sitting undisturbed and it turned itself
off after about 5 minutes.

Grumble. Wonder when Aldi are going to reach the wild west.

 

[Don McKenzie]

Bob Parker wrote:

I went there at lunchtime and bought 5 of them for me and workmates
without any problems. I'm quite impressed by the quality and even the
spare button cell. For $20 you can't go wrong.
I just left mine turned on, sitting undisturbed and it turned itself
off after about 5 minutes.

Read that Bob, went and had a look and ended up buying two.

Interesting 4 contact serial output port on the side, just above the
battery, yet there is no schematic, or detailed info that I could see.

yes, how can you go wrong at $20

Cheers Don...



--
Don McKenzie

Site Map: http://www.dontronics.com/sitemap
E-Mail Contact Page: http://www.dontronics.com/email

Intelligent 2.83" AMOLED with touch screen for micros:
http://www.dontronics-shop.com/product.php?productid=16699

 

[David L. Jones]

"Bob Parker" <bobp.deletethis@bluebottle.com> wrote in message
news:48350ffe$0$30465$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...

geoffjunkster@gmail.com wrote:

A workmate went down to Aldi at lunchtime and bought a caliper. It
looks quite reasonable. It comes in a foam lined wooden box with a
spare battery and appears pretty repeatable and well made. Has no auto
off though, he says. Has an auto on when you move the slide though.


I went there at lunchtime and bought 5 of them for me and workmates
without any problems. I'm quite impressed by the quality and even the
spare button cell. For $20 you can't go wrong.
I just left mine turned on, sitting undisturbed and it turned itself
off after about 5 minutes.

Jaycar have stainless steel digital calipers (TD-2082) for $25.60+GST if you
buy from Electus. $21.60 for 5+

Their "carbon composite" cheap type digital caliper (TD-2081) are only $8.95

Tons on Ebay for similar prices too.

Dave.

 

[Bob Parker]

David L. Jones wrote:

"Bob Parker" <bobp.deletethis@bluebottle.com> wrote in message
news:48350ffe$0$30465$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
geoffjunkster@gmail.com wrote:
A workmate went down to Aldi at lunchtime and bought a caliper. It
looks quite reasonable. It comes in a foam lined wooden box with a
spare battery and appears pretty repeatable and well made. Has no auto
off though, he says. Has an auto on when you move the slide though.

I went there at lunchtime and bought 5 of them for me and workmates
without any problems. I'm quite impressed by the quality and even the
spare button cell. For $20 you can't go wrong.
I just left mine turned on, sitting undisturbed and it turned itself
off after about 5 minutes.

Jaycar have stainless steel digital calipers (TD-2082) for $25.60+GST if you
buy from Electus. $21.60 for 5+

Their "carbon composite" cheap type digital caliper (TD-2081) are only $8.95

Tons on Ebay for similar prices too.

Dave.

Thanks Dave,
Believe it or not, I'd trust Aldi more than Jaycar to sell high
quality stuff.

Bob

 

[Bob Parker]

Don McKenzie wrote:

Read that Bob, went and had a look and ended up buying two.

Interesting 4 contact serial output port on the side, just above the
battery, yet there is no schematic, or detailed info that I could see.

yes, how can you go wrong at $20

Cheers Don...

A few of the automotive engineering-type blokes I work with got
them, and all were impressed by the general construction and
repeatability, not to mention the nice wooden case and even a spare
button cell. Equal to professional digital calipers selling for 3x the
price, one of them said.

Yeah, I noticed the connector too. I some net searching and found a
few sites with info on the communication protocol and electricals, and
how to build an interface for it. Handy if you're doing a lot of
measurements you need to record.

Regards
Bob

 

[David L. Jones]

"Bob Parker" <bobp.deletethis@bluebottle.com> wrote in message
news:48369230$0$1024$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...

