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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: McGirr on May 25, 2012, 08:41:17 PM
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Yes it's on again the magnificent Cairns , everything, show ;D
Starts Friday 1 June till Sunday 3rd June.
May head down Friday arvo and see what's there.
Mark
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Yes it's on again the magnificent Cairns , everything, show ;D
Starts Friday 1 June till Sunday 3rd June.
May head down Friday arvo and see what's there.
Mark
Is it worth us coming down Mark?
Becboo
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Yeah, i'll no doubt go for a squizz...... first i've heard of it though, so thanks for posting.
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Is it worth us coming down Mark?
Becboo
Bec google cairns caravan show and see what exhibitors will be there. It depends what your looking for.
I'm after any bargains imported from china ;D
Mark
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I'm after any bargains imported from china ;D
Mark
Heard a rumour there will be some CT's on display coming in from Myanmar, they sport fully termite treated Bamboo chassis and all..... and cheap too, can't wait!! :D
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If someone is going can you do me a favour and see what price you can get a Honda 10i generator for please.
Just seeing if it is worth waiting for a show or not.
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I'll probably go along again. Good old "Cairns <anything-you-like> Show". I seem to go every year, despite swearing black and blue the previous year that it was the last time I'll waste my money.
Website here: http://www.australianevents.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=64&Itemid=152 (http://www.australianevents.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=64&Itemid=152)
John - I'll have a look for you, but the CNS show really isn't a good barometer for these things. Half the pavilion is given over to people shilling shamwows, steam mops, spas and solar panels. Outside were a couple of boats and a couple of caravans. It's certainly not in the same league as the BNE camping, fishing and boating show :D. For a generator, I suggest waiting till Rays/BCF/Supercheap have a XX% OFF sale, and grabbing one then.
That said, this year might be better! And I'm going to support local events, even if they kill me. So I'll go along again, and no-doubt be lamenting my lighter wallet by Saturday afternoon.
If any of the Cairns people are going along, keep an eye out for me. I'll be the grumpy guy giving the stinkeye to the shamwow and Miracle Knife Sharpener sales people.
Cheers!
Matto :)
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:D Ah well, last year I got one of those vac pac seal things, was going to get a few more bags but, alas leave town tomorrow... the wallet is thanking me as we speak....
:cheers: Paul
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Yeah, we will go for a sticky beak......
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We will be there Sunday...
Bill and Morag
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Thanks Matto, much appreciated - my best price so far is $1285 just to let you know. Be interesting to see what they quote as their 'show special'.
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If any of the Cairns people are going along, keep an eye out for me. I'll be the grumpy guy giving the stinkeye to the shamwow and Miracle Knife Sharpener sales people.
Cheers!
Matto :)
Oi Matto,
I'll meet you outside the Pavillion, we'll work our way through a bottle of Bundys finest, then head inside to the Miracle Knife Sharpener people stand in front, and heckle the foooook out of them..... no one else will probably appreciate it, but we'll find it amusing...... that's whats good abount Bundy allows you to always see the amusing side of life!!
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I'm going to go and have a bit of a look .
Cheers
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Wondering if anyone is heading to the show with a particular interest in buying a certain item....... maybe mention on here what you are thinking of buying and if others are looking for the same, we may be able to hook up there at the same time and do a "bulk buy"special price.
As for me, theres nothing in particular i'm chasing, i'll just be going for a look around.
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Oi Matto,
I'll meet you outside the Pavillion, we'll work our way through a bottle of Bundys finest, then head inside to the Miracle Knife Sharpener people stand in front, and heckle the foooook out of them..... no one else will probably appreciate it, but we'll find it amusing...... that's whats good abount Bundy allows you to always see the amusing side of life!!
Fantastic - love your work Barrabart! Best idea I've heard all week ;D ;D :cheers:
Cheers!
Matto :)
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Probably have a sticky on Sat sometime - probably end up walking out with something I don't need....
Interesting list of exhibitors - like the "freshly squeezed water" - got to be into some of that ???
Once I work out a time, may see some othere there?
Sunday out, as doing the run leg in the half ironman, and after that I will be FUBAR >:D
:cheers:
Nutto
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No Sorry. Just a wee bit far for me to travel at such short notice (says my boss). Bugger. Could have done with a camping / purchasing equipment / holiday.
I guess it's back to invoicing people lots of money for doing things for them ;D
Kit_e
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We will be trying to fit it in on Saturday. Not looking for anything special, but we said that last year and ended up finding a really good builder for our dream home.
