BrewHardware (Stainless Fittings) Group Order

[Clinton]

I have been planning my new brew setup, and have been looking for the best place to buy all my stainless bits. BrewHardware seems to have a great selection of products at a very reasonable price point, and also has a great reputation. However, the shipping cost for my order is sitting at $86, which is a tad much... I tried adding a bunch of stuff to the cart, and the shipping cost seems to plateau at $86.

So this got me to thinking, if adding more stuff doesn't increase freight costs, then a group order would make perfect sense. I would be glad to organise a group buy of fittings, and ship them out to the individuals who partake. If anyone is interested in this, please let me know!

Cheers.

[Glenn Knight]

Hey,

Im after a few stainless bits also for a new setup

What sort of time frame were you looking at?

[Clinton]

Whenever suits the people willing to do the order, really. I'm not too fussed, as I have to build a control panel as well. Are you looking to purchase your fittings soon?

[Glenn Knight]

Nope i'm still working on my design a little so not 100% sure what bits I will need, happy to work in with others wanting to order :) but yep I'm keen

[Clinton]

Tilt has suggested we order by the end of November. Does that leave enough time for you to sort out what you need?

[Glenn Knight]

Yeah that sounds fine to me

[Tilt]

I'm considering some new brew bling too.  Just in time for the Christmas stocking!

Is there an upper limit on size, weight etc. for a shipping from these guys?

Any bulk orders have to watch they don't exceed the import tax/GST limit too. 

[Clinton]

Ah, yes, tax is definitely a concern. I have been unfortunate enough to get stung before. Although, even if the order was taxed, it could be split up between the buyers, making it a lot less per peson. The other option is buying from Amazon and declaring it as a gift, but they do not stock stainless camlocks, which I really want...

I haven't seen any size limits on orders from BrewHardware, but I imagine that the $86 shipping fee would become more if the order was very large. Bobby (who runs the store) seems to be a great guy to deal with, so maybe I could convince him to declare the order as a gift?

[Tilt]

Cool - the best thing is probably to see what people are after and then work out how best to split the order around shipping/tax etc.

I'm keen on some camlocks and other plumbing gear too.  I'm setting up a 3V two tier system but need to put some clear thought towards fittings to make it all work. 

Is it worth agreeing to an "order by" date in a few weeks to keep us all to task?  How's the end of November sound?

[Clinton]

That sounds good. I have semi-finalised my list, but the extra time would be nice to mull over any other possible setup changes.

[Tilt]

Where are you based BTW Clinton?  Are we looking at having to ship bits around NZ once they land?  I'm in Auckland.

[Clinton]

I'm in Wellington, so I will have to send you your parts. Are you looking at buying a lot? My list is quite large, so I thought it would most likely be the most cost efficient to get it sent to me.

[Tilt]

I'm thinking about 16 or so fittings  - i.e. 6 - 7 connections with a male and female for each plus a few spares for future expansion (HERMS unit).