David L. Jones wrote:
"Bob Parker" <bobp.deletethis@bluebottle.com> wrote in message
news:48350ffe$0$30465$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
geoffjunkster@gmail.com wrote:
A workmate went down to Aldi at lunchtime and bought a caliper. It
looks quite reasonable. It comes in a foam lined wooden box with a
spare battery and appears pretty repeatable and well made. Has no auto
off though, he says. Has an auto on when you move the slide though.

I went there at lunchtime and bought 5 of them for me and workmates
without any problems. I'm quite impressed by the quality and even the
spare button cell. For $20 you can't go wrong.
I just left mine turned on, sitting undisturbed and it turned itself
off after about 5 minutes.

Jaycar have stainless steel digital calipers (TD-2082) for $25.60+GST if
you buy from Electus. $21.60 for 5+

Their "carbon composite" cheap type digital caliper (TD-2081) are only
$8.95

Tons on Ebay for similar prices too.

Dave.


Thanks Dave,
Believe it or not, I'd trust Aldi more than Jaycar to sell high quality
stuff.

Betcha they come out of the same factory, and since when has either sold
quality stuff!? :->
The Jaycar one is pretty good, for the price. Feels solid enough,
repeatable, and matches the accuracy of better units.
At least you'll be able to buy it next week. You'll never see that Aldi one
again!

Dave.

 

[Bob Parker]

On 23/05/2008 20:17 David L. Jones wrote:

At least you'll be able to buy it next week. You'll never see that Aldi one
again!

Yeah but on the plus side, at Aldi you don't have to fight your way
past screaming pencil holders and idiotic toys which give electric
shocks.

Also Aldi have a 60 day refund policy so they must be pretty
confident about what they sell. If you don't like the product, just take
it back. I doubt I'll be doing that with the calipers.

 

[Don McKenzie]

Bob Parker wrote:

On 23/05/2008 20:17 David L. Jones wrote:

At least you'll be able to buy it next week. You'll never see that
Aldi one again!

Yeah but on the plus side, at Aldi you don't have to fight your way
past screaming pencil holders and idiotic toys which give electric
shocks.

Also Aldi have a 60 day refund policy so they must be pretty
confident about what they sell. If you don't like the product, just take
it back. I doubt I'll be doing that with the calipers.

I went to Airport West ALDI, and they still had 30-40 in the box.

I got one for my friend Mick, but he had beaten me to it, but he grabbed
the extra from me to sell at work, as they were chasing them also.


Don...



--
Don McKenzie

Site Map: http://www.dontronics.com/sitemap
E-Mail Contact Page: http://www.dontronics.com/email

Intelligent 2.83" AMOLED with touch screen for micros:
http://www.dontronics-shop.com/product.php?productid=16699

 

[Franc Zabkar]

On Fri, 23 May 2008 19:49:25 +1000, Bob Parker
<bobp.deletethis@bluebottle.com> put finger to keyboard and composed:

Don McKenzie wrote:

Read that Bob, went and had a look and ended up buying two.

Interesting 4 contact serial output port on the side, just above the
battery, yet there is no schematic, or detailed info that I could see.

yes, how can you go wrong at $20

Cheers Don...

A few of the automotive engineering-type blokes I work with got
them, and all were impressed by the general construction and
repeatability, not to mention the nice wooden case and even a spare
button cell. Equal to professional digital calipers selling for 3x the
price, one of them said.

Yeah, I noticed the connector too. I some net searching and found a
few sites with info on the communication protocol and electricals, and
how to build an interface for it. Handy if you're doing a lot of
measurements you need to record.

Regards
Bob

Care to share?

- Franc Zabkar
--
Please remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email.

 

[Trevor Wilson]

"Bob Parker" <bobp.deletethis@bluebottle.com> wrote in message
news:4834232a$0$11466$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...

On 21/05/2008 22:48 dmm wrote:
On Tue, 20 May 2008 21:34:07 -0700 (PDT), "David L. Jones"
altzone@gmail.com> wrote:

Full page ad in todays Telegraph - "Sydney's Jaycar Electronics is
DESPERATE! We need the cash and we need the space"!

