Amik Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 Hi to all, The forum is awesome !!! I was shopping for a Taylor test kit from canada and found the chlorine and bromine kit in sale !!! Not the same price as US but a good price. http://piscines-apollo.com/cubecart/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanky Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 Apollo is basically the only "web" source for Taylor in Canada. The pricing is not their fault, it's the result of an exclusive arrangement between Taylor and the Canadian distributer. By the way Apollo's customer service is outstanding and their shipping costs, by Canada Post is fast and reasonable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianN Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 Okay, is this right? K-2006 test kit at Apollo, $135.50 + $9.00 shipping. If I was in the U.S. - K-2006 test kit at Amazon, $50.00 + free shipping. Ouch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanky Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 Yes that's correct, but unfortunately you wont be able to take advantage of the offer. The arrangement between Taylor an Lowrey is so strict that it legally blocks all U.S. vendors from selling to Canadian addresses. You'll find this out when you get to the Checkout, you'll see the message that the item cannot be shipped to Canada. It apparently has to do with the MSDS format and miles of red tape involved in importing chemicals. Lowrey converted all the Taylor data into Canadian format and filed everything with Ottawa. Now they're the only distributer legally allowed to import the products into Canada and make a handsome profit from the ridiculous mark up. Apollo has to buy their inventory from Lowrey and obviously have to add some profit margin for themselves, but as I stated earlier, Apollo does their best to make it up to Canadian customers with phenomenal customer service Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanky Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 Just be thankful you're not in the UK!! Apparently they have very limited sources fot Taylor product an have to pay even more!!! They have to pay in euros not dollars !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chem geek Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 Other alternatives to the Taylor K-2006 include the Palintest SP 315C (and in some locations, the Palintest FAS-DPD), or the Lamotte FAS-DPD Commercial 7 Kit (7022). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quickbeam Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 What Lowrey gets away with is criminal. I understand that a business has to make money and I don't mind a business making a reasonable profit, but quite simply they are ripping off the public with these prices. I suppose this is what happens when you are the only ones with the distribution rights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_Bubbles Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 If you have relative or friend in the US have it shipped to them and then have them send it you. OR If you live close to the US border have it shipped to a shipping depot in a border town on the US side and drive down and pick it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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