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I think Kogan is "grey market". Nothing wrong with that as long as you're aware before you buy.

May find the invoice/bill etc is from his Chinese/Hong Kong company etc? Warranty may mean having to get it back to the manufacturer yourself etc.

Don't get me wrong - no need for red flags, am all for parallel importing etc and have bought stuff off him before (including expensive Senheisser headphones and Canon camera) - just realise that it's not an Aussie Bricks and Mortar store

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This is the same Jerry that wants all imports to be lumped with GST because that's what's driving business away from his stores? Not the fact they're grossly overpriced to begin with?

The guy is as relevant to consumers as music companies are to music distribution and studios are to home movie viewing.

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I'm not advertising for them here but - (yes, but) - Kogan is owned and operated by an aussie in Australia.

Everything does get shipped from overseas because that's where the warehouse is coz with that countries manufacturing and importing laws, it enables them to get stuff very cheap therefore it's cheaper for the customer.

Warranty. ..... . Samsung for example, has service centers everywhere and that's where a phone will go if something happens...not back overseas..

If you knew how much harvy norman paid for the same phone, you would wonder why there is sooooo much mark up but when you stop and think of electricity rent wages etc. you understand why.

Kogan doesnt have all that sh*t.

Only kid laborers perhaps.... ( that's not nice - sorry )

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Some of their stuff is absolute crap though, what ever you do don't buy the fake gilette razor blades. They are very cheap for a reason (I.e. better off using a butter knife to shave)

Meanwhile in Souf Austraya...

Justice Kelly heard a child’s motorbike, which weighed 50kg, arrived at the couple’s home on the Tuesday before Chloe died.

Prosecutor Sandi McDonald, SC, said Chloe was repeatedly put on the bike between Tuesday and Friday despite sustaining injuries including two black eyes and significant bruising.

She said Polkinghorne recorded several videos of her daughter falling off the motorbike and McPartland putting her back on.

She said the couple could be heard laughing in the video.

Ms McDonald said that, on the Friday afternoon, Google searches were made on the couple’s computer for the terms “out cold” and “won’t wake up”.

What the actual f*ck? :blink:

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/national/sa-woman-ashlee-jean-polkinghorne-pleads-guilty-to-manslaughter-of-daughter-4/story-fnii5yv5-1226832620728

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I don't know if they're still doing it, but they were also buying panel tvs and badging them as "kogan". Which is done frequently so stores can push their exclusive core range and eliminate price matching. Opens up a can of worms when you don't have a store to directly return faulty goods to.

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true story Tab ---- ----- sick f u c k e r s (<-- fix that is ya want)

As far as I'm aware Toby, the Kogan tvs are using the LG LED panels and I think they are now using Googles open source Android OS to run alot of the background stuff

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I'd buy a phone through them. Most shopping centres have apple stores and samsung have quite a few service centres.

Also wtf tab. Give me four able bodied men and some baseball bats and I'll deliver some street justice for that cruelty.

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