Carpark sale in Sydney at their old wharehouse, ends this Sunday:
http://www.jaycar.com.au/desperationsale/

All your favourite farting toys up to 80% off.

Dave.

Hmm, weather station XC0332 RRP $299, sale price $120.
In-car 4 input TFT monitor QM3772 RRP $249, sale price $115,

Now this is wierd...
BBQ tongs with LED light GG2309 RRP $14.95, sale price $6.95. The sale is
only in Sydney...dammit....

dmm



Their 150mm Plastic Vernier Caliper (TD2081) is down to "only" $9.95.
I bought a couple of them from Rockby for about $2.00 each a while ago. No
idea why Rockby were selling Jaycar branded plastic calipers.

Just in case anyone's interested, Aldi will be selling nice looking
digital calipers for $19.99, starting tomorrow May 22. See
http://www.aldi.com.au/au/html/offers/2827_5082.htm

I'll be there.

**Nice catch Bob. I bought two. Stainless steel and as accurate as my
$150.00 Mitutoyo. Nice big digits and a bargain at the price.

Thanks for the heads-up.

--
Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au

 

[Don McKenzie]

Franc Zabkar wrote:

On Fri, 23 May 2008 19:49:25 +1000, Bob Parker
bobp.deletethis@bluebottle.com> put finger to keyboard and composed:

Don McKenzie wrote:
Read that Bob, went and had a look and ended up buying two.

Interesting 4 contact serial output port on the side, just above the
battery, yet there is no schematic, or detailed info that I could see.

yes, how can you go wrong at $20

Cheers Don...
A few of the automotive engineering-type blokes I work with got
them, and all were impressed by the general construction and
repeatability, not to mention the nice wooden case and even a spare
button cell. Equal to professional digital calipers selling for 3x the
price, one of them said.

Yeah, I noticed the connector too. I some net searching and found a
few sites with info on the communication protocol and electricals, and
how to build an interface for it. Handy if you're doing a lot of
measurements you need to record.

Regards
Bob

Care to share?

- Franc Zabkar

Frank:
http://www.compendiumarcana.com/caliper/

Cheers Don...




--
Don McKenzie

Site Map: http://www.dontronics.com/sitemap
E-Mail Contact Page: http://www.dontronics.com/email

Intelligent 2.83" AMOLED with touch screen for micros:
http://www.dontronics-shop.com/product.php?productid=16699

 

[kreed]

On May 24, 6:05 am, Don McKenzie <l...@mysig.com> wrote:

Bob Parker wrote:
On 23/05/2008 20:17 David L. Jones wrote:

At least you'll be able to buy it next week. You'll never see that
Aldi one again!

Yeah but on the plus side, at Aldi you don't have to fight your way
past screaming pencil holders and idiotic toys which give electric
shocks.

Well, I was in Aldi about 40 minutes ago, didn't see any farting
keyrings, but Aldi go one better, and at a cheaper price !

in the next aisle, for only 49c, you can get a tin of baked beans that
should be good for a few genuine farts, and as a bonus - unlike Jaycar
- come complete with smell

(large quantity of huge ugly female tattooed things too, but we wont
go there)

-----------------

Excellent calipers though, especially for the price, even comes in a
wooden box with spare battery. Very pleased.

Also Aldi have a 60 day refund policy so they must be pretty
confident about what they sell. If you don't like the product, just take
it back. I doubt I'll be doing that with the calipers.

I went to Airport West ALDI, and they still had 30-40 in the box.

I got one for my friend Mick, but he had beaten me to it, but he grabbed
the extra from me to sell at work, as they were chasing them also.

Don...


--
Don McKenzie

Site Map: http://www.dontronics.com/sitemap
E-Mail Contact Page:http://www.dontronics.com/email

Intelligent 2.83" AMOLED with touch screen for micros:http://www.dontronics-shop.com/product.php?productid=16699