Tina
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Wife and I are heading there on Sunday.
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This weather is not looking real flash eh ?
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No not the best... I can see a lot of tarps or a big marquee should be set up.
Mark
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It is outside isn't it ... someone today said it was inside the Fred Moule pavilion ?
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It's in both Jim.
Mark
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I'll be there Sat arvo..Catchya then iffin ya there..
Grrr!!! :-*
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It's in both Jim.
Mark
Cheers Mark .....
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It's in both Jim.
It's life Jim, but not as we know it, not as we know it, Capt'n.
http://videosift.com/video/Star-Trekking-Across-the-Universe-Original-1986-Music-video-At-least-the-song-is-cool-Heh (http://videosift.com/video/Star-Trekking-Across-the-Universe-Original-1986-Music-video-At-least-the-song-is-cool-Heh)
Cheers!
Matto :)
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Well I went today.
After nearly being short changed at the entrance to pay I ventured to the campers, boats and caravan section.
Caravan displays by cub and jayco while camper trailer displays by MDC , trackabout , Kimberley kampers, savannah , camel and other brands. It's a little muddy so be prepared.
MDC, market direct campers have got some bargain campers from $6,999 and should get a few sales. Spoke to a young guy at MDC , being a bit smart saying he is heading to the Cape with 4wd Action soon for 3 weeks testing his campers. He said there are about 8 cars heading up. That all I said well I am leading a group of 26 and his jaw dropped.
Other stalls are the usual all trying to sell you something. Korr lighting was there.
I looked at those thermo cookers were there but could not justify $200 plus for them.
I did not see any bargains that grabbed me so no one got my money.
I had a chat to a lady at the national parks stand about the new camping rules about booking. She said a lot of people have been complaining. I asked what the idea was and she said to make it easy to book so there are spots available and they will be having touch screens set up in the future. I asked her has she ever been there and she said no. I said in a nice calm mature way that it was a ridiculous idea and she smiled and said hers a brochure ;D
Worth $8 to get in, no !! But I seem to go every year ;D
Mark
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We drove past today and were certainly unimpressed by what we could see from outside. We went a couple of years ago and felt there was very little there to interest us. That was pre CT but post travelling Australia initial talks, so we knew a little bit about what we were after....
Lil :)
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Might go for a look tomorrow while wife and daughter are in the shops.
It's got to be better than sitting around waiting surely. ;D
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I guess Morag and I are lucky in the respect that we are always looking for something for Nav, the ct or the house.
We have scored very well over the years of the show.
A couple examples.
One year I got the show special on tyres for Nav (ordered them while at the show) and saved $50 per tyre plus free mount, balance and disposal of my old tyres.
Another year we bought some stuff for renovating our house and saved a few hundered dollars.
Last year we saved over $1000.00 on our solar because we had booked an appointment while at the show.
So we will definatly be there Sunday looking for more stuff that we may or may not need...
Bill and Morag
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Not impressed as usual..Same old same old.. and Ranger Nick ??????????????????? :'( :-[
What a croc...
Grrr!!!
What a waste of $6.. >:(
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Picked up a few items.....
1 x 60watt solar set up with reg etc - size of brief case $150
Korr Solar light kit
360 Boombox which is fantastic.....
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We want to do a few upgrades around the house, so there was a couple of exhibitors that were useful. We thought the Kimberly Kampers were Kool. I liked the 5th wheeler they had there, but why is it that caravan decor is stuck in the 70s? Not just the 5th wheeler, but all of them. $70k+ for a smartish unit, and they just feel cheap, flimsy, and dated.
A couple of interesting comments from CT exhibits. At the Trackabout display, the chap mentioned how many people had offered good wishes about Trackies coming back and added how they'd said "At least it's not imported crap." A short while later, we were poking around the MDC display when we overheard one of the fellows telling some people how they had fired some people at the warehouse and all QC is being done by one person now. I guess MDC is trying hard to shed the "imported crap" stigma by lifting their standards. The new walk through model even has Aussie canvas. I'm not sure I'd want to do extreme off-roading with an MDC, but as a beefed up medium duty CT, they're packing a lot of stuff in for the money.
Getting stiffed $6 for two plain ice cream cones was a bit rich. Otherwise, we didn't go with too many expectations. We weren't disappointed but weren't overly excited either.